Came across this tonight

and thought it was kind of cool...

Simplicity, many people think,
is an end in itself
But they’re getting it backwards
Simplicity is the path, the means
It’s not a far off destination,
somewhere in the future
It’s right here, right now
It’s taking things one at a time
It’s asking simple questions
It’s taking simple actions
It’s doing it slowly
It’s considering and being conscious,
with everything

When you find yourself becoming overwhelmed
on the path to simplicity
Taking a complicated, frenzied path
to get there
Stop, consider, and choose
the simpler path
And take it slowly
And easily
And lovely

Simplicity is the path, not just the destination, by Leo Babauta

Mmm.. gingerbread lattes are back!

And they are almost as good as the Pumpkin Spice lattes. Either one is perfect for a windy fall day like today. I have some vegetable soup simmering on the stove and fresh buns for dinner. I have a run planned for tonight at 5:30, but I am feeling a wee bit achy now and my throat a tad scratchy... yuck. I had similar symptoms last week and managed to bounce back fairly quickly, so here's hoping! Perhaps I will go rest and read, although I really just feel like closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep.

Found this pic of El and I taken in Sept. It was so warm then... I am craving warmth

Wow, I apologize for the dreariness of last night's post. Sometimes I just have down days, yesterday was one of them I suppose. Although I had a rough sleep last night I woke up and was happy to see the sun. I had my yoga class in the morning which was very refreshing and gave me a lot of time to think and re-energize!

I am inspired to do get going on a lot things. I have pictures to edit, e-mails to reply to, and a few phone calls to make. I've been bouncing some new business ideas around as well as logos/branding and marketing. I am feeling inspired to cook, organize, and clean up my yard. I want to try some some new things with my camera and take some pictures for me! And maybe get them blown up, and maybe even put on a canvas! See, I am feeling much better today!

Thank you for all the love...

Change- my love/hate relationship with it

This will truly be a rambling post as my thoughts are so scattered tonight.

I love change. I love when the seasons change, when I get to a new location for a shoot and it's amazing, a new running route, a new paint colour, rearranging furniture...you get the idea.

I also hate change. The change I despise so much and have trouble dealing with is change I cannot control.

I know, I am a control freak... I have to let it go.

icky sicky yuck

that's kind of how I am feeling right now. My day started off great, but by the time I had finished putting on a coat of paint in the kid's playroom, my throat began to get scratchy. I then headed out to Rona where Connor picked out this killer colour of orange for the playroom. I was all ready to get home and put it on, but by the time I arrived home all I could do was lay on the couch and keep myself from falling asleep before it was time to pick up Elissa.

I've been editing all afternoon and I think I am nearly caught up, just a bit of burning and packaging left. I had big plans to make a yummy vegetable soup with fresh buns, but the energy just wasn't there... maybe tomorrow.

waiting for Fed-Ex and logo design

So this pretty much sums up my day. I went to a grueling Bikram yoga class this morning. My arms feel like jelly and I'm not sure I can make it down the stairs to grab another load of laundry out of the dryer. I have some lovely lululemon yoga shorts coming via Fed-Ex. According to my tracking #, they are in transit and are due to arrive today :-) Yay, although I am scared to leave the house b/c I don't want to miss them. So here I wait...

Also I know I should be editing my sessions from yesterday, but I am feeling this overwhelming desire to have a new logo, or any logo, since I have never really had one before,, well one that I like. So I have samples... here they are:

Opinions? Yay, nay? Back to Photoshop?

Sunday

I woke up yesterday to one of the most lovely surprises ever! It was around 7:30. I put on my slippers and a hoodie and walked downstairs. I kissed my kids good morning and proceeded into my office. I turned on my computer and opened the blinds. I was expecting to see a cold drizzly morning, but instead I saw this...

It was one of the most beautiful sunrises I had ever seen. Bright oranges, reds and golds, mixed with an opaque layer of fog. I knew I had to capture this. I only wish I could capture the whole feeling... the peacefulness, the cold crisp smell in the air, and the stillness. It made my day.

The sun and the fog didn't last very long. Unfortunately by the afternoon the rain had begun to fall, and I began to wonder how my original plan of running 10 km was going to unfold. I decided to do it anyway, I've been wanting to to do it for a long time and I am so glad I did. It felt so good, although I have to say I am a wee bit sore this morning. I want to do it again, like right now! Thanks for all the encouragement ;-)