So….I’m ashamed. It’s been since July. Sorry guys. Lots of things have been going on in my life lately, which I’ll ramble about in the following paragraph, and also I have joined a couple of new social networks (foursquare, pinterest (soooo addicting!), and rejoined the twitter world), so unfortunately the glitz and glamor of their new-ness has distracted me from blogging. And it really sucks that I can’t blog from my phone. Once the techno-geniuses figure out a way to do that, I will be blogging non-stop, I promise.
Full-disclosure: The following is a dumping of my brain’s thoughts, combined with some things I feel I owe you an explanation for.
You ask “Hey, Natalie! How’s Houston?”
Well, As some of you may know, I spent the summer training to be a teacher. I had absolutely no luck with getting a teaching job. Not a single interview. I knew it was a long shot with the Texas education budget issues, and I know everything happens (or doesn’t happen) for a reason; however it was really disappointing. I spent probably a week throwing myself a big pity party, wondering how I could be such a failure. Then I got over it and started pushing through every day, day by day. I was (and as of now, still am) working for a retail store doing visuals and merch. presentation. Not long after the not-going-to-be-teaching revelation, I found myself working 40 hours a week, coming home exhausted. I worked every day until I was too drained to even watch the list of TV shows in my DVR. I procrastinated WAY too long on all of my photography work, I avoided phone calls (embarrassingly, even from my close friends/family), I fell asleep in the car on a regular basis, ate out for almost every meal, and wished someone would stick me with a Starbucks I.V. So, enough complaining….here’s what happened next that totally turned it around:
1. I went to this really cool painting class where you bring wine/snacks and you drink and paint. Wow. Best feeling I’d had in a long time. Drinking wine and painting are on my list of top 5 favorite activities.
2. Mike & I adopted a pup. Charlie is his name, and he has completely stolen my heart. Cute as a button, 7 mos old, potty trained, cairn terrier mix, full of energy, drags me out of the apartment to walk him, makes me smile 10+ times a day.
3. I got a JOB at the painting place (from #1)!!!!! I start soon, and I’m SO SUPER EXCITED. Less hours, more $$, I get to paint, teach people how to paint, and drink wine at work, AND I can walk there from my apartment. It’s literally like God dropped this wonderful little gift in my hand. Plus, this will give me lots of free time to be creative, work on my business, evaluate things, maybe take a yoga/pilates/dance class occasionally, and BLOG. Phew!
4. I got sick. Last weekend driving home from Louisiana, my throat started feeling funny. I hate being sick, and I haven’t been sick in over a year, but I’m actually grateful that I was stuck in bed and forced to rest peacefully for 3-4 days because it allowed me to clear my mind of mannequins, window displays and seasonal clothing to think about my life and how I want it to be from now on. I needed to be sick, I guess, to get to this point.
So, in conclusion…..I’m sorry for neglecting the important things (blogging included) and I am really turning things around this time. I am PUMPED for the holiday season, ready to get more creative than I have in years, and totally inspired to try out some new ideas for photo shoots!
Also, as a reward for being so loyal and supportive of me and my little dreams, I will announce now that there’s a really big deal in the works for those of you who have been my clients from the start. You guys know who you are, and you’re like family to me. And it’s time for me to show my family how much I appreciate them.
There! I’m done rambling. Now, here are some super cute pics I’ve taken recently!
William and Alexandra:
Baby Emma:
Ethan, the cowboy
Little Graham:
Hayes’s Birthday party and 3 year pics:
And lastly (for now), Baby Kate!
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