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Day one of FULL TIME!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by dbkayak

What an unimaginable blessing. I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am now that I am not working for someone else, but rather for myself, my husband, my future, and my brides. It is a feeling that is unmatched. Today started like any other day, but there was a feeling of calm about me. I enjoyed some tea with my husband, tidied the house, did my hair(!!), started a workout program, created an organizational system for my daily to-do’s and meal planning. I stayed on top of the dishes, ate raw whole foods, did an hour of social media work for Charles River, replied to all my emails, and thats just the beginning honestly. I can’t believe how happy I am just being able to take care of everything that we really need to do in our lives, and still be able to have time with Dan and is uninterrupted by work. Whew… this is amazing so far.

The Daily to do list for now: http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/12/free-daily-planner-new-habits-free-daily-planner-printable/

The Workout: http://www.bodyrock.tv/2012/01/02/day-1-of-our-30-day-challenge-fit-test/

Happy Bethany!

 

 

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Week Four

Posted on January 31, 2012 by dbkayak

Jan 22: It was a crazy busy day at work. We got off at 3:00 and watched TV till we fell asleep.

Jan 23: The managers talked with us about the future of our jobs.

Jan 24: Dan fasted and we fought. He had decided to move to Maine and then prayed and found peace with staying here. We celebrated over dinner.

Jan 25: Lazy day @ home. Dan talked to the managers.

Jan 26: Morning @ the grocery store and picked up Flameing June at the frame shop

Jan 27: Celebrates Marks birthday at work but it wasnt actually his birthday. Zach and Jody on creative live.

Jan 28: Zach and Jody on Creative live again. Watched it again.

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Week 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by dbkayak

This year I am doing a 365 project for the second time. Here are the photos from this past week.

  • Jan 1: First Day of the year 2012! Today I took a cross country ski lesson and started something new.
  • Jan 2: We had a pink smoothie for breakfast! Raw foods entering into our daily diet more often hopefully.
  • Jan 3: Heading up to Portland with Brandy. We are shooting a Portland session for Natalie and Thad. a wedding couple from last year.
  • Jan 4: Today we got to visit LL Bean and two apartments that Brandy had been considering. A pretty good day.
  • Jan 5: Dan spoke to Mark and Bryce today about his job and the potential of moving to Maine.
  • Jan 6: I talked to John and Mark today and let them know that I would be leaving in mid march to be a wedding photographer!
  • Jan 7: Today was winter trails day @ the Ski Track. It was just another day that let me know that I only want to be a wedding photographer.
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Twisted Ankle slows me down just enough

Posted on December 29, 2010 by dbkayak

So I am stuck on the couch with an elevated ankle from a tumble, which makes it much easier to have incentive to blog. Im stuck sitting :)

Dan and I are getting all our ducks in a row for our big move to Boston. It’s wild looking for an apartment from 12 hours away. Who knows about Boston neighborhoods and railway routes and so on? Not i. We are just so stinkin excited. I know that waving good by to the ocean will be hard, (like the pun?) but it’s not like we cant get to the beach pretty easily in Massachusetts.

We are also feverishly working on our business and its really official kick-off in January. I can use the photos I took while working for the photographer i worked for all year and our website will get a lot more goodness added to it. Ive been spending practically every hour working on the newly redesigned website, getting it ready for it’s January launch too. I feel like im always working. Its ok though. its all for the good.

Its hard to believe that 2010 is over. Its been so wild for us. Here’s a little re-cap:

January: Got back from the Kayak Trip, moved into an apartment in Cary, Started work for Raleigh Parks and Recreation

February: Kept working

March: Got the internship with the photographer i worked with all year, started aquiring the gear i would need

April: Wedding work begins

May: Job ends in raleigh, working like crazy with photography

June: Move to the outer banks, working like crazy with photography

July: boredom. jobless. no weddings

August: get job at a restaurant, more weddings

September: wedding wedding wedding, start work on own wedding photography business

October:  working, weddings

November: We do our first wedding as bethany and dan photography, more weddings, work

December: get jobs in boston, Christmas, ankle sprain :)

Hope 2011 blesses your life, as 2010 has blessed ours. Jobs and homes and moves galore!

 

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we are here!!!

Posted on June 19, 2010 by dbkayak

So finally we are moved to the beach. its a bit overwhelming for sure, but its going to be worth it. Dan is here working already. I still have a few jobs to shoot with tracy turpen photography before i can officially be here for a while. I get to be here for this weekend though and that is good. i am shooting a wedding with a photographer from Malibu and i get to keep all the photos from my portfolio, so i can build one! that makes me happy.  I absolutely cant wait to start the business.

in other news… o wait. there really isnt any other news other than moving to the beach and working working working. its all consuming.

it will be very very nice when we finally get to slow down a bit.. but we never really do that honestly. thats ok with me.

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and in other news,

Posted on May 29, 2010 by dbkayak

WE ARE MOVING TO THE BEACH!

I guess things are moving right along aren’t they? Dan and I were contemplating our next few months and wanted to make sure we set ourselves up for the best possible situation for our future goals. We thought about all the places we could go, and we thought about staying here in the triangle. As we were undecided, Dan was asked to take on more hours at his job here. When he thought about the prospect of doing that, somthing clicked. “No more office work,” was all he could think about. Why stay here in a job that doesnt stir his soul, live in a pretty apartment and watch Survivor on the computer at night? We could be somewhere else doing something we love.  Makes total sense. We realized that if we could get jobs at the beach, and live RENT FREE in the trailer by the sea, (think Matthew McConaughey) our lives would be greatly improved!

The conversation went something like this:

B: We should sign the lease if were going too. It ends on June 16.

D: Sigh. Are you sure? Maybe we could move to the beach.

B: Im sure we could live in the trailer. Can you work for Joe again?

D: I call him. Do you want to move there? You sure?

B: Sure. Call him. Call you mom and nana too. Im all for it! Lets go!

D: Alright then!

And so we decided to move to the beach a few days ago. We will be moved in and settled no later than June 16th! Come visit if you want. Theres room and itll be awesome!

Kitty Hawk and the OBX, here we come.

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