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2010-10-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

I am over at my new blog now and would love if you would come take a peek and visit me there:)

www.brandiepahl.com

A Change Of Heart

2010-08-17T05:25:00.001-07:00

The absence of words on my blog lately has been in stark contrast to the explosion of thoughts and ideas that have been running wild in my brain in the past month or so. It took lots of reflection and a bit of nerve to come to the conclusions that I have and to ready myself to act on them.

Because of that reflection, I am going to be changing things up a bit. I am hard at work on making the changes that I feel are best for my family, myself and my heart. Life is too short to spend time on things that don't leave you fulfilled and happy so I am not going to do it anymore.

I am so excited to share with you my plans when the time is right. It's not yet, but hope that it will be soon. I have taken the first step. I have given myself to permission to work on other things, to want to move on from things that I have put lots of time and energy and passion into, to have a change of heart.

Rainy Days

2010-07-29T16:11:00.001-07:00

I Heart Faces Photo Walk - Part 2

2010-07-05T07:19:00.000-07:00

After

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IHF Photo Walk-Part I

2010-06-10T19:22:00.000-07:00

Still Here

2010-06-03T08:34:00.000-07:00

So my 365 has been an epic failure but I am okay with that. I am still shooting when I can and will just share what I like:)

Happy Mother's day

2010-05-09T10:01:00.001-07:00

75/365 Reduce, Reuse...

2010-05-06T09:09:00.001-07:00

Some reusable snack bags I made for the kids. It's a small step but a step none the less.

74/365 Sleep, Baby, Sleep

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73/365 3 Years Old

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More on my other blog, The Delights Of Anticipation.

72/365 Tantrums

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70-71/365 Around

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This Is A Test

2010-03-30T05:56:00.000-07:00

Just trying to make my photos bigger.....

70/365 Order Up

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69/365 Fake Sleep

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68/365 Love At First Sight

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66/365 A work in progress

2010-03-10T10:55:00.000-08:00

I'm sure real quilters would scoff at my attempt but I am loving the way this quilt is turning out. Yes, I went simple with no real design other than the placement of the different colors and yes, I used really big squares but everyone has to start somewhere;)

67/365 I'm Back!

2010-03-08T18:46:00.000-08:00

After a really rough February and a nasty stomach flu filled 1st week of March, I am back and ready to jump back into my project 365. I am loving this warmer weather and the yummy light that was outside today has me so excited to delve back into photography and learning all that I can. I am starting Karen Russell's workshop at the end of the month and am going to soak up every bit of information I can in my quest to become a true photographer. I have a bunch of ideas for things that I would like to photograph too and am ready to get back at it!

Last Week

2010-02-27T10:53:00.000-08:00

Just some shots from the past week. Next week I swear I will get back to regular posting and more technically correct shots but hey, at least I still did some;)

?/365 Chaos Ensued

2010-02-22T12:35:00.000-08:00

I'm here. I have been trying to still take my camera out each day but last week was one of those weeks where best laid plans sometimes fail. I started the week by taking my sister to the urgent care clinic just for them to tel me to take her to the ER for heart palpitations that she was having. She is just fine but that wasted away one day that had been planned for other things. That evening my baby girl got sick and the next few days passed in a blur of fever, runny noses, cough and another trip to the ER where my wee one was said to have dehydration and some crackling sounds in her lungs. We had a rough time of it but she is better now. That pretty much brings us to today where i am working on filling orders from my clothing line and dealing with kids home due to a snow day. Sigh. Best laid plans.....

Here are just some random shots from the past week.

47/365 Sick Day

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46/365 Memory Keeper

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45/365 Little Susie Homemaker

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44/365 Be Mine

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43/365 Time to make some leggings

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41/365 I Guess It Really is Winter

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37&39/365 Ooops!

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I got so caught up yesterday in Bamboletta fever that i forgot to take a picture! Here is my pic from the day before and today. I need to get on the ball here;)

36/365 Makes Me Smile

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35/365 Blast From The Past

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34/365 Nesting

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33/365 They won't go to college in diapers, right?

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Don't let her fool you, she's not actually putting anything in there.

32/365 Eight Years Ago Today

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Happy birthday little man!

To see my birthday post to Thing 1 visit my other blog at http://www.littlelottistorybook.typepad.com/. :)

31/365 Deep Thoughts With Jack Handy

2010-01-31T17:42:00.001-08:00

29/365 Webkinz Madness

2010-01-29T16:07:00.000-08:00

My son has been begging me to take a picture of the Webkinz collection that has accumulated at our house, so here it is Thing 1. I'm not sure we have enough;)

If you are interested, I have a few more shots of my new collection, The Enchanted Garden, on my other blog. www.littlelottistorybook.typepad.com Come take a look!

28/365 Oh, The Frustration

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27/365 Just a peek

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I had the photo shoot this morning for my new collection, The Enchanted Garden. I was well outside of my comfort zone of natural light but I think they came out nice anyway:)

26/365 No more pictures mom

2010-01-26T15:07:00.001-08:00

25/365 Location, location

2010-01-25T14:55:00.001-08:00

I took a couple of test shots today at the location I will be using for my photo shoot Wednesday for my new collection. I work with only natural light so this is going to be a challenge since there is really only artificial there and I have no additional lighting. It is one of my favorite stores though. It is absolutely gorgeous. Wish me luck, I am going to need it!

