Saturday, April 30, 2011
Photography Giveaway!
Hey there! Just found a great giveaway that you should take part in! Head on over to Jennie Pyfferoen Photography's blog & follow the steps to enter in her giveaway! :)
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Daddy's Little Golfer
Happy Thursday everyone! I'm busy working on Little Baby S's session now. She's gonna be Daddy's little golfer someday! Glad I was able to have a good time w/her & her momma setting up these fun little themes.
So besides that I spent the morning cleaning - I have a photo shoot here this afternoon. A family of 4, but focus is on the sweet week old baby & her 22 mo. old sibling. Before that I have to babysit, which I'll head to here in a couple hours.
I've also been reading Water for Elephants. Very good book so far. I can't wait to finish it & see the movie! I've heard it's good. Sorry to keep my posts so short, just really busy right now! I will post more later.
Have a great weekend,
D
So besides that I spent the morning cleaning - I have a photo shoot here this afternoon. A family of 4, but focus is on the sweet week old baby & her 22 mo. old sibling. Before that I have to babysit, which I'll head to here in a couple hours.
I've also been reading Water for Elephants. Very good book so far. I can't wait to finish it & see the movie! I've heard it's good. Sorry to keep my posts so short, just really busy right now! I will post more later.
Have a great weekend,
D
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Olive to Sew April Showers/May Flowers Giveaway!
Head over to Olive to Sew's blog to enter in this fantastic giveaway!!
April Showers/May Flowers Giveaway
April Showers/May Flowers Giveaway
A New Me
So I'm changing my life for the better. My business is taking off, I'm at the weight I want to be & much healthier, & now I'm newly single. Yes it was hard, but had to be done. We both needed a break from the fighting & I am so busy right now it's not fair to anyone to be with me. I hope we can work it out because I cried all night last night. I put up a tough front, but deep down I am an emotional wreck. Well I don't want to gab about this, it'll just make me sad.
But, I finally got up the courage & do want to share my before & after WW pics with you. I wasn't brave enough to put them on FB, but felt I needed to share in some way. I'm still not as toned as I could be, but there are small changes that I noticed in the photos. I'm very proud of myself & want to be inspiration for anyone else needing the motivation.
Ok so there it is. Sorry if I grossed anyone out, especially with my before pics. Lol. And looking at the side view, I think I shrunk front to back! The front view isn't that much different except for a little less fat. I wonder what my % body fat is now...I think it was pretty high back in Feb.
Anywho, I am getting ready to go babysit in about an hour. 2 more weeks of watching little Carter. I'm sure gonna miss that kid! Well I wanted to make this quick cause I need to go dry my hair.
Until next time,
D
But, I finally got up the courage & do want to share my before & after WW pics with you. I wasn't brave enough to put them on FB, but felt I needed to share in some way. I'm still not as toned as I could be, but there are small changes that I noticed in the photos. I'm very proud of myself & want to be inspiration for anyone else needing the motivation.
Anywho, I am getting ready to go babysit in about an hour. 2 more weeks of watching little Carter. I'm sure gonna miss that kid! Well I wanted to make this quick cause I need to go dry my hair.
Until next time,
D
Friday, April 22, 2011
Mmm...M&Ms!
Hello to anyone who reads this. First of all, my name is Darchelle. Nice to meet you. :) I am a fan of many blogs & I really enjoy reading other people's blogs. I like getting new recipes, seeing photos, entering contests & generally just seeing what other people enjoy doing.
For those of you who know me, you might be thinking: "when do YOU have time for a blog?" Yes, yes I know - very busy, work 7 days a week + my hobby/small business venture. But, I LOVE journaling & used to keep journals/diaries when I was younger. I still have some & laugh & sometimes cry reading them. I want to be able to continue this through most of my life. I figured instead of writing it down, I'd blog {keeping up with technology ;)} & this way I could share my life. It really isn't a big secret, I'm not a particularly private person, & now having a small business I would like to share my work in other ways.
So if you don't know, my hobby/small business is photography. I've always LOVED taking photographs of anything & everything. I love the creative side of it - getting to manipulate & change my photos into what I am picturing in my head. I did some work for friends/coworkers (thank you fellow MRHC employees!) & I kept getting asked to do more & more & since it was starting to take up time & cost me $$ (ya know, gotta have all the nice equipment) I turned it into a business. So you will definitely be hearing (or reading) a lot about my photography if you choose to follow this blog.
