This Christmas, my mom bought me some gourmet honey from Merritt, BC.
They come in these super adorable hand thrown pots, which are sealed with beeswax. You run them under hot water to break the seal...and then BAM! Yummy honey!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Things I like...
Honey. Yum. I put honey in my tea, on my oatmeal, and in my baking. It's a great substitute for sugar, and it tastes SO MUCH BETTER.
This Christmas, my mom bought me some gourmet honey from Merritt, BC.
They come in these super adorable hand thrown pots, which are sealed with beeswax. You run them under hot water to break the seal...and then BAM! Yummy honey!
This Christmas, my mom bought me some gourmet honey from Merritt, BC.
They come in these super adorable hand thrown pots, which are sealed with beeswax. You run them under hot water to break the seal...and then BAM! Yummy honey!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
A Kick in the PANTS!
I have started this post so many times in the last few weeks...I. MUST. GET. IT. DONE.
2010 was a year of change for me. Not even a week into 2010, I became a mother of two boys. Jasper was (and still is) a easy, sweet, happy little guy....which is something I needed.
Kuba became a handful. The stress of having a new baby at home adding to his delayed speech, made things pretty bleak for me. He was so delayed with his speech, it was affecting his social development, and his frustration level was through the roof. He would lose his temper at the slightest thing, and going out, almost ANYWHERE became almost impossible. It was a frustrating time for our family...
BUT...
BUT...
Things got better. Things got brighter. Things started happening. He would spill his juice on his lap, and instead of flying into a rage, and throwing his cup across the room, would, yell, "help!!". Doesn't seem like much, but OH,...let me tell you" "help" is an incredibly important word for a 2 year old to have. With his speech improving, and me being home more, he became more interested in other kids. He started playing with the other kids at Church, the kids in my Parents of Toddlers group, and was generally just interested in other little people. We decided to put him in daycare for 3 hours a week, even though I was on maternity leave.
WOW.
I cannot express how much those three hours a week changed EVERYTHING. I saw a positive change in him within a month. I know he's having a good time, when I go to pick him up, and he doesn't want to come home. I am so grateful to the staff at his daycare...they have been patient with him, and understanding of his speech problems, and SO SO SO helpful to me. Mostly because I trust them so much...TRUST=NO STRESS.
I can confidently say that the stress of his speech/ frustration levels are almost gone. He can (in his own 3 year old way) express to me what he's feeling, what he's thinking, and it is SO wonderful to finally feel like I am connecting to my sweet boy. I see his sense of humor developing, and his WONDERFUL personality shines through now...where before it was behind this silent wall.
Jasper turned one last week. He is through and through a Momma's boy. He is usually clinging to my hip as a make dinner, while I am cleaning and just generally as I run through my day. He is a sweet boy, ready to give a smile to anyone willing to give him one. He is almost walking, and BOY OH BOY that kid is a tank. Nothing will stop him from his target, and I see such determination in his little body. I can't wait to see him grow into his personality in 2011, and become a little boy.
Things changed for me as well. In the first two weeks of January, I started calling myself a photographer. This was HUGE for me. When people asked what I did for a living, I could now say I am a photographer, and I also, work part time at another job...but PHOTOGRAPHER was always first. It was really hard for me to put myself out there like that.
To be vulnerable.
Right after I had Jasper, I started reading Natalie Norton's blog. She had JUST lost her two month old baby boy to Pertussis. I felt like I connected with her...even though I had never met her. She has three other boys, and the fact that she was a mom of boys, AND an amazing photographer...I felt like I knew her. When I heard she would be offering a workshop in Calgary in July...I KNEW I had to go.
I did.
I can honestly say that the ENVISION workshop changed EVERYTHING I think about photography. It woke something up in my soul, and made me want to be passionate about something. I hadn't felt passion, for myself, for art, in a LONG time. I realized in order to be a better wife, and better mother, I NEEDED to take care of myself more. I needed something to WAKE ME UP and make my heart flutter.
Photography makes my heart flutter.
That workshop woke me up.
Since then I feel like I am inspired by SO SO SO much, I almost can't handle it. There is so much creativity and SO MUCH BEAUTY out there, and I just want to be a part of it, and to capture it with my camera...for others, but mostly FOR ME. (I know that is a run on sentence, but I don't care)
I am trying to find my place in all this creativity. In december, I felt like I was heading back into my old self...I noticed it, and I am determined to make 2011 a creative year. I have so many ideas. I feel like I am bursting at the seams with possibility, and I want to make it happen. I don't even really know what I mean by that, but I am determined to take care of myself more this year.
