May, you really know how to liven up the party and zoom by in a flash. The month was filled with weekend trips (Omaha and Nashville), Lexi’s 2nd Birthday Party, spending time outside, and neighborhood fire pits. There were a few cold and rainy days, but it felt a lot like summer.
May Blog Posts
Summer Photo Bucket List
Photographer Heather Marshall created the Summer Bucket Photo List inspiring other photographers, parents, families to capture this summer’s memories. I love this idea because it is not too stressful like taking a photo everyday. It feels like inspiration…
Lifestyle Newborn Session Highlight: Griffin
Not only do I want to show you some of the highlights from this newborn session, but I also want to explain some of the behind the scenes for the setup. I want to reiterate that the house does not…
Creative Business Activities
Photography Sessions
- Griffin’s Newborn
Month Total: 1 session
YTD Total: 8 sessions
*I purchased a 70-200mm Nikon lens. I’m looking forward to using this for my outdoor family sessions.
Handmade Custom Orders
Design: 4 Sets Custom Decals (Re-order!)
YTD Quilt Total: 12 completed
If you are interested in a photo session or custom order, I’d love to help you bring your vision to life.
Read. Watch. Listen. Learn.
Read
I am using Goodreads to track my reading, rate books and write some reviews. Last month (April) was a slow month for reading… until May came along and just flew by! There’s quite a few books half read so I plan to finish those this month.
Books Completed in May: 3 books
- Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative – Austin Kleon
- Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What you Don’t Know – Adam M. Grant
YTD Total: 25 of 41 books
Watch
- Photography YouTube – Chris Hau, Lizzie Peirce, Peter McKinnon
- I have been broadening my photography skills and creativity and YouTube has a lot of photographers that share their knowledge.
Listen
I listen to a lot of podcasts, audiobooks, and music. Here are the highlights from the past month.
- A lot of Today’s Hits and The Pulse on SiriusXM
- Not many podcasts – Any recommendations?
Learn
I love learning new things and am making space for more future learnings.
- How HUGE the Omaha Zoo is. The first weekend in May, we went to Omaha to visit the zoo and spend time with Morgan & Nic. Lexi loved the fish aquariums the most. There is so much to see at the zoo.
- How to drive a van around Nashville. I went on a girls trip with 2 other awesome ladies to Nashville for a long weekend. The van was actually a pretty sweet ride. TSA PreCheck is totally worth it.
- How to devein shrimp. Last weekend, we purchased 2 lbs of fresh shrimp from locally raised source, Midland Co. It was delicious! I had never prepared fresh shrimp so I watched a few YouTube videos and became a semi-pro at using the deveiner tool.
- How many bags of dirt it takes to fill a cubic yard raised garden bed. Answer: 14 – 2 cu ft bags and 3 bags of top soil. Adam built me a second raised bed, and now both garden boxes are planted! I cannot wait to see all the seedlings sprouting up.
What’s on your summer bucket list?
Let me know in the comments.
