Just the girl next door trying to get through life, both the sweet & the sour moments, one day at a time.
I was a stay-at-home mom for 13 years. When I became a single mom, I started doing photography part-time. This spring, I opened up a studio for Sweet Lemonade Photography and I am planning for full-time long term success. And guess what? It’s scary. It’s hard. It’s exhausting. I wake up thinking about work. I…
I spent 2 full days at Reset, a photography conference at the iHotel in Champaign, Illinois soaking in as much knowledge as I possibly could from the creative aspect of actually taking photos to all the things you need to make your business successful and have longevity. All of that was wonderful but the greatest value…
I want to hear about someone who could use a little encouragement. Send me an email (with Spreading Sunshine as the title) with a few quick details about someone that could use a little encouragement and why by Friday. Each month, I will pick one (or more) and spread a little sunshine to them whether…
This popped up in my Facebook Timehop today and thought I’d add to my blog back on the date I wrote it initially, March 6, 2015… a year ago today. I decided to share it as a ‘new’ post too. Here is a photo of the last trip we ever took as a family…
Death & Divorce. Two very different paths resulting often in similar sadness. I would argue that divorce is just as hard as losing a spouse to death. And my mom, who became a widow 25 years ago, would argue divorce is even harder. My dad was killed in a farming accident when I was in…
While I’ve been separated from my ex for many years, I still had a lot of stuff taking up mental space with regards to the never ending divorce process. I’m thrilled to say that after almost 5 years from the time I knew our marriage would never be the same, I am now divorced. The…
I found a lot of things in Mexico- a liter of Vanilla for my oldest, a Mexico soccer jersey for my middle son, and a straw hat with a band of Bob Marley colors on it for my youngest. And guess what else I found… myself. When a successful photographer Maureen Flynn who also happens…
I want to hear about someone who could use a little encouragement. Send me a message (with Spreading Sunshine as the title) with a few quick details about someone that could use a little encouragement and why by Wednesday evening. Each month, I will pick one (or more) and spread a little sunshine to…
Here is a photo of the last trip we ever took as a family of 5. I’m smiling and completely unaware of how my world was gonna get turned upside down just a couple weeks later. Last pic ever taken as a family of 5 with mom from Nov. 2010. And you know what…