Spring Fever..

The weather outside is Beautiful! and aside from a slightly gusty wind - just about perfect.  I had the pleasure of shooting some senior pics for one of my friend's daughters - Avery.  Ave is a supper fab girl who went along with everything I asked.  And she os oh - so photogenic ... check her out.

 We also took a few of Ave and her friend Maci (a.k.a Marci)

I had a blast girls  -- Thanks!

My second life ...

So I have to get a little deep here ... not typically where I go with this.  But at this point last year is where I started my journey into the unknown - my battle with cancer (although I don't feel like I have the right to call it a battle because God gave me such an easy go of it). Since most of that is now behind me I've started what I call "my second life".  I've heard some people say that that they started their life over or were given a whole new life after going through a big ordeal. Well... I don't want a new life - I like what I had (have).  And I hated to say that I started a "bucket list" - because there aren't just too many things that I feel I just have to do before I die.

But there are some things I've opted to change.  Personal things in how I handle what comes my way.  I am acting on making myself a better person.  We always say we wish we "could" be, I'm making the commitment to just make it "be".  I stepped into an unknown role (a leadership role) as president of the day school board.  Frankly I think I make a much better indian than chief - but we'll see.  I sent a poem to a friend.  We always say we need to tell people how we feel before it's too late - so I am (poems, thank you notes, emails) I've devoted time to me. I started taking guitar lessons - which I love; and I am learning - just for me.  There's no pressure, no expectation to perform, or requirement to reach a certain grade/level.  It is amazing how much more enjoyable learning can be.

Life is good -- and it's only getting better.

New Digs....

So I got located to a new place at work (by request).  My co-worker and I had new desks built into our workroom that basically allow us to collaborate better - instead of being stuck in separate cubes.  So far I am loving it.  It is actually a smaller space than what I was in before - but it is soooo much more functional.  The only problem is that I had 5 years worth of junk crammed into the old space and now I am having to pilfer through all of that to get it to fit into the new area.  I have about 2/3rds move -- but I honestly don't know what to do with the rest of it.  I can't bear to throw some of it away - because I know the minute  do I will need it (old files and stuff).  And I don't really want to bring it to the new area - because I really want to try to keep the new area clutter free.

I guess I am going to have to look for some empty storage space in one of the 'community' file cabinets (which are already full).