Brown-Eyed Girl Photography

First of all…….Happy New Year!  Thanks for stopping by and checking in to see what’s going on here at Brown-Eyed Girl.  The holidays have come & gone, all traces of Christmas have vanished from my home, my family has left, hubby is back to work and the kiddos headed back to school today and it’s a new year with endless new possibilities so my mind is racing with all of the resolutions I want/need to make, things I want to do & accomplish personally, physically & professionally, changes to myself & my business that I want to make this year, improvements I want to make to our home, etc. and it’s all just a bit…….overwhelming actually.  I feel as if it’s impossible to focus on any one thing in particular so I chose to focus on 2 tasks that I knew I could finish today……laundry & blogging!  Rather than attempting to focus on one subject or session which seems utterly impossible at the moment, you get a compilation of random musings on this fine chilly monday……..

• It’s only  been a few months since I’ve seen Duran Duran in concert but I’m already itching to see them again (badly!)
• I just bought myself a new upgraded flash for my camera, necessary but not very exciting for me unfortunately
• I’m pretty excited about the new seasons of American Idol, Bachelor & Project Runway
• I just can’t seem to get rid of magazines for some reason & have stacks of them……everywhere
• My Yorkie has about a dozen different names that we all call her, poor thing probably feels like Sybil
• When I was little all I knew was that I wanted to be a mommy & be successful
• I never really used to care for my name nor the fact that I’m from Oklahoma but now I embrace both wholeheartedly
• I love Texas but really believe that I could move to southern California & feel very  much at home almost immediately
• It’s only early January and I’m already growing tired of this cold weather, I crave warm sunshine
• 2010 is all about updating my home, new paint & carpets are on the horizon
• My neighbors showed me how to appreciate & enjoy really good red wine & I’m so happy that they did
• I feel good that I successfully helped my mom get through her first holiday season without my dad
• But I’ve been focusing a bit too much on everyone else & now I think it’s time to focus on me for a while, my needs & wants
• I feel my home is VERY organized yet my business paperwork & such??  Notsomuch
• I stink at making goals yet understand that if we don’t make them, we won’t know if we accomplished them
• I look forward to nurturing current friendships & making many more new ones in the new year
• I like looking at this photo I took at the San Antonio Missions because it makes me feel WARM……..

Current Wishlist: to have more fun in my life, things have been wayyyy too busy & serious lately for my taste

Current Color: robin egg blue & red, lots and lots of red 

Current Drink: the seasonal Caramel Brulee latte at Starbucks.  Holy crap.

Current Food: I’ve been craving super spicy lately, I put jalapenos on anything I can

Current Favorite Shows: Survivor & So You Think You Can Dance

Current Shame: no shame thankfully but I HAVE been spending a fair amount of $$$ lately…….’tis the season!!

Current Needs: laughter, fun, relaxation, some time off from photography (just a little bit!) & a wonderful Christmas

Current Triumphs: that I scored my family 3rd row tickets to the Cotton Bowl in Cowboy Stadium & that I got all my holiday clients orders placed & delivered on time

Current Bane(s) of my Existence: 

Current Indulgence: A new Coach purse, yummy candles from Anthropologie, time spent on Facebook & Starbucks a few times per week

Current #1 Blessing: My family & that my oldest son is ranked #33 academically out of 485 students his Junior year (I know, that’s 2!)  

Current Outfit: An OSU tshirt & black Adidas track pants & no shoes since it was warm today

Current Excitement: Christmas & New Yrs celebrations, Cotton Bowl tix & a family vacation in February

Current Mood:  FESTIVE!!

I’ve been in the mood to blog more, more than I currently do but not as much as I USED to.  Just a few years ago I’d blog nearly everyday and ramble on incessantly about such random ordinary “stuff”……I still can’t  believe people besides me actually read it!  Anyway, I really want to turn this blog into more than just a photography blog although I’m sure there might be folks out there who tune in exclusively to see photography and might not care less about what I’m actually doing or what projects I’m working on around my house but hopefully there are a *few* of you out there who do care and might not mind if I ramble on for a while every now & again so I hope you’ll indulge me!  Don’t worry, I’m still going to post plenty of photos although holiday sessions are winding down.  I’m sure I’ll find something to snap photos of to share, I am needing to take pics of my house all decorated up like crazy for Christmas but I’ve been waiting for a nice sunny to do so since my house is naturally dark but we haven’t seen much sun around these parts lately unfortunately.  ONE of these days.