I used to shoot for myself all the time.  Pictures of, well, everything I was doing, everywhere I went, everyone I saw.  I am BEYOND blessed to be able to shoot for a living now.  But I think that when you shoot for others, the shooting for yourself takes a bit of a backseat.  I rarely shoot just for fun anymore and I’ve missed it.

So, I recently decided that I was going to shoot.  For me.  Everyday.  Starting with the first 100 days.  When I’m done, I’ll print & bind it into a book.  Just everyday things.  The pillows I just made.  Basil.  My disaster area of a desktop.  The rooms we’ve torn down and are building back up.  You know, everything I do when I’m not shooting for you

The camera is out on the counter all the time now.  I pick it up whenever I want to document a little piece of our life.  I’m incredibly excited about this little project and the first 30 days have been super fabulous.

On Day 1 Chris & I went Geo Caching.  Have you Geo Cached?!  I couldn’t believe how much fun it was.  It sounds stupid, and yet, it is amazing.  This was shot at our first find… but our arms aren’t long enough to get it in the shot!

On day 16 we had a few friends over for dinner and it was our first night eating in the backyard.  We use it all summer and it feels so nice to get back there!  The table was a project that I’m in love with and that Chris battled me on tooth & nail.  It’s an old swinging kitchen door that we refinished and built into a table.  Love.

On Day 24 our neighbors dog, Lucy, came over to play with Basil.  She’s a Chiweenie and just hit 5 pounds of absolute adorableness.  Basil loves her and it so cute to watch them play together.

Looking back at old posts, I realize this is my first personal post in, um, four months.  I’ve been so incredibly busy with work that even blogging for myself has taken a backseat!  Must get back on that train!