Mommy was missing!

My little girl started Pre-K this year. It sounds cliche, but I don't know where the time went. I was just rocking her to sleep and now she's a night owl reading books until midnight if we'd let her.

The other day, I saw a drawing she did at school which made me sad and realize I had to rethink my priorities:



Mommy was MISSING... I wasn't there in our own family drawing- I was off taking pictures. Don't get me wrong- I love taking pictures and I know the importance of them for families- it's something that I try to convey to everyone I get the chance to photograph...time is fleeting, your kids will grow and change, and that it's so great to create and capture those memories and understand the importance of them.

Then I realized- what if you're too busy to be there to make memories with your family?
I'm not a full time photographer. I also have a full time corporate job. I have always loved photography since I was a little girl, so I have to balance the day job with the side business with the family time, and apparently I wasn't doing such a good job at it.

Since this time, I have made efforts to balance work and life, to block out the much-needed time with my family to enjoy those times to take them on fun outings or just hang out. It's important, because how can you make memories if you're not even there?

I'm happy to say I made the cut on the family drawing this past weekend (and notice the transformation on how she draws people! My baby's growing up...:)

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