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These past few days I’ve been feeling down, discouraged, like a failure. I missed my 5 minute workouts, my breakfast for champs, and I happen to misplace my purpose for life somewhere, until I started editing these photos. They were a great reminder of why I’m still chasing my dream and why I do what […]

Important life lessons of the day: 1) Stay humble. Not your title, the amount of money, your degree, or how much stuff you have makes you any different than the person standing right in front of you. Stuff can always be bought. Respect and dignity can’t. (One day the roles could be reversed.) Everyday I […]

He was in a blue, Hallmark, birthday bag with red, blue, and yellow tissue paper all over his face. It wasn’t even my birthday. Apparently, he was the cuttest of the litter, with his black and white patches. When I took him out of the bag, I asked, “Is he going to stay this small?” […]

Big ugly red coat in the middle of May, filing cabinet inside your backpack, and pancakes at 6 am makes it kind of hard to only be your sister. I potty trained you one summer and it only took a few weeks for you to learn, and I have to say I was proud of […]

At 5:30 am I want to hit the snooze button. I get up and everyday it’s the same-hair, make-up, and action. At what point do I begin to feel like I am doing the right thing. All my life growing up I had everything figured out. I am good at finding information and working hard.  […]

Every year we try to outdo last years mother’s day. One year it was gift cards to go shopping. The next year it was lunch at Fogo De Chao. This year it’s salmon, wine, and a trip to Niagra Falls. Four years ago I cried in desperation as Neto and I drove back home. I […]

Surround yourself with great people who want to be successfull, and they too will take you along for the ride. My eight grade friend, Cassie, takes her vacations in Haiti, but has not seen the beach. She does amazing work helping the people in Haiti. Yvonne has found something she loves- teaching. I’m glad to […]

When everyone says no, turn to your friends and family. These fabulous people never hesitated to give me their time and the opportunity to grow as an artist and a photographer. With the billion other things they had to do, they still made time for what I believe in. For them, there was nothing they […]