CLS Photography Holiday Special

Today was the kids' first day of school and I am zonked. So, I'm putting a little shout out for my talented photographer friend, Christine Lee Smith. I've known her since the 7th grade and she has always been a wonderful person. She took the photos of a few of my paintings and did a great job. I especially love the photo of the papel picado above! But her specialty is wedding photos and capturing the happiness of people. She is running a special for holiday photography and it's a darn good one! Here's the link to her blog: http://blog.clsphotography.com/ And the special is below:

"It's getting to be that time of year already, when the thought of Christmas cards sneak into your mind when you're not paying attention. Well, never fear! We've got you covered. This month we're offering a special price on our mini-portrait sessions, perfect for capturing you or your family for the annual Christmas letter or card."

Fall & Holiday Portrait Mini-Sessions are Here!

Our mini-portrait sessions are a great way to make your annual Christmas letter or holiday card a beautiful guaranteed hit, sure to stay on everyone's refrigerator for a long time!

We're offering sessions Saturday, September 18 from 4pm-7pm in Long Beach. Contact us today for more details, and to reserve your session time.

Sessions are $95 and include high-resolution files and an online proofing gallery, so you can make your own prints, or purchase professional prints from us.

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A Piece of My Mind 08.05.2010: Soccer, headaches and happiness

As stated in my previous entry, the past couple of weeks have been stressful. Not worrisome, just annoying and having to deal with things that we really shouldn't be. But aside from that, we are definitely turning the negative into a positive and becoming a closer family because of it.

CJ had soccer today and he loved it! I sat back, watched the practice, and realized how much I truly love being a mom and being able to stay home at this time in my motherhood to fully experience it. It motivated me so much that I decided I really need to get my work day done early in the morning (and I mean when it's still dark out) so that I can spend more time like this with the kids, and connect with them.

So it's on. Tonight I go to the gym to get my work out in, and tomorrow morning, I will be up bright and early at 5AM to start writing articles and working on artwork. No more excuses. No more snacks (except healthy ones), and many naps when both myself and the kids are pooped out.

Going to go rest my head and get rid of the rest of this stupid and pointless stress headache, then will feel much happier. I want to use every minute of my time to build upon my life and what I want for it and for my family.