Over the past year or so, I have developed a fairly elaborate gratitude practice. My gratitude practice is slowly transforming my life. It has helped me curb my compulsive spending habits. Keeping a gratitude list has helped me transform my…
Twenty Years Ago Today Jared Asked Me to Marry Him
Twenty years ago today, my husband Jared asked me to marry him. I didn’t say yes when he asked me. I took the ring to show my boss, who was standing, watching what was happening. Jared had to remind me…
Fun at the Pool
I used to enjoy doing a lot of stuff I don’t do much anymore. The pool at the rec center closes its summer hours tomorrow, so Jared and I skipped Funny Girl at the Fox so we could take Oliver…
My 40th Wedding
My 40th Wedding — I shot my 40th wedding on Sunday, seven years and six days after my first solo wedding. Prior to that first solo wedding, I had shadowed/ second shot precisely one wedding. And at that wedding, I…
Journals, Graduation, and Photography
Journals, Graduation, and Photography — I’ve been using Bear as my journal software for well over a year now (several years on and off, actually), but this weekend I picked up a hardbound paper journal to write in. I’ve noticed…
Porter is Graduating!
Porter is Graduating — We have a Senior! It is hard to believe in some ways that this little 4 lb 7 oz being that we brought home after 30 days in the University of Iowa Hospital NICU is almost…
Spring Break and Reining In
It’s been some time since I wrote, aiming to adjust that pattern. My website remains unchanged, but I’m shifting away from promoting myself solely as a wedding photographer. I am, at my core, a photographer, always with a camera nearby….
