Feeling Good

photo by @sierragrosss on IG

"It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me. And I'm feeling good." - Muse

Ever since 2013 started, things have been falling into place and that warms my heart.

- Once I decided take it slow with my photography business, I knew that was the right decision because I started getting calls from possible new clients and  that reassures me, as well as excites me.
- We're finally done painting our bedroom, so we'll FINALLY set up our bed and our whole room this week. I'm so excited to have a real bedroom! No more crawling over each other in the middle of the night. Ha!
- I will FINALLY have a space of my own! My office/studio will finally get built! I can't even describe how lucky I feel. I feel pretty darn blessed.
- I purchased something to expand my mind and warm my soul. Something so fantastic in my eyes, that I'm going to keep it to myself for a while until I'm ready to share it with the world.
- My baby fever has finally calmed down, because I have lots of friends with babies and I know that we're not ready to have a kid just yet.
- I'm really noticing a difference between being 25 and being 24. It's crazy how your mind just changes.
- I'm really happy with my decision to cancel my Beachbody membership. Beachbody's great if you're into that sorta thing, but my life is taking me in a different direction and I'm happy with that. I quit because I needed more time to focus on my photography.. and myself. :)

Have you felt any changes so far into the new year? What decisions have you made so far that were life changing or significant? How are your resolutions going?

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to pop in and wish you all a merry christmas! 

here's a few photos from my family christmas last night:

Above: This is Ember, my favorite small person. She's six years old, and she owns most of my heart. Her mother is one of my best friends, I consider her family to be my family. So, they came over for christmas dinner! We had the best time! Oh, and in this photo she was found hiding under my down comforter.. under a pile of clean clothes :P 

Left to Right: My beautiful mother, My grandma and my boyfriend, Josiawa. They were prepping dinner :)

Yams!!!!!!! More like, YUMmmmms.

Josiawa holding my Violet Creams that my mom gave me. Soooo delicious!! Have you ever seen the movie Chocolat? It's one of my all time favorites, well.. the main character makes rose creams.. and that's basically what these are except made with violet instead of rose :) YUM!

And last but not least, our dinner table.  Two tables put together to fit all 9 guests. <3

Hope you are having the most lovely Holiday! I look forward to the new year! I plan on using this week to plan my January posts and I'm excited to share my projects & recipes with you all! I hope to gain more followers and readers soon. I look forward to meeting you all! xo

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

XOXO

Sol Botanicals: Places I Love

Sol Botanicals is a small local apothecary & coffee shop at 383 W. 3rd Ave. in Eugene, OR. In the neighborhood of Tactics Boardshop, Ron's Island Grill, REI + Bounce Gymnastics. Owned by my dear friend Felicia and her partner Ryan. What's great about this little place is that they're original. They blend their own tea & make their own honey. They make organic smoothies and are now serving espressos, steamers and hot chocolate. Today I went in and tried their Vanilla Bliss Steamer with their house made Aphrodite Honey. The honey had [rose hips, cacao nibs and cardamom] in it. It was the most delicious and creamy thing I've ever had! Dairy Free options! It's a great place to shop for Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers! If you're in the area, check them out! SHOP LOCAL.

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