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The future of my photography
So im pretty good at it. Im not being full of myself. Im actually pretty good. I made a half decent living before i moved with my unique sessions. However here in the states there are a TON of ex...
Finally
Hubby has a start day for work. He starts on Tuesday. He was supposed to start on the 6th, so you know waiting has been so stressful! It means we will officially have to declare ourselves residen...
Small things
hubby got paid yesterday. It was about what i expected it to be minus the 2K he had to borrow for bills. So we went to the store and did our grocery shopping. I thought maybe 2-3 hundred… We spe...
Feeling Lonely
Im feeling lonely and kinda meh lately… I shouldnt be, but something its just… i dont know. Nagging. First off im having dreams EVERY night about fires. Things on fire, places on fire. Its like....
Alzheimers
Sigh ok so this one will be deeper… I think my grandpa has early onset… Its been a lot of things since i got here. But things like not remembering anyones names. Mine, my kids, my moms. Hes live...
The 90 day challenges
The Hygge group posted this. I thought it was really interesting. Some i couldn’t do right now ( cant send care packages to family if everyone is here, and i cant afford it lol) But some are rea...
Moms birthday
Its my moms birthday. Shes turning 59 this year. Gah time passes huh. She kept making jokes in the last few years she finally gets that senior discount. Although seeing shes had white hair since ...
Merry Christmas
Christmas was good! My kids really are so spoiled. The 4 boys got electric scooters and hoverboards based on their ages. Little girl got a scooter from great grandpa ( who forgot she already has ...
one year
one year ago today i tried to kill myself. Clearly i didnt finish the job. I went home in tears sick over everything. This time this year i feel the same way. I have days where im good and days ...
A bit o pride
I had my first photoshoot in my new city/state haha. It was a bit handed to me in a way. Or the husband said so. Its a coworker of my mother. I gave her a hugely reduced sitting fee and she has ...
That peaceful feeling.
“Hygge is effortless comfort; it has no element of performance. It is absence of all pretense and worry. The word itself may defy direct translation, but you are very familiar with the concept – ...
Blessed Yule
Tonight is the solstice. The longest night of the year. The turning point between winter dark and bringing back the light of the sun. Yule is beautiful in that it really is the turning point. W...
Christmas is coming
Im sitting here, Big fluffy satin angora bun on my lap. His name is Rooster. When he was a baby i wasnt sure his color so i called him the funky chin. Then one time auto correct said funky chicke...
Farm visits take two
Today our field trip to farm two happened. This one is a farm animal rescue and we did some Christmas photos and some photos for some critters adoptions. I got goosed by goats, Nosed by piggies,...
Run
Ever feeling like just running away and changing yourself. Your name, your life. But the truth is everywhere you go you take yourself with. You have to change yourself inside in order to really ...
Blankets eep
Im going to try to finish a blanket before my husband gets back from Alaska. Honestly i have 16 days and i have NO idea if i can. considering i have a few things going on. Thursday im helping som...
Kids
Little girl just shouted. Anyone want to ride the lonely bus with me?!?! I have NO idea what she was actually meaning with this one.
Christmas Woes
Its really hard to try and think of Christmas gifts sometimes. Im torn with my small budget of trying to get things they will really like. The younger kids are easier. Some legos and matchbox ca...
Goodbye hubby
And he is off. Actually he was hours ago. He is in SLC right now headed to Seattle, Then up to Ak. Im here with the kids. I took them to the park ( 5 of 7) but they started fighting more. My head...
For NON drama lovers
Today was the hubbys last day here. He heads back “home” for 3 weeks for work. We wont see him again till Christmas. So we went for a lovely drive and hike in the really bizzare and awesome park...
Stress
Why is my life one stress after another!! The other day i told the kids not to slide down the stairs in a cardboard box. Before someone knocks out their teeth. my sister had watched them thinkin...
Krankers
We have turned into the family of krankers haha. So the knitting machines are called hand kranked. So we are krankers. I got the two new ones today that are the higher end ones. I spent a chunk ...
The little things.
The younger Nephew Jo asked me if i could teach him to knit. My sister gave side eye. He wont do that. I said what about a knitting board. Like the nifty knitter looms. She said why bother. Its a...
What do you do....
So we took our three youngers to the movies to the morning. Now the older two want to go. Which is… well we can afford it right. But the nephews want to go. 1 my sister isnt seeming interested in...
Milestone
T got a bonus check deposit for a couple hundred dollars. We were not expecting it. So we decided to take little girl to her first movie. Her and the two younger boys. She is so excited and is g...
