by Colleen | Oct 12, 2021 | Me & My Life
National Make a Difference Day To continue your edification on random specific and special holidays (or days of recognition), we are going to take a dive into something I think the world could really use right about now. The fourth Saturday of October is National...
by Colleen | Sep 2, 2021 | Me & My Life, Parent Tips & Tricks
My Top 4 Musings on Grandparents Day Ok, not top musings, but let’s talk about it anyway Origins of Grandparents Day A detailed singularly high level summary You may or may not be familiar with Grandparents Day. I was under the impression that it was a...
by Colleen | Feb 1, 2021 | Me & My Life
who do you love? By Elizabeth Strada Celebrate Valentine’s Day by celebrating those you love (no matter what your current romantic situation is!) Ok, not to be overly trite or predictable, but let’s just admit that when we think February, we think Valentine’s...
by Colleen | Aug 4, 2018 | Me & My Life, Photography Tips and Tricks
I always knew I would run a business, but I didn’t always know it would be about portraits. The light bulb for that life path came on when I was reading up on how to really USE my camera after my first niece was born. I got completely lost to the world, nose...
by Colleen | May 25, 2018 | Me & My Life, Our Corner of Georgia, Parent Tips & Tricks
With two pre-schoolers, the week between Pre-School ending and “Big School” ending a week later is solid kid-activity GOLD. Big kids are still in school, nobody’s doing field trips the last week, and school-year discounts are still in...
by Colleen | Jan 3, 2018 | Me & My Life, Parent Tips & Tricks
It’s Resolution time again!! Okay, wait, don’t hang up yet. As someone who gets a kick out of setting goals I may be in the minority, but I know I’m not completely alone. And this year I kept one big theme in mind while crafting my thoughts for...
by Colleen | Nov 24, 2016 | Me & My Life
Yet another great tradition, for anyone with siblings and cousins… an annual photo shoot with everybody’s kids together! The first year we did this, there were only two munchkins. Now I’m not sure how many there are… they move around so...
by Colleen | Oct 13, 2016 | Me & My Life
If you’ve ever considered doing a destination race, this is for you. Skip to the very bottom for some tips on planning your own destination half marathon. This has very little to do with photography because I (gasp) left my “real” camera at home for...
by Colleen | Aug 31, 2016 | Me & My Life
Every summer tells a story, and our summer story always includes one family-and-fun-filled week of organized chaos. Each summer since my first niece was born seven years ago, we take a vacation with my whole family- my parents, sister and brother-in-law, nieces, my...
