We've recently experienced some much needed hot, sunny days. We've had a bit of a rainy spring so far, so when these sunny days came around, we were outside all day long. We washed and waxed the car, hung clothes on the line, potted up some more plants, enjoyed some gin and tonics outside with friends (obviously, the little one was sipping something else...), and soaked up as much sun as we could. We're hoping to go for our first swim this weekend!
Yay for sun!
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Hey all! Just wanted to let you that Heather at Beauty That Moves is hosting a giveaway and discount (20%!!!) for my Eyes Open creative photography e-course! Woohoo!
So get on over there and enter now! And also, check out Heather's e-course too!
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We went to a friend's potluck last night. So much fun.
I roller skated. Ate lots of food. Drank some wine. Chatted with friends. Enjoyed the sun (finally!) and sat back after a long day of work.
The little one ran around with friends in between bites of dinner, giggling and skateboarding.
It really was the perfect evening...
What are your weekend plans?!
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a wee bit of this and that from the last few days.
we had our first BBQ with friends over the weekend. and our first beers of the year too. i can't get over our backyard...right on the water. we hear the waves lapping the shore, the seagulls squawking overhead, and the boats going back and forth. the little one set up her toys on the picnic blanket and played while i sat in the sun, reading a magazine until our friends arrived. i have a feeling we'll be doing this a lot this summer.
today we broke for a studio siesta out on the back picnic table by the river. we were all chatting and brainstorming and eventually broke out a bottle of wine, continuing to chat away, feeling grateful for living creative lives and working hard at it. it was the perfect afternoon. rain was expected, but the sun decided to return and we wanted to soak it up while it lasted. D found me two four leaf clovers.
tonight i'm headed to a girl's night out at a friend's house. so fun.
i hope your tuesday was wonderful!
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I wanted to mention that I am accepting new sponsors and offering a 10% discount for the month of June! Contact me at ewallacephoto@gmail.com for more info!
Late last week there was another break in the rain. We got out for a scooter ride through town after dinner. The weekend was gorgeous, although right now it looks like we are right back to rainy weather again. I'm trying to stay motivated, despite the gray skies.
I've been sitting here at my desk, feeling rather chilled from the lack of sun. I'm on my fourth cup of PG Tips (5 is my max...or at least, I try to tell myself that...). The little one was up at an early hour this morning, battling a headache and feeling not so great. I served her breakfast on the couch, curled up under her blanket. And now she's off to her Papa's house for a part of the week. Such a funny thing letting her go...being in Mama mode for so long, then suddenly switching it "off" and putting on my other hat...the business one, the kid-less one where I get to stay out late with friends, and sleep in, and work as much as I can fit into a day. Somehow it all seems rather perfect, even when it's hard. A balance somewhat.
Happy Monday everyone! xo
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to all the mama's out there...here's hoping you had a fabulous day full of appreciation and love. xo
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sorry for the quiet here. i've been working so hard on this e-course and i'm super excited about all that's happening! more soon...
it's been raining and raining and raining here in maine. it's good for getting lots done inside, but sometimes we just need to get out.
so last night, after a delicious dinner, we geared up for a rainy bike ride. we headed down the street, and within two minutes the drizzle turned into pouring rain! it was fun getting soaked and decided to just go with it and leisurely ride through the rain.
we returned home, grateful for the exercise and settled in with some dry clothes for dessert and stories.
what have you been up to?
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put some of my latest stuff up on the wall. it felt good.
finally made a hanging plant inspired by 3191...
rainy day play. oh when, oh when will the sun come out?
we baked scones and ate them with friends.
and a cozy cat.
what are you up to this weekend?! xoxo
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hey all!
i just wanted to say how happy i am to announce that e-course of mine. i've been working hard on it and i'm REALLY excited about what i have to offer! and i wanted to clear up that it's for beginners to intermediate! do not be intimidated! no fancy camera necessary...just a desire to understand photography and explore the amazing amount of creativity that can be part of it!
and please, if you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to e-mail me at erin@alovesupremephoto.com
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i've been working all week, but the little one got home from school today and after a few commitments, we settled in for a mellow evening. we played in the yard, planted some seedlings, drew pictures, made dinner, and read books. she's growing, that one...
What did you do today? xoxo
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Hello everyone! I'm really excited to announce my first creative photography 6 week e-course! This course has been designed for people with an interest in photography who want to become more comfortable and familiar with their cameras, and learn how to take their photography in a creative direction. Eyes Open is about living your creative life with more awareness...transferring that awareness into your photography to be able to artistically document everyday life in a way that is unique to you and your eye!
Topics will include:
Weekly Lessons will make up this course. Each week will be divided into different elements. These will include:
Participants in this course will be invited to discuss the lessons, their experiences, etc. by commenting on the specific posts. Questions can be asked in the Facebook group. A Flickr group will be available for uploading pictures to share with other participants and for critique.
But most of all, we will have fun together exploring creative photography!
Registration opens TODAY! The course will begin June 25th! The lessons will be available to participants at their convenience throughout the 6 week course.
