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Selfie - To Do or Not To Do?

Most of us in Michigan are being hit with the winter storm today and are expected to get between 6-10" of snow.  I'm home alone, being bored and really didn't feel like going outside.  So what was I to do?  What else, take a selfie!!  I don't know about you, but I hate taking my own photograph.  I feel like I can never pose correctly, smile the right way and many other negative self-critiques that I continue to tell myself.

But then, I remembered an article (I can't remember who posted it) about no matter how you feel about yourself you still need to take photos of YOU!  As a photographer I'm always capturing that moment with everyone else and very seldom do I take the time to take my own photo.  What better day than today.

So here is my best attempt at the one I liked the best (yes this was after about 20 tries) and decided to share.



New Year's Resolution

Here we are again, another year and another resolution.  If many of you are like me you commit to a new resolution and are energized by making it happen and then by mid-year if not sooner, we lose focus.  Well, that is my new year’s resolution for 2014: Staying Focused!

I found that 2013 seemed to be the year that I never felt I had enough time in the day to complete all the things I wanted to do.  When I look back on the year the one thing that I noticed over and over again is that I try to do too much.  How many of you are like that?  Let me tell you how out of sync I have become.  First, let’s start with my priorities; God and family always come first for me.  My passion is photography and leadership.  I also have a full-time career.

So here is what 2013 looked like for me:

·       God

·       Family

·       Career

·       Photography business

·       Became a Certified John C. Maxwell Coach, Speaker and Trainer

·       Thirty-One Consultant (selling of purses, totes, etc)

·       Premier Designs Consultant (selling of jewelry)

·       Local Chapter President of National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)

·       Member of Women4Women networking group

·       Moved into a new home

·       Various health issues between me and husband

·       Oh and by the way do I need to mention I spent countless hours on FB and Pinterest?

I ended the year feeling exhausted with not much being accomplished.  That is why I have decided on staying focused as my goal for 2014.  I am starting to remove the facets of my life that I don’t enjoy, have passion for and just fill up needless hours of my day.  This hasn’t been an easy decision for me because I feel like I’ll be letting some people down, but I know in my heart it is something I need to do.

So my new year will look like this:

·       God

·       Family

·       Career

·       Photography business

·       Leadership training & speaking

·       Member of Women4Women networking group

·       Limit my hours on FB and Pinterest

 What is your new year’s resolution for 2014?