I AM WORTH IT.
My husband. He is a good man. He puts up with SO MUCH from me. I have realized in order to be a better wife to him, taking care of myself more is a top priority. I know doing this will help me to take care of him too. He needs me present, mentally present 100%, and I am determined to give him my best me this year...he deserves nothing less. I love him...through and through.
What does 2011 look like? I have no idea. But I can't wait to see what's in store...I hope you'll be with me on the journey.
xoxo
Jenn
2010 was a year of change for me. Not even a week into 2010, I became a mother of two boys. Jasper was (and still is) a easy, sweet, happy little guy....which is something I needed.
Kuba became a handful. The stress of having a new baby at home adding to his delayed speech, made things pretty bleak for me. He was so delayed with his speech, it was affecting his social development, and his frustration level was through the roof. He would lose his temper at the slightest thing, and going out, almost ANYWHERE became almost impossible. It was a frustrating time for our family...
BUT...
BUT...
Things got better. Things got brighter. Things started happening. He would spill his juice on his lap, and instead of flying into a rage, and throwing his cup across the room, would, yell, "help!!". Doesn't seem like much, but OH,...let me tell you" "help" is an incredibly important word for a 2 year old to have. With his speech improving, and me being home more, he became more interested in other kids. He started playing with the other kids at Church, the kids in my Parents of Toddlers group, and was generally just interested in other little people. We decided to put him in daycare for 3 hours a week, even though I was on maternity leave.
WOW.
I cannot express how much those three hours a week changed EVERYTHING. I saw a positive change in him within a month. I know he's having a good time, when I go to pick him up, and he doesn't want to come home. I am so grateful to the staff at his daycare...they have been patient with him, and understanding of his speech problems, and SO SO SO helpful to me. Mostly because I trust them so much...TRUST=NO STRESS.
I can confidently say that the stress of his speech/ frustration levels are almost gone. He can (in his own 3 year old way) express to me what he's feeling, what he's thinking, and it is SO wonderful to finally feel like I am connecting to my sweet boy. I see his sense of humor developing, and his WONDERFUL personality shines through now...where before it was behind this silent wall.
Jasper turned one last week. He is through and through a Momma's boy. He is usually clinging to my hip as a make dinner, while I am cleaning and just generally as I run through my day. He is a sweet boy, ready to give a smile to anyone willing to give him one. He is almost walking, and BOY OH BOY that kid is a tank. Nothing will stop him from his target, and I see such determination in his little body. I can't wait to see him grow into his personality in 2011, and become a little boy.
Things changed for me as well. In the first two weeks of January, I started calling myself a photographer. This was HUGE for me. When people asked what I did for a living, I could now say I am a photographer, and I also, work part time at another job...but PHOTOGRAPHER was always first. It was really hard for me to put myself out there like that.
To be vulnerable.
Right after I had Jasper, I started reading Natalie Norton's blog. She had JUST lost her two month old baby boy to Pertussis. I felt like I connected with her...even though I had never met her. She has three other boys, and the fact that she was a mom of boys, AND an amazing photographer...I felt like I knew her. When I heard she would be offering a workshop in Calgary in July...I KNEW I had to go.
I did.
I can honestly say that the ENVISION workshop changed EVERYTHING I think about photography. It woke something up in my soul, and made me want to be passionate about something. I hadn't felt passion, for myself, for art, in a LONG time. I realized in order to be a better wife, and better mother, I NEEDED to take care of myself more. I needed something to WAKE ME UP and make my heart flutter.
Photography makes my heart flutter.
That workshop woke me up.
Since then I feel like I am inspired by SO SO SO much, I almost can't handle it. There is so much creativity and SO MUCH BEAUTY out there, and I just want to be a part of it, and to capture it with my camera...for others, but mostly FOR ME. (I know that is a run on sentence, but I don't care)
I am trying to find my place in all this creativity. In december, I felt like I was heading back into my old self...I noticed it, and I am determined to make 2011 a creative year. I have so many ideas. I feel like I am bursting at the seams with possibility, and I want to make it happen. I don't even really know what I mean by that, but I am determined to take care of myself more this year.
I AM WORTH IT.
My husband. He is a good man. He puts up with SO MUCH from me. I have realized in order to be a better wife to him, taking care of myself more is a top priority. I know doing this will help me to take care of him too. He needs me present, mentally present 100%, and I am determined to give him my best me this year...he deserves nothing less. I love him...through and through.
What does 2011 look like? I have no idea. But I can't wait to see what's in store...I hope you'll be with me on the journey.
xoxo
Jenn
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