Photography
Spirit of the Fair: Big News, Big Feelings, Big Dreams
OH. MY. WORD. 🤯🎡📸 Guess what?!?! I got that email today—the one I’ve been refreshing my inbox for like a crazy person for the last few weeks. And y’all… I was accepted to photograph the Florida State Fair for the Spirit of the Fair contest! The fair runs February 5th–16th, and here’s how it works: I get one free day of admission to […]
I Miss My Best Friend—And Winter Makes It Harder
Fingers crossed that last night was the very last freeze warning, because y’all… I am OVER my Old Kentucky Hometemperatures sneaking their way into my new Florida life. I did not move south to scrape imaginary frost off my soul. Brrr. And no, I’m not Elsa—the cold has always bothered me. I need my 70–80 degree, sunshine-on-my-face kind of weather back ASAP. What makes it worse? […]
Raising Good Kids in a Very Confused Florida
So Quincy is doing Jump Rope for Heart at school, and let me just say… things are wildly different these days. Back in my day, we actually had to jump rope. Like, with a real rope. Sweaty. Tangled. Occasionally smacked in the shins. Character-building stuff. Now? Nope. Not today, Satan.Everything is done through an app, a website, or even Facebook if you share it there. No […]
Day 14: Taking a Little Break (Grief Season & Finding My Way Back)
Welp…day 14 of January, and I’ve officially proven (again) that I am not built for those “post every single day for 365 days” challenges. I missed a few days…okay, several days…BUT LISTEN. I kinda knew that was coming. Life has been life-ing, and your girl is doing her best. I wanted to pop in today […]
January in the Ocean, Kentucky in the Wind
Welp, guys… my weekend was so exciting that I skipped both Saturday and Sunday—ha! It was fun while it lasted. I honestly knew I’d never make it 365 days in a row, but oh well… no regrets here. We had a great weekend. January 10th was spent in the ocean. Yes. The ocean. In January. Can y’all believe that? It […]
Published Is Published (And I’m Not Calm About It)
Got my new prime lens last night—a 50mm—and let me tell you, I’ve been shooting everything in my line of sight for the last 12 hours. If it stood still long enough, it became a photo. I am officially obsessed. I cannot wait to get out this weekend and really put it to work. So here’s the […]
Day 7 — Blood, California, and My Anxiety
Well… I just got home from the lab. Again. I feel like at this point they should know me by name and maybe offer me a punch card. Ten pokes and the eleventh one’s free. Yesterday, the rheumatologist ordered a very intense autoimmune test called the AVISE CTD. Apparently, this one can help rule in […]
Lazy Sunday | Day 4 Check
Lazy Sunday over here, and happy third day in a row of hearing from yours truly. Who even am I right now? This is going to be so short, cause I don’t know what to write about! I really gotta get my brain going if I am going to keep this up! Today was all […]
Day 3 Check-In: A Photo Chosen & Little Moments That Matter
I officially made my choice today for the Zephyrhills photo contest — and honestly, that part felt really good. Not rushed. Not forced. Just one of those okay, this is the one moments. We spent a little more time out exploring today too, just wandering and looking at things a little slower. That’s the part […]
My First Photo Contest (and Day 2 of Not Missing a Post… Barely)
So here we go… I’m about to enter my first photo contest.Nothing huge or intimidating—just a small local contest in a neighboring town, Zephyrhills. But still. A contest is a contest, and this feels like one of those “just do the thing already” moments. This afternoon, we spent a couple of hours wandering around town with the camera, just […]
