Month in Review: August & September 2018

As we closed up the summer time, the taste of the autumn love that is everything Pumpkin Spice Lattes is in the air and the months of August and September were good ones for creativity, ideas, and creating better habits within my business and in my personal endeavors. 

Here are some things that happened in August and September that I'm very proud of:
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• I shot my first every Couples' Engagement Session Giveaways at a beach that I've always dreamed of shooting. El Matador Beach in Malibu, Ca has always been on my bucket list of locations in Los Angeles to photograph. The aesthetics, the vibes, the feel, everything about that beach makes me want to keep photographing there.

 

• Photographed a 6th month old baby boy earlier in the month of August who was the cutest little thing in his mariachi onesie. 

 

• Created a color palette for my brand. It's beautiful and makes so much sense, but it's not quite ready for show just yet! But it's coming along.

 

• 4 o'clock in the morning is my jammy-jam! I've successfully created the early morning habit of getting up and creating before consuming. I use the first few hours of the morning to write, create, edit while I slowly sip my coffee. I watch the sun rise as I see it peek through my blinds before I have to start getting ready for my 9-5 which has been so nice to easy my way into the chaotic day.

 

• The sunset hour has been used very diligently for clearing my mind and working my muscles as I go for a neighborhood run. Since cancelling my gym membership, I realized I was using my membership as a crutch that I so strongly depended on, but I've noticed I've starting to exercise more often than when I did have it.

 

• ​For the first time, I reached out to other small business owners who are in LGBTQ+ communities to offer a handful of free lifestyle portraits for their businesses. And so, far it's been awesome. And this may or may not have sparked a little idea, but it's still brewing so I don't want to spill it out yet. #entrepreneurminds

 

• Another first was meeting my first Instagram friend, Brittany from SageGlowStudio. She's a phenomenal graphic designer, artist and dog mom to a pup name Samurai! (Oh, my heart.)

I can't wait for the cooler temperatures as the fall season really takes its form, and for more autumn colors to be a thing (but in LA, at least I can dream).