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TEN YEARS IN THE MAKING

March 5, 2010 – 3:54 am

Today is the 10 year anniversary of when I moved to Calgary.  Might not seem like a big deal…

I was in university, decided that sucked and I wasn’t the learned type, and I was going to Alberta with the promise of a $12/hr receptionist job.  Big money back in 2000 folks, let me tell you!  So my parents paid for my ticket (aren’t they happy they’re finally done paying for my airfare!) and I managed to get my departure flight info all messed up (no surprise).  When we got to the airport my name was being called over the PA and my gate was closing. I rushed through with a passing glance back at my parents and not much of a good-bye.  My poor mother ran through security, bells ringing and lights flashing, threw off all her metal jewelry and gave me one last tearful hug good-bye.  I was her youngest afterall…the baby…the one everyone knows parents love THE most :) I said I’d be home again for good in 6 months.  It was 6 years later when I finally called to say I was coming back. And by that time my parents thought I was a little off my rocker to migrate back to Newfoundland when for decades people only went West! But when God puts it on your heart to do something, you’d better do it.

When I was little we took our first big family vacation to Florida. My sisters both loved being in the pool, but I was a fraidy-cat who had to towel her face off every time a drop of water splashed on it!  Seriously, I was hiiiigh maintenance.  So last Christmas while my mom and I were lazily tanning by a pool in Florida about 20 years after our first trip, she said “You were always so afraid of everything, I don’t know how you grew up to be so fearless.”    A lot happened in those 6 years to help shape who I am, but I had some great parents who started me off right…afterall, you’d probably get shot today for running through security without a ticket ;)

I remember my heart racing when I thought about moving to Calgary, and I remember my heart racing when I decided to move back home.  It seems like no time has passed, yet there’s a lot that happens between the lines, as we all know!  That experience has made me a lot more confident..oh and not being 19 anymore helps a lot I’m sure!

I spent some time in NYC (alone) to start off my UK trip a few weeks ago.  I would never have done that 10 years ago, I could barely go to the mall alone back then! You take so many baby steps when you’re trying to grow-up and figure things out, that when you look back at all the time that’s passed, it seems like a giant leap to where you are today.  It’s only fitting to end this with photos from the city where dreams come true!

On top of the Empire State Building….

A trip to NYC isn’t complete without over-dressed, over-sexed Italian tourists!

The little point on the island (top, center) is the Statue of Liberty…pretty spectacular right? haha

And here I am, finally, overlooking New York City (as taken by a French tourist).

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Guilt < Awesome

November 18, 2009 – 8:21 pm

I’m soon going to start looking under my bed every night. Not for glowing eyes or unidentifiable storybook creatures that scurry back to their worlds when the lights suddenly flick on. No.  I’m going to keep an eye out for the Jewish mother that provides me with a constant supply of frowns, finger wags, and stink-eyes. She must be there, what other source could there be for the endless guilt weighing me down lately? Guilt over how great things could be, but instead are mediocre because I’m either too lazy, too uncoordinated, or too all-over-the-map to make things AWESOME.

Not one to speak abashedly about my feelings (at least publicly), I must say, I’ve been feeling underwhelmed.  In regards to pretty much everything; myself, my photography, my customer service, my house, my camera equipment, my car, my website, my relationships, my blog, my refrigerator contents, my bursting-at-the-seams laundry bag, my dog, my house (it’s worth a second mention).  The fact that these things are all a little out of control and unorganized is a virtually unrelenting source of guilt.  And then I feel guilty for feeling guilty over the trivial things.

So why share this heaping, steaming, pile of displeasure with you? Because you need to help get me motivated and I need to help YOU get motivated.  What’s holding you back? What are you doing half-assed that you could be doing AWESOME? Do you have questions? I may have the answers…we all have something to share afterall.

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. Be the change you wish to see.  And ya know, yada yada yada. I’m brewing up an idea, ney, a stroke of genius, to get at least some of your butts moving! You can’t change everything about your life all in one swoop, but you sure can chip away at things one day, and one success, at a time. Announcement coming soon!

Me being AWESOME a couple of weeks ago in NYC:

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NYC: the place to be

November 13, 2009 – 1:45 pm

I have a whole TOP 10 list coming from my NYC trip, but here’s a little sneak peek at the SEVEN Workshop Charla and I attended by Mike Colon.

Great model, great clothing/hair/make-up, and rickety balcony: awesome.

I grabbed this shot while the make-up artist was grabbing a shot of his own of Mike in action!

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NYC on Charla.ca

November 6, 2009 – 3:05 pm

Howdy folks,

Just wanted to point you to Charla’s blog today where you’ll see ME!! and some photos from the Mike Colon workshop last week we attended in New York City…ooooooh I just like saying NEW YORK CITY.

I know you may think I’ve been slacking on my own posts, but the truth is I’ve been slaaaaving away, working like a dog to get photos and products out to my awesome clients who I’m sure lament every day they have to wait!  I don’t blame them.   And now that I look down at my feet and see my dog coiled up in a warm bundle, gently nodding off, I think ‘working like a dog’ is not the right description of me this week.

Be back soon!

That’s me on the left, Mike in the middle, and Charla on the right.  For those of you newcomers to my blog, Charla is my cousin who is also a wedding photographer in St.John’s (no we don’t work together and no we’re not competitive!).

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