Today

I can't say I accomplished any of my assignments for today but I do know I accomplished a ton. I worked my normal job this morning. This afternoon I had an amazing, awesome, blast of a bridal photo shoot in St. Augustine, FL about 1 hour from my house. It was awesome, but I'm worn out. Now I have to process the images and have them posted online tomorrow and then a few printed on Friday to take to the wedding on Saturday! Whew, I believe I will be happy Sunday when this busy week is past. Nonetheless, it is going well, I just hope I can reach all of the deadlines.

Where Does Time Go?

Sometimes I wonder how a week passes so quickly. Today I spent 3+ hours post processing images from photo shoots. I also placed a order for spare batteries and such for my camera, nothing exciting. I went to the beach for a bit this afternoon and evening. A friend rents a beach house every summer, so this is the week they have it. So I enjoyed a afternoon with friends on the beach. I felt as though it was the calm before the storm...(aka the calm before the crazy busy week ahead.) Day by day... - So for now I am going to get some much needed sleep!

I'm Back Again Today! :)

With a cup of chocolate milk in one hand and a cookie in the other I finish off the day. Twas' productive for sure! I have completed all but half of one of my assignments! Yay! I worked on them most of the afternoon, evening, and night. I also started using Quickbooks (I'm thrilled about it to say the least). I haven't actually bought the program just for budget purposes but I signed up online to do the 30 day "trial". So for the next 30 days I plan to use the online one and then I will buy the actual program. Hopefully this will help me be more efficient with business, paper work, billing, tracking income and expenses and much more. I love all of the wonderful things Quickbooks does.

Tomorrow as soon as I finish work I am heading to St. Augustine, (about an hour drive) to scout out locations and route for my bridal shoot down there next week. I am going with another photographer that I have actually never shot with though we have been friends since middle school. It should be fun! Either I will finish up my "half" of assignment tonight or tomorrow before my call with Christina.

There is always so much to accomplish with photography. Today I felt as though I reached way beyond what I thought I would complete with photography. It was an encouragement for sure. Sleep is calling me.

Today

After a full day of serving and honoring mothers, most of all my mother and 2 grandmothers, the day is coming to an end. It has been wonderful. Often it is by investing into others that I in return feel invested in and apart. The day was fulfilling.

For the past little while I have worked on my locations list. Location list in meaning finding locations that would have people such as my "dream" customers. I don't feel like I have an open enough mind with this idea, but I am trying.

Once again, it is way later than I would like it to be. I should have been in bed sleeping a while ago. Another full week is on its way ready or not here it comes! I'm going to start it out by heading to bed, now! ~night world

Whoops!

I've done it again! Forgotten about blogging. Grr. I think I'm going to start setting a reminder, actually, I know I am going to do this! haha. Last night I gave proofs to a client. From what she saw she was excited and thrilled with the results. I was happy about that. I got some editing completed last night as well. That was a happy thing. Today I have been working on Mother's Day stuff. From shopping to cooking and cleaning in prep for having relatives and guests for a big lunch. I bought a new lens at the beginning of the week. It arrived today. I shot a few quick images with it and already love it! I'm excited. Tomorrow with it being Mother's Day I will have my camera out shooting. No "scheduled" shoots but everyday shooting counts too. Hopefully, (if things go as planned) I will work on a few assignments tonight.

Signing off to go set a reminder for blogging.... until next time!

[Overload]

All week I have noticed a slight pattern in my life. Each day after working 7 hours in a office doing accounting, collections, talking to sales reps, and everything else in-between I have realized that by the time I get home my brain can't take any more. I can't focus. This is frustrating. My assignments list this week was probably the shortest list I have gotten yet, but I still haven't been able to complete the whole list. I took off work a little early because my brain was fried, my mind was/is in too many places. Yet, now I have sat here for the past 2+ hours trying to work on the one assignment I have left and it is simply just not coming together. It is the assignment for writing about my dream bride. Why is this so hard? I have no clue. The fist 2 paragraphs I had to write about "this bride" were simple. Each paragraph took about 30 minutes max. Yet this week I have "worked" on this assignment every day but honestly haven't gotten ANYWHERE! It is rather frustrating. I tried to take a power nap, that didn't work either. Currently I would pay for a "free" day. A day at the beach, relaxing....with NOTHING on my mind. Or at least nothing business and work related.

In an hour I have my call with Christina. Maybe my brain will be refreshed before then. ;)

A Weekend Past

Whew, the weekend flew past! I headed out of town Thursday morning for a "retreat" I was throwing in GA. It was great, but throwing an event is much more stressful than just showing up. To say the least it was great though I have to admit I'm tired and not ready for Monday yet!

As for photography I did photography while I was in GA. Nothing huge, just photographing the weekend. I did get time on the drive home to install an accounting program on my computer! That was awesome. Also, I almost finished editing a bridal shoot, yay! Today I booked another shoot and replied to another person concerning photography. I just finished looking up flights for my next two photography trips. Now I just have to contact people tomorrow before booking the flights.

Now its time to download my images from the weekend onto my computer, work on an assignment or two, unpack, and get to bed soon! And yet it is already almost 11pm. Wow. Sometimes I can't decide if I want more or less hours in a day. I'm worn out but I have a ton to do!