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


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