Lately, I have been feeling guilty. And that guilt is coming from the fact that I have not been using my new camera as often as I should be. I know my apprehension comes from a not-so-fun trait I inherited from my father...perfectionism. We have the innate ability to take the fun right out of something that we truly enjoy. All because we feel like we have to be great at whatever it is we are doing. Not mediocre. Not average. Not ordinary. But great! Unfortunately, I have turned some of my once-favorite hobbies into newfound fears. Fears of not being good enough. Not perfect enough. Not talented enough. For example, I used to really enjoy scrapbooking. But now, just glancing down the scrapbooking aisles at Hobby Lobby makes me break a sweat and skip a heart beat. Seriously...I would spend hours just looking at scrapbooking pages because I wanted that one page to be perfect! Eventually, I stopped scrapbooking all together because it was no longer fun for me. My perfectionism robbed me of another joy! But I refuse to let it happen again. I know I'm not that great of a photographer. But I really want to RELAX and just enjoy taking mediocre pictures. So, with all of that being said- no judging, please! And to gain a little practice, I walked around the house this evening, taking snapshots of a few of our favorite things:
(I can't go ANYWHERE without my Chi Flatiron!)
(one of Rylie's FAVORITE toys...thanks Grandma Ruby and Grandpa Tony!)
(she loves Mr. Hippo.)
(this is most definitely a picture of my favorite LOTION...nothing else!)
And if you can't tell already, I like taking diagonal pictures. :)
I'll keep practicing...
Hey Chas! So I'm going to ATTEMPT to do this blogging thing but its already stressing me out!!! lol
ReplyDeleteHow did you do this cute background. the ones i saw were SUPER boring!! Just email me. mendykstegman@yahoo.com. hahaha
love ya,
Mendy :)