Catching Up
I’m not dead. I’m just quiet. I’ve been trying to readjust some of my priorities and have been nursing some disappointment. I’ll be working my way to a happy balance soon I hope.
What have I been doing since I dropped off the face of the blogging earth?
Reading – I’ve polished off 2 books and am closing in on the end of #3. This is more books than I read in all of 2009…how sad is that? I was a bookworm growing up, and I realized that the internet and television have robbed me of that passion. So I’ve taken some time to rediscover my thirst for the written word.
Socializing – I’ve gone to some SCA events, spent time with my family and friends.
Planning – Sean, my parents and I have made some serious headway in our plans for Scotland in July. Flights and Edinburgh hotels are booked, and we’re working with a travel agency on the rest of the trip.
Trying out a new skill – I’ve finished my first piece of blackwork! Small though it may be, and with a slight mistake, I’m rather pleased with how it turned out.
And I’ve been facing trials, some of which I’ll touch upon, and some of which are too personal.
There have been some health issues going on, but everyone is hopefully on the mend at this point. I, myself, am getting over a nasty cold that sidelined me last week.
This past weekend I had scheduled my Mini Sessions for Haiti. I had great expectations working for such a great cause and had been thinking of this as a coming out party of sorts for my new photography business. Well, Saturday night found me, the “birthday girl”, all alone…no one had come to my party. It was embarrassing, and felt like a kick in the gut. But I’m getting over it, as I will get over any other bumps or dips that come in the road to success. Thanks to my amazing family Compassion will be receiving some donations, but it did little to soothe my confidence.
That was my biggest downer. Sadly, I’m the type that tends to get their hopes up high only to be disappointed. I’ve developed a time line in my head of how I’d like things to work out, and my first reaction to this disappointment was that the entire time line is doomed. My path to happiness is ruined, I’ll never make it.
Just a tad bit dramatic, huh?
I’m getting over it. It’s time to focus on the next thing, and that is getting bookings for the spring and summer! I’m very excited for a maternity session next month with a friend, and probably a senior session in the near future.
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