All about me…

I hope everyone is doing well… I do try to quickly read through everyone’s blog on a regular basis but I often don’t have time to leave comments. They watch our internet usage here at work and at home I am typically working on post-processing my photographs so I don’t blog-surf as much as I used to.

I know I fill this blog with weekend re-caps and movie reviews and other mundane stuff but I wanted to write an entry that was a little more personal. You read about all the stuff physically going on around me but what about me?

Well, “me” is doing fine. Overall I am happy but I am also…

… anxious about the upcoming art festival on Dec. 2nd. There is still so much to do to get ready and the prints I want to sell aren’t even ordered yet!! I did spend last night finding the original files, re-naming, tweaking my list. I added a few images I took in the past couple of weeks that weren’t in my original list and I am excited to see them all come in. I have a handful of my test prints matted and they look so great!! I also framed a few to use as displays and made some prototype photo card sets. I am happily surprised at how nice the cards look and feel really good about those.

… content at work. I am settling down here and I am recognizing more and more faces around the office. They seem to recognize me as well now. I guess it helps if your face is up on the intranet because you are “employee of the month”. Yes, I was given this distinction and I am really enjoying the great parking spot!

… unsure about my ability to teach salsa. I am still going to training but my confidence was blown a few weeks ago. I can learn the steps and am technically proficient but I don’t know if I will ever have that “style” that makes a good dancer a great one. I had a good class yesterday though so I will continue on with training.

… excited about my photography. OK, back on this topic but only to say that I have really been having fun with my camera and have been taking it along with me more often. Some of my favorite shots have been photos I took in the past month or two.

… disappointed in my weight gain. Yes, I have gained back almost all (but not quite) of the weight I took off over a year ago. Thankfully my clothes are not as tight as they were back then but that is no excuse. I will deal with that when I am ready mentally though. Not at this moment, not today.

And I am now less than a month away from turning 33. Wow. Thirty-three. Where has all the time gone? I feel so unaccomplished for my age. I hope it’s just the tired me talking right now because I know in my heart that even though I am not a company executive nor am I a mother of some great kids I have done a lot in my life and will continue to do more… maybe that is why I am so upbeat about the photography? It makes me feel like I am accomplishing something and it helps build up my esteem about my photography abilities. I have no illusions that I will ever be a truly professional photographer – I don’t want to be – but at least this little hobby of mine can help me get a little extra cash for my effort and bring a little local recognition.

And because I don’t know how to end this entry I’ll leave you with another image I took at the Dallas Arboretum a couple of weekends ago…