About the title...I am sitting here thinking of what to type as I'm eating a bag of peanut M&Ms. No big deal - right? WRONG! I've been on Weight Watchers since February & I've lost 16 lbs so far! Thank you, thank you. Some people call me crazy cause they say I didn't have weight to lose when I started. Truth is I did. I had gained almost 20 lbs in the last year, most of it in the fall. I went on vacation to Arizona (where my dad lives - that'll be another blog) in December & it really hit me of how much I was eating & how much my clothes weren't fitting. So I have before & after pics (12 weeks) that I might post on here someday. And I can definitely tell a difference. I look like me again. Yeah I know I didn't have some 50+ lbs to lose, but I really do feel better. I'm proud to say I'm only 0.6 lbs away from my goal & planning on staying w/WW to maintain my weight. I have gained so much self confidence & feel so much healthier since I've lost the weight. Even my boyfriend says my confidence has tremendously increased, which I am usually pretty hard on myself! So yes, I do believe losing that little bit of weight has physically & mentally made me a better person. What's so wrong about eating right anyway? Ok I'll stop rambling & explain the M&Ms. I was having a bad week & said "I don't care" & picked up a bag of peanut M&Ms. Before eating them, I calculated my WW points. They are 7 points a bag! I only get 29 points a day! Yikes! So I am proud to say they've been in my kitchen for 3 weeks & I am just now eating them because I have extra points tonight. :) And yes this is my first bag of M&Ms in a LONG time!
Alright so enough about that. I didn't really want to make this too long, I have photos to edit! Lots of them. 4 sessions to be exact, that I want to get done before my first wedding of the season which is May 7th! Did I mention I'm photographing 8 weddings this year? I know - CRAZY! :) But I love it.
I hope I didn't bore you too much, but stay tuned for more! Oh & here's a look at what I'm working on right now. Also, check out my website! Enjoy!
Much love,
D
For those of you who know me, you might be thinking: "when do YOU have time for a blog?" Yes, yes I know - very busy, work 7 days a week + my hobby/small business venture. But, I LOVE journaling & used to keep journals/diaries when I was younger. I still have some & laugh & sometimes cry reading them. I want to be able to continue this through most of my life. I figured instead of writing it down, I'd blog {keeping up with technology ;)} & this way I could share my life. It really isn't a big secret, I'm not a particularly private person, & now having a small business I would like to share my work in other ways.
So if you don't know, my hobby/small business is photography. I've always LOVED taking photographs of anything & everything. I love the creative side of it - getting to manipulate & change my photos into what I am picturing in my head. I did some work for friends/coworkers (thank you fellow MRHC employees!) & I kept getting asked to do more & more & since it was starting to take up time & cost me $$ (ya know, gotta have all the nice equipment) I turned it into a business. So you will definitely be hearing (or reading) a lot about my photography if you choose to follow this blog.
About the title...I am sitting here thinking of what to type as I'm eating a bag of peanut M&Ms. No big deal - right? WRONG! I've been on Weight Watchers since February & I've lost 16 lbs so far! Thank you, thank you. Some people call me crazy cause they say I didn't have weight to lose when I started. Truth is I did. I had gained almost 20 lbs in the last year, most of it in the fall. I went on vacation to Arizona (where my dad lives - that'll be another blog) in December & it really hit me of how much I was eating & how much my clothes weren't fitting. So I have before & after pics (12 weeks) that I might post on here someday. And I can definitely tell a difference. I look like me again. Yeah I know I didn't have some 50+ lbs to lose, but I really do feel better. I'm proud to say I'm only 0.6 lbs away from my goal & planning on staying w/WW to maintain my weight. I have gained so much self confidence & feel so much healthier since I've lost the weight. Even my boyfriend says my confidence has tremendously increased, which I am usually pretty hard on myself! So yes, I do believe losing that little bit of weight has physically & mentally made me a better person. What's so wrong about eating right anyway? Ok I'll stop rambling & explain the M&Ms. I was having a bad week & said "I don't care" & picked up a bag of peanut M&Ms. Before eating them, I calculated my WW points. They are 7 points a bag! I only get 29 points a day! Yikes! So I am proud to say they've been in my kitchen for 3 weeks & I am just now eating them because I have extra points tonight. :) And yes this is my first bag of M&Ms in a LONG time!
Alright so enough about that. I didn't really want to make this too long, I have photos to edit! Lots of them. 4 sessions to be exact, that I want to get done before my first wedding of the season which is May 7th! Did I mention I'm photographing 8 weddings this year? I know - CRAZY! :) But I love it.
I hope I didn't bore you too much, but stay tuned for more! Oh & here's a look at what I'm working on right now. Also, check out my website! Enjoy!
Much love,
D
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