smiling is my favorite exercise

smiling is my favorite exercise

Goodness sakes. When I set out on this 7+ month adventure I wondered how fast it would go by. Time flies when I’m at home — weeks swell into months and amazingly, expand into years. But having never been away from home quite this long with just a backpack, I was...

Best Cat Sitter Ever :: minneapolis pet photographer

  Weeks and weeks ago a good friend of mine asked if I would take care of her kitties while her and her wife were away on a fantastic vacation to Seattle. I didn’t even have to think about it – of course I would! She is an awesome friend, she has...

Winter Thaw

“This winter was a hard winter.” I think any Minnesotan would agree with me on that statement. Not only has it been the usual cold, depressing and annoyingly dark, but it’s been long. Very long. But seasons move forward and today has been amazing. The day is still...

onward!

I’ve seen many blog posts that start with “oh boy, has it been that long?” or “wow, time flies!” Heck, I’m guilty of both of those!! I really do love writing and am starting to hope more and more that maybe one day I can do something with all of this. But I’m...

2013 :: minneapolis pet photographer

… I started writing a post that had the tone of ‘let’s reflect on the last 12 months’ and I scratched it. Then I started writing a post that bridged the emotional turmoil of 2012 to a breath of hope for 2013 and I scratched that too. Too dramatic. Who would have...