Friday, July 2, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
What is beauty?
Three stages of life in 3 women.
All think their stage of life is beautiful.
But society only accepts 2. Why can't we see beauty in all?
All think their stage of life is beautiful.
But society only accepts 2. Why can't we see beauty in all?
Monday, June 21, 2010
Embracing The Beauty of Pregnancy
This post will begin the revival of my project on women and body image.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
I think I'll try this again: Live a fuller life.
Yep it has been since November since I posted. My photography blog of course has been well manicured and taken care of. The things that bring in the money get the most attention. But lately I have been feeling my soul trembling.
Philip and I have worked really hard to build our business. Our goal is to work really hard for the first couple of years so that down the road we can have more time for just us and our family (whatever shape that might take on). The goal is to gradually work up to not being busy.
Our lives now are really busy. We have to be busy so that we can make money, fact of life. But I don't like the constant being busy. I get sick when I get stressed from being busy. People think busy means you are doing important things all the time. Well half the time you are doing crap work to just get by and pay the bills, another fact of life.
But in our industry, there is the possibility to not be so busy all the time, and that is our goal. Not to make more money to spend on random crap but to make money so we can have time off and simply enjoy life, the way it was intended to be.
I once heard of a couple who would work 5 years, live very meagerly during those years and save up for traveling together. They would leave everything for a year and travel together seeing the world and experiencing other cultures. Then back to they old home and work a few more years till enough was saved up for the next trip together. That is starting to sound really good to me.
I think that might be a goal for P and myself, work hard to play hard.
We have a very special relationship. One that many say they can't have. We work together day in and day out. We have separate offices in our house but we are together all the time. We love it. Honestly if we worked separate normal 8-5 jobs I would go crazy. I love being with my husband. I cannot stand being away from him for long. I don't feel dependent upon him; I feel safe and secure when I am with him. I feel rested and at ease when he is around. I like being able to yell across the hall and he answers at all times during the day. I love hearing him working on new songs in his down time; his soft voice drifts through the halls and graces my ears. He is my best friend, support, and confidant.
We talk about everything together.We discuss new theories of sociology and politics. We discuss religion and our faith together. We keep the lines of communication always open
There isn't a single thing about me that he doesn't know. We laugh together, a lot. We have funny dances that we do together. We now play music together. We have what I have always wanted in a marriage, a deep and lasting unity that is also a fun and fulfilling friendship.
And this is why I want to have time off and not be busy all the time. I want to spend as much time as I can with my husband doing the things that we love to do together. I love my job, I honestly LOVE it. But there are still moments when it is still a job and I am busy paying bills, filling print orders, editing images, setting up meetings, marketing ourselves, ect. So we will work hard and give it our very all so that one day we can work at our leisure and enjoy our time together.
And that is one of the reasons I think my soul is stirring. I know that I am busting my butt to get to my goal. But I know it is a goal worth having. Before you think, "oh you need to live in the moment and enjoy the time you have," I must say that I love very single moment of my life. I wouldn't change a thing about it. I love waking up every day next the man of my dreams and living life with him. I walk into his office every day and tell him how thankful I am for him and that he is in my life. I have my dream life. It isn't perfect by any means but it is my life and I love it. I live every day to the fullest and I want to continue to live it, learning every day how to live it fuller and fuller.
And so I will end.
Until I find some more down time again,
Savannah
Philip and I have worked really hard to build our business. Our goal is to work really hard for the first couple of years so that down the road we can have more time for just us and our family (whatever shape that might take on). The goal is to gradually work up to not being busy.
Our lives now are really busy. We have to be busy so that we can make money, fact of life. But I don't like the constant being busy. I get sick when I get stressed from being busy. People think busy means you are doing important things all the time. Well half the time you are doing crap work to just get by and pay the bills, another fact of life.
But in our industry, there is the possibility to not be so busy all the time, and that is our goal. Not to make more money to spend on random crap but to make money so we can have time off and simply enjoy life, the way it was intended to be.
