and the pics she has been taking the last two weeks.
not a whole lot going on around here aside from grocery shopping, homework, carpooling to and from school, rain, backyardigans, and waiting for daddy to get home. many things that in the past would leave me stir crazy, bored, and aching for a change. but presently they just have me wrapped up in a gentle current, carrying me about my day with a kind of contentment that i hope i can keep with me as i begin merging my other job back into my life.
i have very much enjoyed my time off work, so much so that its hard for me to get going again. ive loved being a stay at home mom the past few months, that much is probably pretty obvious, and i do appreciate your loyalty and patience during this long dry spell. im glad you got a kick out of lisa’s blog entry below. i did too.
will be opening up my schedule and booking clients again starting sometime in the upcoming week, so if you have emailed me ill be in touch soon! im excited to offer some new packages, (including new wall galleries that have a tara vibe), update my website, and organize some travel sessions for this year.
tomorrow im going to share the photos of an adorable couple that i just happen to know and love, that were taken in san francisco this past october. i have so many great sessions from last year that i never got around to sharing. but for now, its time to clean up and get these kids ready for bed.
and take photos of the process with a rinky dink camera phone.
EDITED: i TOTALLY have to share the story of how i came to own her. i was in hawaii, fiddling with my iPod Touch and bemoaning the fact that i thought it was going to be enough for me. i thought it was going to soothe the beast that desperately wanted the iPhone. but after getting the iTouch, WHICH IS TOTALLY COOL BUT NOT EVEN CLOSE TO A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PHONE, i realized that i was not in any way soothed or satisfied. admitting my betrayal and utter wrongness in public. bowing down to the iPhone. and heather and kivalu (our hawaii family) say to me, “well gee tara, we have the old version just sitting around, not getting used, do ya want it?” and at first i say, “oh my gosh! no, no…i cant accept that!” until i stop trying to be polite and I say, “okay. i give in. if you are just giving away FREE apple products, i can definitely take them off your hands.” after some near arguments about how RIGHT JEFF IS and the mis-representation of actual phone plan costs (and you can guess who came out victorious on that one), we spent a few minutes on the phone with AT&T and i was in business. the phone was not at all on our upcoming list of “things to make room in the budget for” so i know i am incredibly, incredibly lucky to have such giving and wonderful friends. they have literally given me a gift that has changed my life. because i now have the entire world in the palm of my hands. and in my pocket. and on my night stand. and while waiting in line at costco. and while waiting for kids to get out of school. and in bed at night when we just really need to look up exactly WHAT IS polenta anyway?
by Tara Whitney
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