I promise its my last post for the day!:: Life

In blogging all morning and sitting on my computer I realized that it was 10 degrees and snowing out side. But I had not ventured out to really feel it. SO i figured I'd better document this terribly cold day.


My bernese mountain dog, Boston, loves it. 

Can't wait to get better:: Life

My hooping experience is this... Its frustrating yet incredibly liberating. I love to dance, so naturally hooping combined with dancing it pretty amazing. Its hilarious when people stare as they drive by because to be honest you look like a circus freak. But I don't care. My goal is to get good before Bonnaroo so that I can take my hoops with me and dance the night away. But I definilty need to find a cheap collapsable hoop. 

Anyhoo. Here are some fun hooping pics from last summer with my little bro.... 

2011, what do you have in store?:: Life

Well its the last day of January, the first month of the new year, and I have mixed feelings for this new year. Either way its going to happen whether I like it or not, so I suppose its best to go with the flow and allow life to continue on as it always does and join it. 


I have to decided to re-tool my blog a little bit this year, because I started this blog for my "business" which is at a compleate stand-still right now, so I have nothing to blog from that department. So instead of working backwards, I am going to start smaller and use this space to share my life with the universe (or cyberland- how ever you look at it). My journey as a photographer is surely not over and I hope only to grow every day from here forward but im not going to pressure it as much. 


I have been following some fabulous bloggers, and learning so much from their experiences. I love reading about Tara Whitney's adventures with her children, her struggles, her dreams and of course getting to look at beautiful photography as well. But reading her blog has taught me so much about the lifestyle behind photography. It's not something that you just do for money. It is a true love and passion. It doesn't matter if your getting paid. Tara's ability to capture her life through photos is what I love about photography. 


Through reading Tara's blog I have found other great photogs to "cyber stalk" like, Marina who runs Red Heart Photography out of Hawaii. What a great place to live and be a photographer. Talk about beauty. The one thing that bums me out about colorado is that from November to April its hit or miss on good weather and shooting in the gray cold is no fun! 


This year is my year.... I think.


The first bump, was having to put down our sweet 9 year old newfounland, Roxy. Such a good companion and friend. I have a great respect for her, the fact that she was a dog really did not change the fact that she was one of my greatest friends and our years together were some of the best in my life.  Its hard to say good bye. 


Now, a few weeks later, I am surviving and Im pretty sure that someday we will be together again. 
I want to move forward. Because if I stay here, I am stuck in the last day of January and 10 degree weather in a mess of an office with cold toes. Hoping to hop forward to spring.  I read a post called 2011 Permissions  this morning on Alicia's (another blogger and fellow Hooper, I am stalking these days) blog. So I would like to participate in this as well.

So I would like to finish this post with my 11 Permissions for 2011.

I give myself permission to...


1. Love myself more for who I am and who I will become
2. quit talking about needing to lose weight, and just be active everyday to see where it goes.
3. indulge everyonce in a while without feeling guilty.
4. be un afraid of what people think of me.
5. contiue trying new things but to not give up.
6. allow my self to grow and learn at my own pace.
7. Spend more time alone with my husband.
8. be outside as much as possible.
9. see/hear/feel/enjoy as much music as possible this year.
10. Go through my photos and trim down and make room for new stuff.
11. love others without a motive.