Wow, life has been quite the balancing act lately. Since starting my photography business a little over a year ago, I have become so insanely busy. I'm trying so hard to stay afloat but I'm not gonna lie.. it's been nuts. Luckily I have an amazing husband that helps me with editing and my website and building backdrops and watching the kids while I shoot... and... I could go on and on. He's been amazing through this whole experience and has been so selfless. One thing that I've had a really hard time adjusting to are the late nights of editing. I try to go to bed by midnight (because my kids never sleep later than 6:30am... bleh) but some nights it's closer to 1 or 2am and the next day I am really just dragging. 4-5 hours of sleep just aren't enough, especially when it's day in and day out. Plus, I really feel like Dane and I going to bed at different times is just sad. So I am trying to enlist my project manager husband to help me schedule my time better and I may even charge more for my photo shoots soon. I haven't wanted to because I don't want to be to pricey, but at the same time I am completely booked out for the next month and a half so I feel it wouldn't be a bad idea.
Another thing I have been trying to balance is buying a house. We are in escrow right now and are planning to move into our very first house in about 3 weeks. All this packing and cleaning with 2 little tykes running around feels pretty ineffective. I pack up a box and leave it there for five minutes (to find the packing tape, which they hid) and when I come back 1/2 of the box is unpacked. Goodness, having kids is fun.
We are also super involved in church- Dane is the YM varsity coach (he works with all the 14-15 year old boys) and I am the 1st counselor in the Relief Society. We have meetings at my house every other week for R.S. and lots of responsibilities and Dane goes on overnight campouts once a month and has the boys over to our house most Wednesday nights.
And did I mention we have 2 little kids that are full of energy? I want to cherish my time with them and so I don't edit or do photo shoots during the day (unless Dane is home) and I'm doing my best to be a good mom and teach them and love them and give them all the snuggles that I can. Luckily I have tons of pictures of them and someday hopefully I will have some time to edit them. Haha, someday? Does it ever get easier?
