In the year 2020!!

Well, welcome all to the year 2020! Where many people say that they're going to make resolutions, changes, and organize their lives and then several days or a month later you forget it. I'm one of those people. Not by choice, but because I do have enough time in my hands nowadays. So, why do you ask? Well, due to a bittersweet circumstance that might bring me more advantages and possibly some goals completed. So on to what I usually do here.

Weather
So we were supposed to get a really bad storm this past weekend and well nothing happened. From hail to a possible tornado, but nothing really happened in our area. As of right now, it seems that our temps will be in a roller coaster ride. I'm wanting to make plans in the sense of exercise and such this new coming week, but we shall see how I can work this out. I can't complain nor give the excuse of time, since I have whole bunch of it now.


Bittersweet time
What I mean with this title is a lot of different things. For some, when they get let go from their job, they are mad and yet happy at the same time. Then after reality hits, sadness since no income and boredom-ness and starting from scratch occurs with looking for a job. I would say that I should be in these stages once my team found out that our account was closing, but I wasn't. In the long run, I was happy since no one including myself was not happy there and too many complaints occurred. I tried o escape before, but couldn't. A lot of people had other people to fall back to for income, since they had significant others or the alike, but many as well didn't and I felt for them. Were offers of other jobs given there? Yes, and some took the bait, but again I wasn't one of them. My time, my chance, has come to close this chapter with this company. I've been there for 5 years, 5 and now I need time to rest.

With this new freedom feeling I decided to organize/clean my house and so far most of the rooms that needed it the most have been staying clean. Now I just hope that my husband keeps up with them and doesn't destroy them somehow haha. I do have other rooms to organize and clean, but I also want to have actual time to relax. On top of that literally after the holidays were over, I had a request from a friend for a family portrait session and I took it. I had fun doing so and my husband and the client/friend also noticed it. Instantly once I was in progress with editing their photos I had another friend reach out to me for a wedding session. I greatly accepted, but need to hear back from the client or my friend first for confirmation. So it seems to me that this unemployment or relaxation is kicking my new year correctly with booking appointments for me for photography sessions. Hey, I do need the money and need to practice in one way or another for exposure and to finally build and update my portfolio and website as well. Hopefully word spreads of my services once I do provide the finalized photos of this current family session and this wedding as well. I just might also lend a hand in another wedding, if needed, with one of my husbands cousins as well. Whatever photography session comes my path I will surely take it, but keep in mind that it won't be free. Freelance people for any kind of art need to make a living as well to survive, so there will be a fee with our services!

Other than my photography business coming into a bloom again in a perfect timing, I also want to work on myself in the sense of exercise. I've been told that I need to get on a low-carb diet and well since I no longer have breaks for walks, I don't know how to gain my walks again while at home. My dogs don't obey in staying around me or just go crazy when we take them on walks, so that is out of the question and walking on your own can sometimes be lonely, but I guess that'll be my only solution for now. I don't know but also when you're cleaning your house you get a workout as well at the same time, so that's another plus on that or what I noticed. We shall see what I come up with in this part of my life. I just hope my photography business kicks in soon because I do enjoy it and my husband wants me to focus on that only and not get a [real] job back. So many plans and ideas and lots of time to expand and make them grow somehow!