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Today was one of those days that I knew I should just give into the fact that I would not be accomplishing much until Sophie went to bed. When your child wakes up and within an hour is acting like she’s minutes from naptime, you know you’ve got trouble. And then the ridiculously full diapers. Oh. Dear. Me. I don’t get grossed out easily by my child’s…well, you know…but today was up there.

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Is it May 22nd yet? :-)

Yes, yours truly started back to school today – I am entering my third semester at the Academy of Art University, pursuing my Master of Fine Arts in Photography. I’m staring at a syllabus for Art & Ideology of the 20th Century and can already feel my brain hurting. Photoshop should be easy enough (hope I didn’t just jinx myself) and Thesis Project Seminar, piece of cake – I *only* have to come up with what my thesis will be on. We had a gloriously long six week break that I had big plans for. BIG plans! Now, standing here, I feel like I didn’t do half of what I to accomplish and wondering how in the world it’s February.

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One of the things I love about photography is the capture of time. I was rummaging through some old photographs this week and found one of me and Kyle from Christmas of 2007. At first glance, you see a couple. It’s Christmas. Festivity. Family, friends…

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I am one of those Moms that does not scrapbook. I know, *gasp*.  I’m a photographer with tons of pictures and an armoire filled with paper, embellishments, stamps, trinkets and everything else imaginable. I try every now and then when I have free time (which isn’t often) to take some things out and work. And I just don’t feel it.

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I’m a follower of Ali Edwards, creative goddess and all around amazing woman. She’s a wife and mother first, artist second. Each year, Ali picks a word to be her theme, if you will, for the year ahead. This year, I decided to pick a word – adventure. No, wait, that’s not right.  Let’s try that again.

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