Life Happens

I have moved everything but my work clothes, desk, camera gear & dog into the new house. Working nearly every day is both exhausting and feels good in my bank account. 

Then I got sick. 

I've never called into work for being sick (once to Sears for a migraine) & I had to call earlier this week because I came down with a ridiculous head cold. I have since been destroying it with overdoses of Advil Cold & Sinus. The aggravating part of the cold is over, and I'm left with lethargy and a cough. Put a damper on my ladyvisit and the moving process, but I have since picked back up.

The place is nice, we just need to figure out how to reset the heat system and actually settle the pets in. Swayze loves the place already; there's so many low windows and he's allowed to just run in endless circles. There's currently nothing for him to get in to & I don't worry while I put clothes away upstairs. 

And the backyard? Oh my goodness. Introducing him to being off-leash for the first time ever to run free in the backyard the other day was like telling a 5 year old that you're going to Disney World. He was nuts with excitement, and promptly found a dead rat under the porch to play with... which we promptly took away. It's going to be a wicked hassle when it gets muddy out there, but that's a worry for later. 

So until further notice, I'm working, recovering, moving, and feeling unsettled and a little displaced, but that should work itself out before next month.

Gotta christen the new bath tub with red hair dye. 

I also got my new 50mm lens in, and I can't stop thinking about what to shoot with it & playing around. I'm totally smitten and no one is to touch it; I want it to remain perfect for as long as humanly possible. 

How are you all feeling these days?

Not Having A Smart Day.

He usually jumps right into the passenger seat, but not today. He just... sat there as if he was going to push the pedals for me. 

"Ok now move... but seriously, get in your seat? Come on move..... ok wait, let me take a .... hey, hey hey hey, hey Sway up here! *snap* .... Ok but can we go to the park now? Scoot."

Long Time No Type.

Oh hey little bloggity blog - I'm so sorry, my desires to tell the world my mundane life details have been overshadowed by a desire to stare at awesome pictures on my Tumblr dashboard all day every day in my spare time. That and very little has happened even remotely note worthy.

I did, however, buy a bed. I pick it up Tuesday & literally move it straight into the house because we are officially in the house on Monday. I couldn't be more excited.

I should note also that yesterday was an ungodly stressful day, and I was full of win; I handled everything I needed to get done with more or less flying colors, if I do say so myself. [[WINNING.]]

B keeps giving me more opportunities which include dental benefits & more "job responsibilities." It's no career but it certainly doesn't suck for part time. I could use more pay, but I'm making ends meet the best I can. 

I booked my first dudoir shoot and it's set for April 21st. I got a great deal on the location and I'm beyond excited to do something creative again. I haven't even touched my camera in months. How depressing. My equipment has been a major source of aggravation lately, and I'm just disgusted with how much of a pain it's been so I haven't bothered. However, to remedy this funk and to make sure I have the best gear possible by my next shoot, I have finally taken my dad up on his IOU birthday offer of getting me a new lens and I'll be purchasing it Monday (if all goes as planned). I also have my eye on a Mark II, but that isn't set in stone yet. I don't really have the money, so I'm hoping for some good bartering deals. 

Finally, I'm going to go to bed. I haven't been sleeping well, but I come home from work exhausted all the time 

(more reason why Tumblr has been my main internet squeeze lately - less typing, more picture looking).

It's finally a little warm here. I hear it's gonna get cold again, which I loathe, but I hope you've enjoyed the weather in your neck of the woods lately!

Just to recap

In February, I:

*Finally finished my 23 Before 24 List

*Got jaded by NYC ventures

*Sold out and got a retail job to make ends meet
*Dyed my hair black [and found out I hate it, but hey at least now we know].

*Attended a bridal expo with my Bestie for her wedding

*Booked an April shoot, my first adventure into Dudoir photography

*Found a house and signed the lease with one of my best friends

*Decided to start my personal and business taxes before I ran out of free time & met a new accountant

For such a short month, I feel rather accomplished.

March is going to fly - I already have most of my work schedule and I have to seriously start packing and saving and generally being an adult. I think I made a mature decision, a healthy one for both myself and my puppy. I think I can handle the idea of a year deadline to figure out what I really want to do with my life. 

Right out of school, I was blinded by what I thought others wanted me to do. I have a year to clear my head, save money, and genuinely enjoy being a little settled on my own for the first time in my life. I think, in retrospect, I was selfishly (and childishly) jumping into the NYC plans without my head on my shoulders or any concept of reality. What I was looking to do there wasn't even what I think my heart would want. 

My heart is content for the first time in years.

It hurts sometimes, but only because it's so full.

I am always aware of my anxiety, but I think it's finally only because I'm so afraid it's all a dream sometimes; that there's just no way one person can be so lucky.

We got the house.

more to come when I'm not in total shock anymore.