Halloween and other things

So, I’ve been absent. Again.

I don’t even know how it happened. It was like I blinked, and whoa, it was November. Life really needs to stop doing that. Am I right?

We’ve been up to normal life stuff, most of which you’ve probably seen if you follow me on Instagram.

I was going to do a recap post of the past few months, but it got a little daunting, so I’ll just stick with some shots from Halloween instead!

I had grand plans for getting some sweet pictures of Wyatt in his costume, but he was wearing his sassy pants that day, so I got a lot of shots like this:

 

 

 

There was also a lot of running that day. Specifically whenever I said “Okay, stand right there and smile at mommy!” Zoom. He was off. All those pictures of him running through the yard though…I couldn’t resist putting my very minimal photoshop skills to use one one of them.

And here are a few from our first official door-to-door trick or treating night. He had so much fun and said trick-or-treat at EVERY house. Hard to believe he was barely saying anything at all last year! He was also quite impressed with my “meemow” costume. I worked so hard on it.

Now, onto those other things I mentioned. Mainly, the future of this here blog. After getting tossed into the single mom arena, I thought I might try to use the blog as a source of income. It sounded like a great idea, and I put some effort into making it happen, but I quickly realized that’s not the route I wanted to go. It look the joy of writing here away, and I don’t want that. So, what DO I want to write about then? Well, I want to get back to more of my blogging roots. I want to write about life and all the random tidbits that come screaming through my brain everyday. But, there’s something else I want to focus on too. Over the past couple of months I’ve had a transformation of sorts in my life, and it has to do with body image. It was like one day I just got the biggest wake-up call and realized I could no longer continue beating myself up because of my looks. Because this body doesn’t define me. Because beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, and I decided to own mine. I know it sounds dramatic (or maybe a little obvious for people who don’t struggle with body image), but these revelations set me free and opened my eyes. And I can’t not share about that. Because my life feels transformed, and I want anyone else who has struggled with the same issues to know there are people out there who get it and who have overcome it.

I hope you’ll continue to stick with me! I’m excited to start sharing here again and catch up with what everyone else out in blogland is up to these days.

P.S. I officially started a photography business to bring in some extra income (Diet Cokes from McDonald’s don’t pay for themselves, after all) and would love for you to like the Facebook page!

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