WELCOME 2012!

Happy 2012!

First off I want to thank all of my wonderful clients for an amazing 2011!

Photo of me in Tennessee for Matt and Elyse’s engagement!!

They’ve flown me all over the country yet again this past year and I can not thank you enough for supporting me and my art! Each of you made an impact on my year all for the better!

Sometimes I stand too close to the edge….but that is where I like it……and you all are there to support me!

Thank you thank you thank you to my clients, friends, and other photographers who’ve helped and encouraged me. I am so glad to have people like you in my life.

In 2009 I posted a list on the blog on things I wanted to do before turning 28…..then I upgraded it and changed it to 101 in 1001 days.  I had been reading a lot of self helps blogs and craft blogs and found it very interesting and more of a challenge by doing it this way!

So last year I took my list and started adding things to it……I know some of these will not happen in 1001 days but that just means I can keep it on my list for the next 1001 days!

In 2011 I accomplish 20 plus things and hopefully blogged about most of them! This year I hope I can mark more off my list and really keep up with my blogging about them! I think number one on my list this year is to have a life outside of my photography and not be so tied to my desk…..I really hope this comes true!

Here is to a WONDERFUL 2012!  I am so excited to see what this year will bring!

My list started Jan 5th, 2011 and will come to an end on Wednesday, October 2, 2013

1. smile and laugh every day
2. remember to just BE.
3. sleep under the stars one night
4. go sledding with the family and make a snow angel – (DEC2009)
5. go back to cropping daze with the Hey Hay Sisters – (JAN2010-OCT2011)
   
6. ride a train – (JAN2009)
7. take a road trip alone
8. take a road trip with Adam (Portland/Seattle JUN 2011)
9. spend the night at the grand hotel in Mackinaw
10. go down as many slides as possible
11. spend an afternoon at a museum by myself
12. get to know myself a little better (AZ-May2010 & IL-June2010)
13. take up yoga
14. go sky diving
15. get over my fear of salt water
16. remember to stand still and take in those little moments & capture it along the way
17. go white water rafting in Colorado (July2010) LINK
    
18. take Adam to Oktoberfest in Munich
19. believe in myself
20. stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
21. kissed in the rain out of no where
22. de-clutter my house/life!  -  SLOWLY working on this!!!!
23. discover my green thumb
24. gotten flowers for no reason
25. get the roll of film developed from our honeymoon 3 years ago…..
26. design and print my own wedding album
27. buy an ipad (FEB 2011) LINK
    
28. practice “pay it forward” any chance I am given
29. start recycling more
30. go kayaking 4 times (JUL11)
31. buy 12 things from etsy.com I THINK I HAVE FAR SURPASSED THIS HEE HEE
32. send a random gift to someone on my mind once a month (JAN11FEB11MAR11APR11MAR11JUN11JUL11AUG11DEC11)
33. throw a party “Miranda” style 4 times– (DEC2010-AUG2011-DEC2011)
34. plan a once in a life time adventure
35. loose a shoe
36. make a difference in someone’s life
37. go see a French film at a theatre
38. visit a foreign country
39. go strawberry-picking
40. go back to LA NO
41. SCRAPBOOK at least once a month – with BECKY
42. scan in my old photographs
43. buy a good scanner
44. create a window display for every holiday for a year(Oct10-Dec10-Jan11-Feb11-Mar11-Apr11-May11-Jun11-Jul11-Aug11-Sept11-Oct11-Nov11-Dec11)
45. add new white serving bowls and platters to my collection (JUN11)
46. CLEAN and organize my desk once a week
47. buy my desk add-ons from IKEA (MAR11)
48. host a psychic party
49. travel back to Arizona
50. travel to Maine during LOBSTER FEST!
51. don’t eat fast food for a year (taco bell excluded hee hee)
52. buy a house
53. add a new addition to our family (human not animal) Ha Ha oooppps LINK to meet Feta!
54. take Samson and Feta for a walk at least once a week
55. lose 20 pounds
56. FINALLY get family photos taken of Adam, Samson and I (THANKS DEREK!! Dec2011) LINK
    
57. have lunch or dinner with a different friend once a month (Jeff-Becky-Thacker-LesaSherry-Derek-Miller-Andrea)
58. write a letter to myself to open in 10 years (how I met your mother)
59. Attend WPPI
60. get Urban Women up and running
61. buy a new camera (MAY 2011)
62. have my work published in theknot magazine!!!!!!!!!!  LINK
    
63. get my business in order and stay in order!
64. learn to save $$$$$$$
65. have new fun headshots taken (APR11) LINK thanks ED
    
66. hire an office assistant/intern (APR11) LINK
    
67. get more involved with ThinkPink / breast cancer awareness (Signed up for 3daywalk! DEC2011) LINK
    
68. finish website and launch by July 7th
69. begin a new photography project
70. hang the wall of inspiration
71. remember to take photographs just because (PORTLAND-JUN11)
72. take my company to a new level
73. buy new lens (MAR11)
74. watch the “one light” DVD that has been on my very messy desk for 2 months now (SEPT-11)
75. put together a monthly newsletter
76. have my stickers printed for my new packaging (FEB11)
77. blog post about albums and packaging
78. blog post casual Fridays – every Friday!
79. blog once a day for a month LINK LINK
    
80. photograph at least 2 more baby bump series
81. photograph a live birth
82. attend a very special workshop……
83. travel to California, Colorado and or Portland (wedding to shoot or not)
84. redo the lighting in my office (Adam put in a FAN Light!! AUG-11)
85. rework my workflow (JUN11)
86. rekindle my love of all things Adam
87. paint the spare room and decorate it!
88. blog more personal posts!
89. edit my personal pictures and not let them wait years!!
90. read 6 books
91. blog 4 times a week
92. do another self portrait series
93. figure out a weekly work scheduled and stick to it!
94. set aside Sunday nights for date nights with Adam sub part to #86!
95. stop drinking Soda!
96. hang out with my family more!
97. -personal-
98. walk in the Michigan 3daywalk event in August 2012
99. finish 6 projects from pinterest (food not included)
100. blog more of my dinner recipes…so yummy!
101. finish backing up my system & keep current!
102. buy this from Ikea to organize my tissue paper collection!
103. be a good friend

 Welcome 2012, I am SO ready for you!

Much love, Miranda