Tonight...

I sit and can't sleep.  I have 21% left on my comp battery, and 101% of life to type out...

Where to start?
Well, let's state the obvious, I'm a HORRIBLE blogger.  Maybe even BEYOND horrible.
yeah, okay... there I said it. =]

So, I've been feeling even more horrible than the horrible of my non-consistant blogging.  Like, deathly horrible.  Promise, I'm not being over dramatic, but ohemgee.  I've never felt so bad in my entire life.  Laying on the couch everyday for 4 weeks straight plus the worst type of nausea imaginable.  No no no no no... I'm a full time stay at home mom and business owner... my life was literally flashing before my eyes.  I understand it happens during every pregnancy, but this type of nausea... no.... its unbearable, and NOBODY should have to endure it "because making a baby takes a lot out of you".  Yeah, it does take a lot of you, but your LIFE?  No.  Plus, I'd rather my preggo behind be happy, up, active, and eating healthy, than suffering the rest of my 1st trimester, if I'm lucky it doesn't carry over into the 2nd or 3rd.  Muscular atrophy.... yeah, I saw that in my very near future had I not figured out what in the world was making me so sick.  I kid you not, I got up off the couch to pee, and feed my child, and THAT WAS IT.  I couldn't do anymore, no matter how hard I tried.  I love my baby Cupcake, but I need to LIVE.  Sooo, as of right now, I'm just waiting on the doctor to give me a call back regarding an alternative to these specific prenatal vitamins. Just imagine the stomach flu times a gazillion!  I can function with a stomach flu... did it when A was a tinyyy baby and Jr worked a thousand hours a week.  I'm fully capable of sucking it up, and moving on... mind over matter is how I see just about everything (call me insensitive, and not to toot my own, but I trained with US Marines every single day for over a year... never went on to become one, but that experience still lives deeeeeeep down in my heart and mind. "Pain is weakness leaving the body." Life is a mental game, and so on), but anywho... THIS... nah-uh.  I will not die to my family when there are alternatives just to save my pride.  Call me a horrible mother, nope... I don't care.  Your way isn't necessarily the ONLY way. Just sayin'. {<<<--------- Preggo hormones talking.}

ps. I'm already 2+ months!  Once, I get into my 2nd Trimester, I hope to take weekly photographs of myself.  We'll see how that goes! ha!  I tried to do a daily "Thankful" on my photo blog, and after Day 14, I feel like a total failure, because it looks like that's all the days I can count up to in the month of November.  Truth is, my camera was the least of my worries... I just wanted to lay on the couch and drown in my preggo sorrows. womp womp.


Work is coming along... Tonight, I stayed up and inspired... myself.  Its been a while since that last happened, and I think I'm finally ready to take the leap of faith with my business.  I want to photograph exactly how I envision my work... not just because people will "typically" like it, but because it stands out and becomes dare I say it, "ART".  I want to get out of the "norm" and jump into my "photographic dreams".  Truth be told though, I'm absolutely TERRIFIED.  The work I love... I haven't seen much in Texas... and quite frankly that freaks me out.... we're more of a traditional state with traditional values, but my work... I can honestly say, its not much traditional.  However, I feel like I need to clean out my website of all the wonderful work that made me smile, yet wasn't my vision.  Its going to hurt... really.really.bad.  But I know God is in control, and if He wants my business to boom or to boom in the hearts of only a few, I am blessed and grateful regardless.  Just asking for prayer... for me to have the guts to take that leap of faith, and for God's grace to shine in and throughout my entire business... I give it to Him.... Fully, this time.  {January 2012... here I come.}


Hmm... Thanksgiving was wonderful! I enjoyed spending time with my in-laws!  They're always great company!  The turkey... I could have puked on, it made me so sick to even think about... still does. BLAH!  BUT, it was a wonderful day!  Black Friday wasn't too shabby either!

Hope you all had an amazing holiday as well... minus the my personal turkey experience. ahem.
Gobble Gobble!

ps.  Meet Cupcake, who is already 5 days bigger than he/she should be! ha!

Love y'all!


Faith, Love, and Everything Going On NOW,
Casey

Its Friday!

 ::insert happy dance::


Hmm... I gotta think of theme for Friday, because after all, Friday isn't just any day.  No no.  Friday is THE day of the week.  Its where you wanna be.  Its where all the cool kids hang out.  Not to mention, its where I compile and consolidate my to-do list of the to-do's I didn't do throughout the week.

geez.


let's see...

- check emails (this is an everyday thing, obviously.  however, i don't always have the time to sit and write)
- make list for Christmas Mini's  (for those of you that don't know, I'm a photographer and Christmas Mini's are on the horizon, and I've got a snazzy little get up to set up!)
- make lists for wreaths (my mother was born and raised in Tar Heel country, and up there you can't drive passed a house that doesn't have a wreath adorning the front door.  This holiday season, I plan on bringing the "south" to my hood, and adorning my own door with a personal diy wreath)
- glitter wooden clips/pins - to do on Monday  (i got this idea off of Pinterest (duh, where else?), and who doesn't love glitter?)
- fold clothes and put away (ugh. yeah yeah)
- blog themes?  (i'm workin' on it, folks)
- purchase new sample products (with my business taking on a new look and feel, it only makes sense to have new goodies to go along with it)
- hang up decor in living room (they have places, however, at the moment, their place is on the floor below their actual place)
- location hunting  (i'm always on the hunt for somewhere new to shoot)
- write down dr. appts in calendar (i literally have 4 calendars... 2 of them need to be updated)
- call dr. to change appt.  (crossing fingers Tuesday will be the day I remove these bandages from my feet)
- get money out of the bank (i loathe trips to the bank, and only because I'm too lazy to go)
- call garbage service (we make payments every 3 months.  which, I think is THE weirdest thing)
- boudoir marathon flyer (boudoir marathon... gotta make a flyer... a pretty frilly one)



Woosah!!

Happy and Blessed Friday, everyone!!
Hope your weekend is faboosh and fabulous!




Faith, Love, and To-do's,
Casey

Office. Sweet. Office.

Yep! Its official! I have my own office space.  No, not just a corner of a room, but an actual entire room.  Since the upgrade, I've got more space that I know what to do with.  Okay, okay, I can think of a million things to do with it, but you've gotta have the resources to get it all done, but with a little time, patience, creative thinking, and love, it will eventually come to be.  

I've wrestled over the "theme" of my office, and I can't seem to wrap my head around anything other than "vintage/shabby chic"  As far as ideas, I'm overwhelmed, and would love to just hire an interior designer, but knowing me and my stubborn behind, I'd want to do things myself... my way. haha

For now, my walls will be bare, and my space will be empty.  It will just be me, my desk, my comp/electronics, a few filing drawers, and various odds and in's. 

So, here it is...
For now, anyway.

 My desk is floating in the middle of the room... still gotta wire all that goodness sitting by the window.
ps. found that precious piece of furniture for $60 on Craigslist. Also, got that super comfy desk chair on super sale at Staples!

PC and MAC side by side. They're in a very loving relationship... better halves if you will.

Closet.
Stuff is everywhere, but until I get that perfect bookshelf, its gonna stay like this.
Organized chaos? Sure!

Apart of my new image filing system... 
its in the works, but I've finally found something that's gonna work!

He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them master craftsmen and designers. 

-- Exodus 35:35

Faith and Love,
Casey