For our very first date, I took Todd to a Jazz game. While we were dating and before we had kids, we went to a lot of Jazz games, ate a lot of hot dogs, and watched a lot of cheesy half-time shows. During one of the half-time shows, there was a little Chinese lady who spun a bunch of plates..on sticks...while riding a unicycle. At the time, I was really entertained by it.
Lately I feel like I am that lady! Not literally, of course. But, I feel like I am constantly trying to keep all my little plates spinning and it turns out, I am not very good at it. Life has been busy lately. Really busy. My little photography business kind of took over my life for a while. There were days that I woke up in the morning and headed straight to my the computer to edit and I stayed there until it was time to go to bed. It literally took over my life for a while. When I realized it was happening I had to take a little step back and get my priorities straight. My number one priority is my family. I am a wife and a mommy first, and a photographer second and I never want to forget that again. Lily and Owen will only be little for while and I am definitely not going to miss it!
So I am trying to teach myself to find my balance in life and it is a hard process. But, I think I am slowly making progress. I realized this morning that I have not taken a single picture of my own kids for almost a month! That just about killed me!! I have been spending so much time taking other families pictures that I haven't even thought about taking pictures of my own. That is one thing that has to change!
Tonight we ran a few errands and while we were at Target Lily tried to pick up a massive watermelon all by herself to put in our cart. I couldn't say no after she went through so much effort, so we loaded it up and brought it home. The three of us enjoyed a beautiful sunset on our porch, eating one of our favorite summer treats. And I took pictures...
Lately I feel like I am that lady! Not literally, of course. But, I feel like I am constantly trying to keep all my little plates spinning and it turns out, I am not very good at it. Life has been busy lately. Really busy. My little photography business kind of took over my life for a while. There were days that I woke up in the morning and headed straight to my the computer to edit and I stayed there until it was time to go to bed. It literally took over my life for a while. When I realized it was happening I had to take a little step back and get my priorities straight. My number one priority is my family. I am a wife and a mommy first, and a photographer second and I never want to forget that again. Lily and Owen will only be little for while and I am definitely not going to miss it!
So I am trying to teach myself to find my balance in life and it is a hard process. But, I think I am slowly making progress. I realized this morning that I have not taken a single picture of my own kids for almost a month! That just about killed me!! I have been spending so much time taking other families pictures that I haven't even thought about taking pictures of my own. That is one thing that has to change!
Tonight we ran a few errands and while we were at Target Lily tried to pick up a massive watermelon all by herself to put in our cart. I couldn't say no after she went through so much effort, so we loaded it up and brought it home. The three of us enjoyed a beautiful sunset on our porch, eating one of our favorite summer treats. And I took pictures...
(Having a month off from having the camera in their little faces has not cured my kids of "photographers child syndrome". Notice how they both refuse to look at the camera! They are such stinkers, but I love them!!)
3 comments:
oh jeni. we're all seeking that balance. so hard to find.
and hey, owen's hair has grown so fast!
your post brought unexpected tears to my eyes because i feel the exact same way! u are a great mom and wife and thanks for sharing. love the new pics! we should get together soon! connor loves the tgp petting zoo and i am willing to go there again! i still need to take him to the dinosaur museum there too never have! or u could bring the kids over here to swim or we could just go to a park! whatever i am game for anything! let me know!
I completely understand how you feel...It is hard to find balance and it is a struggle to make your family more important than your hobbies or business...when we learn how to do that, our priorities automatically line up. I am still trying to teach myself how to balance my life with all of its craziness!! If you figure it out, will you teach me?!! I'm serious!
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