i believe the single most significant decision i can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. it is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position. attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. it alone fuels my fire or assaults my hope. when my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.
- charles r. swindoll

my morning today began with packing up my car for a newborn shoot and what did i find? my car was rummaged through and my GPS was stolen. everything was open and thrown all over my car. i happened to already be running late so finding my car broken into, i was not happy...not one bit. my immediate thoughts were nothing but grumpy, angry thoughts. but after a few moments, i realized that i had to shake it off and change my attitude b/c i had a newborn shoot to go to. and they deserved my 100%. so i worked on thinking positive thoughts -- ones about how lucky i was that there wasn't more in my car, that i was thankful that my garage or house wasn't broken into...that i was thankful we were all safe. i also thought about how lucky i am to be doing a profession i so love and how excited i was to be photographing this newborn today. and i swear...it worked. newborns are often tough to photograph (for me) b/c i like the baby to be asleep and well...that doesn't always happen as quickly as i'd like. so i arrived at my client's home and little A was sound asleep. i photographed her for about 30 minutes, until she woke up. mom fed her and then back to sleep she was. it was such a wonderful, fun session.

i try to always remember...
it is *my* attitude which will ultimately affect the outcome of each and every day.

meet miss A, who was the smiley-est newborn i've photographed so far.



and big sister, K, who i had a blast playing with during our session.