So yesterday was a rough day for me, but as always I try to find the silver linings. I woke up feeling awful due to an adjustment on some of the medication I am on to help with Ryan and my attempts to start this family. Not a way a want to start my morning especially during the busiest time of the year!

I finally got myself pulled together and started working for a bit – editing photographs from some of our recent sessions – when all of the sudden my computer screen glitched on me. Now I tend to do the bulk of my work on my macbook pro laptop. (I know a lot of photographers frown on this but it works for me.) So my first reaction was to close the lid and reopen. … Nothing changed. So I hard powered it down and restarted. It came back on fine. (Whew!) I breathed a sigh of relief and then began making sure everything important was backed up on my external drives. Then I continued working. It worked fine for quite I while so I thought maybe it was a fluke and we were in the clear. But around 3 pm it did it again and this time it wasn’t coming back on.

Of course this is not something you want to have happen! It means I have to switch over to my desktop to work for now and ultimately it means I have to replace my workhorse computer! I’ll be honest I was not happy. I had just gotten excited about some new equipment I was going to purchase to try some new stuff at my sessions, but this new development means that those fun purchases get put on hold while I take care of replacing this crucial piece of equipment.

But instead of sinking into anger and disappointment I decided to look on the bright side, to find my silver lining. When I started this business all those years ago, those first couple years when I was barely scraping by – I wonder if that girl ever thought she’d be able to just up and pay for a new macbook pro without hesitating, without using a credit card, without needing financial assistance. I wonder if she ever thought she’d still have money leftover for emergencies, taxes, other equipment. Because that’s the thing. I know that it’s my job to be reliable for you guys. If something fails – I need to still be able to replace it and work. The less of a pause I have the better I’m taking care of you! When I started this business I wouldn’t have been able to do that. But now I’m priced so that I can. Because equipment does fail! It’s just a matter of when.

And that got me feeling exceptionally thankful for all of you! I feel grateful for you everyday, but yesterday when things were rough – I started thinking about all of you – my wonderful clients, support team, friend – you make it possible for me to be here year after year. You are the reason I love my job! Your faith in me and your support of my business is what keeps me working so hard to capture your moments in a beautiful and fun way! So thank you all for always being my awesome silver lining and for being a part of this little photography family! Know that you mean the world to me and I’m always looking forward to capturing your moments and memories! Have a fantastic weekend!