07/12/2023
Hello friends!
I'm so sorry it's been so long since I've posted. The past several months have been on rest and soul searching. That said, I have a couple of big announcements-
1) I'm pregnant! Emma (middle name TBD) is due this October! My "girl mom" streak continues! She was definitely a sweet surprise and we are so excited to meet her. Her big sisters are of course over the moon. My first trimesters are long and ROUGH. I just didn't have the energy to focus on business. So between ridiculously long naps, I had a lot of time to think, which leads me to my next announcement:
2) I am going to be stepping back from bo***ir. When I started pursuing this niche (right before the pandemic, actually), I truly thought it would be a good fit. But the truth is, no matter how much I wanted it to be, it just hasn't been aligning over the last few years. It was like trying to smash that one puzzle piece in that is super close to fitting but not quite right. And while it has been a beautiful experience that I have grown through, I'm feeling like in this season I need to go back to my roots, which is newborn photography and motherhood portraiture. So in these last few months before Emma arrives, I'll be working on building up my newborn and maternity portfolio! Additionally, my husband and I started Hill Country Photo Booth Co. just before the holidays that desperately needs attention! But more than anything, God's main calling for me has always been motherhood, so I'll be soaking up family time and the glorious yet exhausting newborn stage.
One last "love note" I want to leave you all with, something it's taken me most of my life to learn- It's ok to change your mind. Sometimes, we let ourselves feel guilt after we've put SO much into something, whether it be a relationship or a business. We've invested SO much, we are hard on ourselves for "quitting." We wonder if it was all for nothing, but I promise it's not. I've invested thousands of dollars and countless hours into the bo***ir side of this business, whether it be education, retreats, wardrobe or props. I dove in head first with everything I had, and yet it didn't feel aligned. It took me time to accept, but I realized that it wasn't for nothing. I've gained experience and have met incredible women who I never would have otherwise, and I definitely have no regrets.
So if something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. Listen to your badass feminine intuition and continue to pursue what DOES feel in alignment. It's not quitting, it's simply changing course. I promise wasn't for nothing!
It's truly been an honor to be part of your bo***ir experience, whether I was your photographer or not. I hope you all will continue to follow along in my newborn photography journey and I'll update this post once I have a page set up. Please feel free to reach out anytime- I'm still here for ya!
Lots of love and HUGE hugs,
Linds