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Confession time. My dear friend Aimee who is an amazing photographer is coming to visit Denver next month and I will be on the other side of the camera for my very own in-home storytelling session. I am laughing as I type this, but here it goes.
I am stressing over what we will wear.
I am stressing over a lack of light in my house.
I am stressing over how my husband will act. **note I am just worried about James, not Chloe because I am sure she will be enamored with Aimee.
I am stressing about the crappy paint on my walls.
I want a new couch, two new TV stands, and pictures on my walls.
I am stressing over decluttering.
I am stressing over my bathrooms, which need a GOOD cleaning.
I am stressing that I will look fat.
Sound familiar?
Now I am going to admit all of this is UTTERLY ridiculous. Well, maybe not the clutter, but everything else. I cherish real. I shoot real for your families. I simply cannot WAIT to get images of my own family to put into a slideshow. So really, why in the world am I stressing???
I am going to pretend I am one of you. I am going to reassure myself that everything will be great. The pictures are going to be about my family hanging out in our tiny townhome. James will limit his scowling and be a perfectly loving husband because he knows how excited I am about having Aimee over on a Sunday morning. She will capture those moments that I never can because there ARE limits to what we can do, even with a remote/timer. We are going to make some pancakes, jump in the bed, watch some PBS on the TV, and maybe read some books because that is what we do every Sunday. I will clean just like I would if we were having company and I will make my bed. However, even in the everyday chaos amazing images can happen.
It is just time for me to put my big girl panties on. I am going to just stop stressing and order us all some comfy PJs to wear. Maybe (hopefully) Chloe will wear them. I will be burying her favorite orange outfit in the basement because she is NOT allowed to wear that. I would rather she just be in underwear than to see that outfit in one more picture.
I cannot wait!
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