Manic Monday {Personal} | Richmond, VA Photographer

Good Morning!  I cant believe Monday is here again…what a whirlwind it was last week, but oh so much fun!  We kicked off the week with Kaleigh’s last ORF performance at school(the kids did great!) along with the Book Fair.  It was a gorgeous evening and the kids had a blast running around their school playground freely with their friends. 🙂  I cant believe that the school year is coming to an end and my little Kaleigh is going to middle school next year!  That is SCARY!!  I had a family session on Wednesday(photos coming soon!), wiffleball game Thursday and we ended the week with tennis lessons, a sleepover and I attended my friend’s jewelry party on Friday.  Saturday, Jay and I did something we have never done before…the RUGGED MANIAC!!  It was such an amazing experience!  We had a group of five and we all had such a great time.  LOTS of mud, running, and teamwork made for a fantastic day!  And to top it off, we had dinner at En Su Boca downtown…I had never been before and I think I just found my new favorite Mexican restaurant!  SO good!  Im pretty sure I ate back all of the calories I burned(and then some!) but it was totally worth it!…I think I could eat Mexican just about every single day haha!  When we got home I pretty much crashed and yesterday I spent the day doing some light cleaning, shooting three sessions, and preparing for the week ahead!  Below are a few photos from this week’s events! 🙂

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I did manage to get some goals accomplished last week outside of the everyday tasks, sports, etc.

PERSONAL:

-edit personal photos
-exercise daily

-LAUNDRY!

-buy storage bench for outside and clean out mud room closet

-finish buying and planting plants for this season

-Rugged Maniac this Saturday–my first time doing something like this!   What a FUN experience!  I had such a great time and am already looking forward to next year!
-drink plenty of water…..really need to start doing this!
-go to bed earlier……and this!
-pack healthy lunches for the kids
-spend more quality time with family
-call family more often(we have a lot of family who have moved out of state and we don’t see them that often)

BUSINESS:

-edit 3 sessions

-shoot 4 sessions

-log expenses

-make a consistent blogging schedule
-come up with topics for blogging

-start blogging more

-become more active on social media

-blog past sessions that never made it to the blog!……working on it! 😉

-design and order Sara’s wedding album……work in progress!
-design and order new sample album
-finish designing bridal guide
-order a few new props for the newborn sessions I have coming up
-clean out computer to make room for the wedding season……work in progress!
-set up a FAQ and review page on website
-establish and implement a better system for getting photos to vendors
-establish a workflow for submitting weddings to be featured consistently
-establish a more organized weekly schedule
-reach out to more vendors and get better with overall communication with them.
-update wedding day questionnaire

 

This week is going to be pretty busy…I have high expectations for myself…here’s to hoping everything gets accomplished!

THIS WEEK’S AGENDA:

PERSONAL:

-design and order Kaleigh and Carter’s birthday invites/decor

-catch up on laundry(lots of muddy clothes to wash!)

-start making slideshow for 5th grade ceremony

-Have lunch with Kaleigh and Carter once this week at school

-Kaleigh’s Dare Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday

-Baseball game with the family on Friday

-Celebrate Ryan’s birthday on Saturday!

-RELAX on Sunday for Mother’s Day

-edit personal photos

-exercise daily

-drink plenty of water

-go to bed earlier

-pack healthy lunches for the kids

-spend more time with the family

-call family more often

 

BUSINESS GOALS:

-continue blogging past sessions and Becky’s session

-edit and blog 5 sessions from this week

-send out client orders

-meeting with Kelly for her June 20th wedding

-book hotel for DC engagement shoot on May 23rd

-shoot one session

-continue working on Sara’s album

-design and order new sample album
-finish designing bridal guide
-order a few new props for the newborn sessions I have coming up
-clean out computer to make room for the wedding season
-set up a FAQ and review page on website
-establish and implement a better system for getting photos to vendors
-establish a workflow for submitting weddings to be featured consistently
-establish a more organized weekly schedule
-reach out to more vendors and get better with overall communication with them
-update wedding day questionnaire

 

Wish me luck haha!  Have a great Monday everyone!