Thank you all so much for the kind words over the past few days. I have been having a rough time with migraines that have come out of no where. I pray that I can get them under control soon.

23/365 Something A Little Stronger

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22/365 Uuugghh

2010-01-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

My head hurts to bad to edit...

21/365 Break Time

2010-01-21T09:22:00.000-08:00

I have been working non-stop for the past few days and today is no exception. This lady needs a quick break.

20/365 Home Again

2010-01-20T06:08:00.000-08:00

I had all kinds of ideas for pretty pictures to shoot today for my 365 since I have been away for a bit but this one that I snapped of the boys this morning was too funny to not share. I think that someone wasn't ready to go back to school today;)

15/365 Leaving On A Jet Plane

2010-01-15T14:07:00.001-08:00

Well, not on a plane but you get the drift. We are heading out for a long weekend at an indoor waterpark for a much needed mini-vacation. As it is supposed to be time away I will not be updating my blog but I will still be talking pictures that I will share next week.:)

Have a blessed weekend everyone!

14/365 Little House In The Big Woods

2010-01-14T14:49:00.001-08:00

I apologize for the photo, I got so busy today that I grabbed my camera and snapped this as it was getting dark here. Hey, they can't all be winners;)

13/365 Bloom

2010-01-13T08:26:00.001-08:00

Just thought I would share both processing styles I tried on this one:)

12/365 Working Day And Night

2010-01-12T17:27:00.001-08:00

I was so hard at work on my new collection today that I almost forgot to post my pic. Well, that's probably how the next several days will be as I work my b.u.t.t. off making samples. Spring/summer selling season starts February 1st and I need to be ready!

11/365 Attitude Of Faith

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10/365 Why?

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Sometimes I think that my kids hate me.

9/365 Anatomy Of A Girl

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This makes my heart sing.

8/365 Glow

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7/365 Let It Snow

2010-01-07T12:20:00.001-08:00

Just a quick shot of my sister in the snow. I really hate the snow and the cold but I thought it would be cute:)

6/365 Obsessed

2010-01-06T11:43:00.001-08:00

I think that I could easily eat, sleep and breathe all things french right now. I don't know how I'm going to wait until summer?!

5/365 Slow Cooking

2010-01-05T10:29:00.000-08:00

Isn't it sad that with 3 kids, 1 hubby, a business, after school activities and the gazillion other things there is to do in one day you can't count on being able to cook when dinnertime comes around?

Thank God for crockpots;)

4/365 Back To The Swing Of Things

2010-01-04T06:57:00.000-08:00

Mothers everywhere rejoice. School's back in!

3/365 Her

2010-01-03T12:38:00.000-08:00

There is just something about her.

2/365

2010-01-02T08:43:00.000-08:00

To continue with my thoughts on living my best life now, I thought that my second post should be something that I normally wouldn't post about. My weight. Ugghhh, even typing it makes me cringe in embarrassment. I was one that never really had to worry to much about my weight or staying fit. I danced as a child, was a cheerleader as a teen and danced again after high school so I always got my exercise in my classes/practices. Boy, did I take that for granted. I guess I just thought that it would always be that way and I would never have to think about it. Well, fast forward to the start of 2010 and here I am at the largest I have ever been or ever thought that I could be. Yikes! I am going to be really honest here in the hopes that it will jar me into actually following through on my plans. So....here goes.....I currently weigh what I did when I arrived at the hospital to deliver my last child. Gulp. How did that happen?! Was it the extra sweets, the big bowls of pasta or just the complete lack of any exercise other than the daily activities of a mom of 3? Not to make excuses for myself but I think that it was all of those things but so much more too. We went through alot of rough times and disappointments in the past few years and I think that it not only took a toll on my attitude but on my weight as well. It feels so much better doing that wallowing that talked about in my last post curled up on the couch with a bowl of something. No more! This is my year to reclaim my body, my health and my self esteem. I have dreams in my heart that need me to be at my physical best and I promise you this, when I step off of that plane onto french soil this summer I will not be doing fat!

1/365 A New Begining

2010-01-01T11:31:00.000-08:00

This year marks a new beginning for me in so many ways. I have so many plans and dreams and this is the year that I will see them fulfilled. I don't have any real reason to say that, I am just working on walking in faith. This blog is one of the many projects that I have taken on for the year and I am excited to see myself grow and flourish through it. As I said below in my About info, not everything on this blog will always be perfectly composed. It won't always be beautiful pictures and uplifting commentary. I might not even make a post everyday and that is okay. I want this blog to be a place where I can experiment photographically, learn and grow. Where I can see myself and my family more clearly and where I can hopefully see a dream of mine fulfilled. I have a dream of having the opportunity to create beautiful photographs for people. To capture tiny moments in time, cherished memories and works of art. I have a long way to go develop my craft and a whole lot to learn but I hope to challenge myself here on this blog and grow in a way that helps me realize this dream. This is a time of fresh starts and so much promise and I really feel like it is my time.