Be functionable. Be Happy.
Achieving MORE in the least amount of time is an perpetual concept in the back my mind. If I don’t adapt to being more creative at fitting in all the fun things I want to do, I’ll feel way less delighted with life. I know I need to keep my ‘fitness – fun – family [...]
Wildflower Triathlon has tempted me for 10 years, but this year a friend won an entry and gave it to me! Since it’s $100 to enter, “free” was the push I needed to actually sign up. Turns out they have a sprint distance Mountain Bike Tri – perfect since I hadn’t trained much and my [...]
You say you don’t have time to volunteer, but YOU DO… LOL! I turned my volunteer time into a good story here and wrote a blog post on it… just think of what fun you could have too! This morning I promoted our school’s fundraiser event, “Out of this World Book and Science Fair,” by [...]
As I enter my 4th decade, I find it harder and harder to spend time with my dearest friends. All our kids are involved in 2+ activities and being active parents we’re also overextended between work, parenting duties, volunteering and our own extra curricular activities. Who KNEW how easy college made it to associate with [...]
This morning, after driving my kids to school and being on an extremely tight time schedule, they announced “Mom, we forgot to grab our lunches.” I had exactly 1.25 hours before getting picked up (by a very timely friend) to take me to the airport. In this small window, I needed to run 6 miles [...]
I felt annoyance building as I unloaded the dishwasher for the forth time this week. Luckily (or maybe because I’ve been trying to train my brain for 15 years to recognize my feelings and consciously redirect negative ones, that I’m actually sensing them more) I had an ah-ha moment as I remembered how to sprinkle [...]
People generally consider swimming a summer sport. But really, if you’re going to get wet, why not do it throughout the rainy season too! After dropping the kids at school, I started my list of “to-do’s”…computer-crash-appointment, camera-store-flash-sync-problem appointment, pet and office supply stops. Public lap time from Noon-1pm at a community pool was my 2nd [...]
Do you want to know how to get more done, with more fun, in less time? This is the essence of functionably happy, and here’s my latest success story! Yesterday I set out on a 4 mile run. As I ran, I remembered that my ex husband (who lives 1.5 miles away from me – [...]
Once again, after editing photos for clients & videos of myself, I only had an hour until school pick-up time! I’d foolishly convinced myself to work for just 2 hours after i dropped them off, then workout. 5 hours later I had to get out of my office…nothing like ‘forgetting to pick up your child’ [...]
What a great day! I photographed an 80 year old lady. Her son wanted a portrait of her in their long time home, by the window in an old fashioned chair. I couldn’t help day dreaming when my son might do the same. Seeing her smile into the camera brought forth emotions and warm fuzzy [...]
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I grew up skiing so weekend trips to the mountains were important to me. My daughter was not so inclined to deal with uncomfortable ski boots and cold weather. There was a … [Read More...]
Achieving MORE in the least amount of time is an perpetual concept in the back my mind. If I don't adapt to being more creative at fitting in all the fun things I want to … [Read More...]
Wildflower Triathlon has tempted me for 10 years, but this year a friend won an entry and gave it to me! Since it's $100 to enter, "free" was the push I needed to actually … [Read More...]
Back in October I applied for a 2nd job as a copywriter to supplement my photography income. Updating my resume and submitting several writing samples, coupled with fearing … [Read More...]
You say you don’t have time to volunteer, but YOU DO... LOL! I turned my volunteer time into a good story here and wrote a blog post on it... just think of what fun you … [Read More...]