This year is quickly coming to an end and as I look back on it I am thankful for everything I've had the chance to do. I planned and designed an entire wedding (whew..), got married, saw Michael Buble' in concert and took some photos of him, booked and shot numerous photo shoots, and have had the opportunity to now reach out to children who are ill or have been ill in the past and apply my creativity and passion for their benefit. I will be working with a non-profit organization called little heroes to highlight children who are, well, little heroes. Basically I'll do a photo shoot of them, capturing their spirit, energy, and expression and the parents get copies and the digital ones go to the website, which is used to identify the story with the hero. I feel this is a huge blessing to be a part of and can't wait for my first shoot! These kids deserve recognition and I can't wait to work with them. It's amazing how inspirational they can be. I'm truly honored to get the chance to work with them and provide them with some memories from a fun day.

I am also going back to school. I am very thankful to have the opportunity to work for such a great guy here who is understanding and supportive of me going back to school and is letting me work around that schedule. I love this job and it would be tough for me to leave, so, yay! I'll be pursuing nursing - applying my love for the medical field and hopefully leading to more patents! Also might help me promote my current patent that isn't sold in effort to help other asthmatics.

The end result of all of this has been a very over-worked me. I don't mind, though! I like feeling accomplished and I definitely have felt it lately. I'll also be opening my online store on my website shortly, so keep your ears open for that! I'm loving the chance to be surrounded by art, design, and photography 24/7 - heaven.

Happy New Years! I hope it is wonderful and very blessed!