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So I finished out June, I think maybe I missed one day or two. Not too bad. It was a really busy month with the end of school and so much going on. I really hope to get outside more in July with my photos but my kids are so tired at the end of the day it is hard to motivate any of us to get outside.
365 Project June
I am so excited for my friend Floryn and her hubby Francis to be having their second baby boy. I photographed Floryn back when I first started out in photography, but our friendship goes way back to growing up, back when I used to sing and dance on stage. Floryn still performs on stage as an amazing dance instructor and she is also a super accomplished business star with Rodan and Fields, which is why her skin looks so flawless! I can't wait to get to meet their new little boy and I know he will be just as cute as his big brother!
One- SCHOOL'S out for SUMMER! WOO HOO! Today is our last day and my kids have to go to school for an hour, so silly. So after I drop them off I head to the bagel store and get bagels for lunch and after pick up we head straight to the beach. Such a fun tradition! And of course I will be taking the traditional "Last Day" photo today. Here is last year's and the first day of this school year, they grow so fast!
Two- Summer! So, summer was my favorite season when I was a kid, as an adult it has never been my favorite because I don't love the heat. But, as a mom, I LOVE summer with my kids! First off, I love that we have no obligations. We don't have sports we have to shuffle to, or speech appointments, or any standing appointments and we really fly by the seat of our pants. With that said, my kids do go to camp and they LOVE it, and I do work during the summer photographing two camps and it is a blast, but other than that we really go with the flow. Owen is doing a basketball under the lights league, but it is very casual and only once a week, so I don't really think it counts.
Three- I am currently reading this book and it's written by Tsh Oxenreider who does the podcast I recommended called The Simple Show and it is all about her families trip around the world. Let me tell you it is giving me major wanderlust! The other thing I love about the book is how she is so real about travel, and the positives and negatives of traveling with kids.
Four- Cilantro Lime Chicken. I have made this a couple times now and it is DELISH! Marinate boneless skinless chicken thighs in a combo of olive oil, the juice of two limes, cilantro, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, then throw them on the grill. YUM!
Five- The beach! As I said above we are heading to the beach today. Living 15 minutes from the beach is a favorite of ours.
Check out these links for some more Friday Favorites. Momfessionals TabandErika GraceandLove
My messy desk
While I edit I need to have background noise. I used to have a laptop and was able to edit my photos from the comfort of my couch or bed, but then two years ago I spilled coffee on that laptop and fried it. It was a sad day for sure, but I was lucky because I use backblaze so I had all my worked backed up and it was more of an inconvenience and expense than catastrophe. Anyway, for the past two years I have been chained to my desk while I edit, which means I have had to find other ways to have background noise. Of course, I often listen to pandora radio, but radio can get boring and monotonous, enter Netflix and Podcasts.
So, I am sharing this with you in the hopes that you can give me some recommendations, and also it's my hope that if you are stuck at a desk like me this will give you some new shows or podcasts to listen to.
Let's start with Netflix, and when I say Netflix, I also mean Amazon Prime Video and any other streaming service. When I edit I can't watch a new show that I really need to keep my eyes glued to the screen because my attention really needs to be on the computer screen so I try to choose shows I have either watched before or that I can really mostly listen to and still understand the story line. Here are my favorites below and please send me some of your favorites in the comments.
Moving along to podcasts. I am embarrassed to admit that I only started listening to podcasts this past fall. I knew what they were and tried to get into them a long time ago but just never found one that I liked. Anyway, I also used to love reading the blog Young House Love, and when they stopped blogging I missed them, but they started a podcast so I figured I would give it a shot and instantly realized I had been missing out on podcasts.
There are four podcasts that I listen to on a regular basis. Two of the podcasts, Young House Love has a podcast and The Chris loves Julia Podcast, are about home design. The Simple Show podcast is a mix of travel, family, and books, all of my favorite things, and the last podcast, How I Built This, is about innovators, entrepreneurs, and idealists and how they built their businesses and brands.
I also find myself listening to podcasts in the car or when I am cleaning or straightening up around the house.
Check them out on iTunes and leave me some recommendations of podcasts you listen to. I really don't love mystery or murder, but if you know any that you think I might like, please comment below.
Happy Friday! I have been reading the blogs above for awhile now and I really love their Friday Favorites series so I figured I would join in. Here are some of my favorites this week.
One- My Yeti Cup. This cup is amazing and will keep your ice and drink cold for many hours. I used it at field day at my kids' school last week and I still had ice in my cup by the time I left and this was after being out in the heat all day! This would make a great Father's Day gift.
Two- Calia by Carrie Underwood. As I was shopping for my husband's father's day gift at Dick's the other day I came across this line of activewear and swimwear and really liked it. I bought the bathing suit top you see below, but there were quite a few I really liked. It's hard for me to find bathing suits that have support and are cute at the same time. This line really hit the mark!
Three- School is ALMOST out for summer. I can't wait to not make lunches and do homework! Only one week left and only two full days of school, the rest they get out early.
Four- Orange is the New Black is back. I am currently on episode 10 and it is so good this season! Does anyone else watch it? What do you think of this season? Are you enjoying it?
Five- Can't wait to get back into the pool and do some underwater photography. Underwater photography is hared but it's fun to try and play around with it.
Check out these links for some more Friday Favorites. Momfessionals TabandErika GraceandLove