I once heard of a couple who would work 5 years, live very meagerly during those years and save up for traveling together. They would leave everything for a year and travel together seeing the world and experiencing other cultures. Then back to they old home and work a few more years till enough was saved up for the next trip together. That is starting to sound really good to me.
I think that might be a goal for P and myself, work hard to play hard.
We have a very special relationship. One that many say they can't have. We work together day in and day out. We have separate offices in our house but we are together all the time. We love it. Honestly if we worked separate normal 8-5 jobs I would go crazy. I love being with my husband. I cannot stand being away from him for long. I don't feel dependent upon him; I feel safe and secure when I am with him. I feel rested and at ease when he is around. I like being able to yell across the hall and he answers at all times during the day. I love hearing him working on new songs in his down time; his soft voice drifts through the halls and graces my ears. He is my best friend, support, and confidant.
We talk about everything together.We discuss new theories of sociology and politics. We discuss religion and our faith together. We keep the lines of communication always open
There isn't a single thing about me that he doesn't know. We laugh together, a lot. We have funny dances that we do together. We now play music together. We have what I have always wanted in a marriage, a deep and lasting unity that is also a fun and fulfilling friendship.
And this is why I want to have time off and not be busy all the time. I want to spend as much time as I can with my husband doing the things that we love to do together. I love my job, I honestly LOVE it. But there are still moments when it is still a job and I am busy paying bills, filling print orders, editing images, setting up meetings, marketing ourselves, ect. So we will work hard and give it our very all so that one day we can work at our leisure and enjoy our time together.
And that is one of the reasons I think my soul is stirring. I know that I am busting my butt to get to my goal. But I know it is a goal worth having. Before you think, "oh you need to live in the moment and enjoy the time you have," I must say that I love very single moment of my life. I wouldn't change a thing about it. I love waking up every day next the man of my dreams and living life with him. I walk into his office every day and tell him how thankful I am for him and that he is in my life. I have my dream life. It isn't perfect by any means but it is my life and I love it. I live every day to the fullest and I want to continue to live it, learning every day how to live it fuller and fuller.
And so I will end.
Until I find some more down time again,
Savannah
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
We've got a good life
I am laying in bed awake. It is late and my husband is fast asleep next to me. If you were to listen closely you would hear his gently breathing. The peaceful sounds of the intake of a life source is soothing my soul right now. I lean in close and stoke his face gently, letting the softness of his skin grace my finger tips. If I breath in deeply, I can still smell his body wash and that fragrance is comforting to my heart. He is my best friend and partner in life. He means the world to me and I treasure every moment I have with him. I lay back and realize, we've got a good life.
We have been blessed beyond words. We our faith, each other, good jobs, family and friends that love us, a dog that is our best buddy, a beautiful house, dreams, aspirations, talents, and passions. We both have been able to follow our dreams and embark on journeys that are leading to destinations we never thought possible. We are together more then most married couples get to be and I wouldn't have it any other way. We adore each other and couldn't handle being apart for long. We've got a good life
For a while I have known that we have a good life. I know we are blessed. I took it for granted for a while. I allowed myself to become stressed with tangents and the joy of our blessings faded away. I was so boggled down with work that I couldn't enjoy our good life. The job that I loved so deeply, that allowed me to have a great life, was starting to consume me. But no longer. I won't let it consume me. I will embrace the our good life.
We have been blessed beyond words. We our faith, each other, good jobs, family and friends that love us, a dog that is our best buddy, a beautiful house, dreams, aspirations, talents, and passions. We both have been able to follow our dreams and embark on journeys that are leading to destinations we never thought possible. We are together more then most married couples get to be and I wouldn't have it any other way. We adore each other and couldn't handle being apart for long. We've got a good life
For a while I have known that we have a good life. I know we are blessed. I took it for granted for a while. I allowed myself to become stressed with tangents and the joy of our blessings faded away. I was so boggled down with work that I couldn't enjoy our good life. The job that I loved so deeply, that allowed me to have a great life, was starting to consume me. But no longer. I won't let it consume me. I will embrace the our good life.