VLV Photography

Anyone else get the sickies over the weekend? My girls both have snot-noses, as well as myself. I saw a tip on Facebook-someone said to boil some water with a tablespoon or so of vick’s in it….it worked the first time around to clear me up but at this point I’m pretty well clogged up. I’m quick to get sinus infections and this certainly started out to feel like one, although, feels more like a head cold at this point. The best defense is hand washing and I tell my kids “washy, washy, washy.”

It’s been a busy couple weeks for me and I’m so thankful. I have to be honest, up until about 6 months ago I was feeling pretty discouraged about my decision to dive head first into having my own business. I didn’t have a clue what I was getting myself into and worse yet, I wasn’t getting any contacts. But then it happened…this May..like a light switch, people were noticing my work and calling me for a session. I look back and tell myself it took that long because we live in ND and our winters are harsh and long. I hope that’s why, but in any case, I’m looking forward to what the next year has in store. It’s certainly been a roller-coaster ride and I’ve learned a lot about myself along the way. I’m not the least bit thrilled about winter and it seems to be coming sooner rather than later. BUT…I’m holding out hope that the weather man is right and we could get to the 80′s later this month. Woot-one last hoorah! This winter, while it’s slower, I’ll concentrate on the business side of things and hopefully I can get some contacts for newborns. Anyone who knows me, knows that if I walk through a door and I know there’s a baby, I’m right there to snuggle and hold him/her. They’re so innocent and new and you can’t help but feel hopeful around a newborn-at least I can’t. So if you’re due this winter, I would love to capture your new bundle of joy. I already have thoughts of some things I would like to do using a mix of lifestyle portraiture and traditional.

I would’ve had an image to share today of my youngest sitting, yes sitting, in {well, more like on} her sister’s barbie car.  It was too funny but she just wouldn’t do it for me once I got the big, black box out!  She was recently exposed to battery-operated riding toys {hot wheels, etc.} and she couldn’t get enough of it.  So I’m thinking she was thinking she could get on and drive.  That’s when I wish I could get in her head and know what she’s thinking.  How kids come up with this stuff is beyond me!

In other business, if you click on a specific post from now on you’ll see “Share the Love” where you can share the post a different number of ways.  I also added a FB “Like” button.  Now, it’s no secret I.HATE.CODE. and I really just had to pat myself on the back that I was able to accomplish this myself!  I think that deserves a Klondike bar.  I don’t even know what a Klondike tastes like.  I might have to add that to my “bucket list” to try one.

Oh…if you have school-aged kids, like me you’re probably SICK.TO.DEATH of repeating youself over and over and over and over telling your child to eat {and stop goofing around}.  Well I came across this website post and we’re going to give it a whirl, I think, in our home.  I’ve printed some dollars with the kids’ pictures instead so they {and we} know whose dollars are whose.  Check it out here.

Finally….I’ll share a custom “I Do Thank You” size 4×6.  These come with envelopes and after your first 25, you can order as many as you need…unlike the postcards which are in sets of 25.  Cost-wise there isn’t much of a difference but that’s due to postage.  I had mentioned to Mickayla {bride} what seems like “eeons” {pretty sure that isn’t a word} ago about having a “thank you” on posterboard at their wedding.  She remembered and it turned out lovely.

Until next time, Live, Laugh, and Love the one you’re with….even if they’re all full of booger-snot