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the little one is off having adventures with her papa and i find myself here alone, with my fourth cup of tea and third piece of chocolate, working and working and working some more. so much work (and jobs!) to make this a possibility.
thinking about her, her smile, and her giggles, and just how much she's been chattering excitedly non-stop (i must admit, i am enjoying the mental space right now!), and how we've been doing so much together...journaling, painting, sketching, biking, running, walking, cooking, eating, exploring, laughing, and enjoying.
it's funny how life can shift so much on a daily basis. i've learned that having any type of expectations really just doesn't get me anywhere. hopes and dreams? sure. but really...being right here, right now is the most important thing. knowing that even this moment will not last, and i'll be experiencing something so entirely different and maybe even unexpected before i know it.
i think that's my lesson right now...one that i am so desperately trying to learn and master. no expectations...just living right now in whatever this moment brings. knowing it is perfect, and the next moment will be perfect too, because that's exactly what i'm supposed to be doing.
yup. i think that's it. for now anyway...
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at the table tonight. we were both journaling. she grabbed my glasses. silly girl, she is...
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"stuff" from the last few days. vacation week was jam packed full of adventure, and unfortunately for you, i have grown fond of carrying my light and compact film camera around instead of the digital one. so i have 6 rolls of film waiting to be developed when i finally get money. so for now, images of our adventures will have to wait, but they find their way here soon...i hope! here are some shots from home in the meantime...
a coffee kind of morning.
breakfast with my girl. bagel with homemade jelly for her, and two fried eggs and tea for me.
some days are easier than others....
she is loving this horse print above the bed.
i've been doodling. a lot. and painting too. will show more soon...
her new art wall.
and lastly...a tulip she picked for me while i was out on a run. what a special surprise upon returning. she's a sweet one, that girl...
hope you are all enjoying your week, my friends! what music are you all listening to? i need some new tunes!
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do you ever notice that when you're having a rough time, or you think you just want the day to end so you can make no more mistakes or say the wrong things or think about just how not that great you are, and then there is one thing...one single little thing...that turns it all around? that makes the rest of the day melt away and disappear and become nothing. when you realize the suffering you just put yourself through because of your damn thoughts was just so not worth it, and how absolutely ridiculous it was to entertain such thoughts in the first place?
well, that's been my week, friends. ups and downs. highs and lows. figuring this life thing out. it's all such an interesting process. i love observing it. i love witnessing it all. i love feeling it all. even when it's hard.
i remember a particularly lonely night, with no little one here, when i realized just how different everything is. and i became a bit overwhelmed by it as i sat at the computer working. then i looked over and saw this rose geranium my friend had spent the winter rooting for me, and i just planted it in that pot finally. and the sunset light was just pouring over it and through the leaves. it looked gorgeous. and then i remembered that i'm surrounded by so much awesomeness.
and thank goodness i woke up in a different place after that. i woke up ready to get on with it all. to leave a lot behind and dive into the now. i was excited. i'm fully prepared to sink back into the trap of all the yesterdays, but i feel like i'm a little more prepared to get myself out quicker now.
and i guess, that's all we can ever do. knowing that tomorrow will come and we take it as it is. we are just grateful it is there, and when it's done we can find comfort in knowing the next day will come, and the next, and the next. it's like a never-ending gift. pretty awesome.
so that's where i've been, my friends. how about you? xoxo
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oh, you all. you all have been through so many manifestations of this space here. and maybe i lost some of you along the way, but i do know there are many of you still here. and i believe that the more real i get with myself in this space, the more i connect with others feeling the same. and i attract readers with a similar energy, or something here resonates with them and they know they are meant to be here, reading all i have to say.
there has been a shift over the past couple of years to something more real. more honest. more open. and i want to continue with that. because life is about learning and growing, and heck...i'm not afraid to admit that! and if someone finds what i have to say inspiring and it helps them on their own journey, then well...that's all i could really ask for.
last night i got thinking. i was thinking about everything. contemplating life and what it's about. i was sitting on the couch journaling. and i was feeling rather sad. i stopped for a moment and posted here...that picture where i may look sleepy, but really i was just thinking. and i should have said more, but i was too tired at that point to really write anything. so here i am now.
i thought all through the night (it was a very restless sleep) and i woke at an early 6 a.m. to the sun slowly rising through the big window in the bedroom. i laid there in bed for an hour, thinking. i slept with my camera on the next pillow in hopes of catching that sunrise for a project i'm working on. and i did. i took some pictures without even moving my head from the pillow. and i stayed there thinking some more about life and what it's about. and then i went on a long run and thought some more.
and i thought that maybe, just maybe, there is a way to shift things. to take a situation and make it different. to observe your immediate reactions and behaviors which have been a certain way your entire life and change them. notice them. create an awareness around them that is so constant that there is no way to continue thinking in a certain way. and that's kind of liberating to recognize that.
i believe i'll never stop growing and learning and changing. i feel like a river...just flowing around bends and curves and along straight stretches to wherever it takes me. i don't argue with it. i just go with it. there are no wrong turns, it all just takes you exactly where you are meant to go.
and that's what i thought about today, and where i've arrived tonight.
thanks for listening, friends. xoxo
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