Life got in the way, but it's life that is important. My life is my children, my family, my photography. Being successful at all of those items pretty much defines who I am, how I function, and how I deal.
Success is important to me, incredibly important. Not just meaning I want to make a million dollars a month and "Be Successful," but on more of a real level. I want to have success with my children. Teach them right from wrong, how to be respectful, how to be kind. I want to show and teach them compassion, to love and be loved. To be determined, to never give up. To laugh, a lot. To never take them self so serious that they forget to enjoy life and life's moments. I want to teach them responsibility for themselves and how to take ownership for their actions.
My success with Photography is also not to make a million dollars, although if it were handed to me, lets be honest - I won't tell you no. I do it because it makes me happy, and it makes people happy. Capturing those moments that fly by in the blink of an eye is just amazing to me. I'm still in awe of my job.
Life to me is all of that. I'm a perfectionist, and I tend to perfect that art daily. (I have severe issues with "evenness" and I like most everything to be balanced and symmetrical.) I am hard on my self when it comes to my family, my parenting with my children and my photography - but I think that just pushes me to do the best that I can, every time I do it.
The best part of life? My children's giggle. Plain and simple. Its that pure, honest, belly laugh that is contagious and can make any horrid day perfectly wonderful. I work at home with them, all day. And there are days where I debate getting a sitter so I can have 5 minutes of uninterrupted time...but then I would miss the giggles. I never want to miss the giggles.
Ok, so to sum it up: Life = Giggles.
What makes my children giggle like crazy? SNOW!
