Getting to Know Me.......

It's nice to see the professional side of people, but I also enjoy learning about the personal side.  I think it's a good idea for business owners to be human........not so buttoned up all the time.  So, I decided to get personal myself.  My blog is the perfect place to be a little less formal and a whole lot more 'interesting'. ;)

I thought I would 'break the ice' with a list of things all about me.....just so you can get to know me better.  This ia a completely random and nonsensical list, which, if you know me....it just makes sense;)  Let's get this party started:

1.) I absolutely LOVE chocolate!  If chocolate were a person, we would be having a scandalous love affair!

2.) Sometimes I'm shy.......baaa haa ha!!  Ok, maybe not 'shy'.  Sometimes I'm reserved.

3.)I could watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation all year 'round.  Best Christmas movie of all time!!

4.) I could sit and listen to an 80+ year old tell stories of, "When I was a kid...." all day long.

5.)I think ghosts are real.

6.)I hate that I have to put makeup on and do my hair everyday!!  Shower?  YES!  But getting ready....HATE IT!

7.) There are certain things about my past that really tick me off, but I'm stronger because of it.

8.) I dislike coffee....a lot!

9.) I'm recently addicted to Sonic Sweet Tea!

10.) I make killer cupcakes......(see photo above!)

11.)  There's an interior designer down deep inside me dying to get out. When we have the income my house will look like Kirklands threw up in here!

12.) I love to buy clothes for my kids, but I can never, (rarely ever), pull the trigger and treat myself:/

13.) I have a bucked list.  I've crossed off 3 out of 100 things to do before I die.  I hope to live to 592 years old so I can knock everything off that pretty little list!

14.) I will put off dinner plans in the hope that my husband will come home and create something spectacularly wonderfully delicious!  He's so much better at it than I am!  I can cook.....I just despise it!

15.) Pumpkin spice candles are my favorite of all time.

16.) Fall is my favorite season.

17.) I hate drama....like, REALLY hate drama.

18.) I've never sprained my ankle.  My husband finds this fascinating.

19.) I can dance.....pretty well.

20.) My goal is to be completely happy and satisfied with every aspect of my life.....and to be independently wealthy if at all possible.  I still haven't figured that one out.  Yet.

Something Worth Quoting

A little over a year ago I found this quote and wrote it down in my photography journal. I look at it often and almost have it memorized. It's about being inspired.  It's about catching a spark from something that others may not see.  I've learned to always keep my eyes wide open,  my ears always listening and my mind a steele trap!  Jon, my husband, jokes all the time and tells me to turn off my 'photography brain'.  I see a picture in the way the lights hit an exhibit at the museum.  I see a picture in the way the birds sit up on a telephone wire.  I see a picture when a man on a bike is towing his dog in a wagon.  It's all about finding inspiration in so many little things that go on around us everyday!  OK......so, on to this quote.......

This is a quote from a true genious named Jim Jarmusch. Someone unthreatened by his talent and secure in the artist he is!  He calls us out on the truth:  we all get our ideas from somewhere, and most of the time it's NOT from our own 'amazing' creative minds.  Learn to be o.k. with that.....it's very liberating!
"Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, lights and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work, (and theft), will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don't bother concealing your theivery!! Celebrate it if you feel like it! In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said, "It's not where you take it from, but where you take it TO.""

Halloween Pictures!

I can't believe it's already the time of year to buy our kids their Halloween costumes and make plans for parties where WE get to dress up, too!!  Last year I didn't do any Halloween sessions because I was so busy with Fall Families.  But this year I've added them in and I can't wait!

Monday I took my daughter out for her session and we had a lot of fun!  We didn't spend a lot of time because, well, she had homework and I needed to get back in the house to cook dinner.  But we got some cute images.  This will be her last year to trick or treat..........she's 12.  I think that's plenty old to go door to door begging for candy.  After a certain age, it's just not cute anymore;)

So, here are a few images from our session.  She decided that she wanted to be Cleopatra this year.  She makes a very cute Egyptian:)

Chit-Chat

Good Friday Morning, All!
I just got the kids on the bus and thought I would sit down to chit-chat a bit.  I'm sure you noticed my last post about my website being up!  I'm so very excited!  I'm still working out a few kinks, but for the most part, it's great!  I'm hoping to get my blog linked to it this weekend.  I've got a great response and even a few new customers who saw the link on Facebook.  Ah, the power of social networking! :)

I'm also working with 2 salons here in Benton; Sassy Shears and Lorena Dee's!  New customers to the salons will receive a $50 gift card toward a session with me!  I'm excited at the possibilities!!  Both salons are very classy and the owners are beautiful, inside and out!  Awesome!

Not too much else going on at the moment.  Life is quiet and refreshing right now.....I'm gearing up for my busy season, so I'll enjoy every moment:)  We'll be painting Bailey's bedroom this weekend, so be sure to come back soon for before and after pictures:)  Have a wonderful weekend!!  Enjoy every second!
~Tia

My Website!!!

It's UP!!
http://www.tiawindphotography.com/
Take a look and enjoy!!!

Lord, Give Me Patience!!

Oh, it's been a hard 2 days!!  After I sent my 'go live' request for my website, I waited.........and waited....and I'm still waiting!!  :/  I finally got an email LAST NIGHT that informed me that my webhost forgot to register my domain name, thus delaying my website from hitting the world wide web.  Oh, Dear Lord.........In the grand scheme of things, it's really not that big of a deal.  But I have a terrible problem with being patient.  Maybe I'm suppose to learn something, here.  Yes, I'm pretty sure that's it.  *sigh

Anyhoo........if things go as planned, I should be up by midnight tonight.  If not, then I'm going to have to get through this 3 day weekend and wait some more.  Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!

NEW WEBSITE!!!

It's not up yet, but I just sent my 'go live' request!!  I was informed that it should be up by the end of the day.....meaning midnight, but that's ok:) LOL
This is a very exciting day for me!  Thanks for letting me share it with you!