Number 7

So I really didn't think this 36 things in 365 days would be hard, but it is almost June and I only have 7 things done!!

Doing better than most people I started out with though. I believe only myself and one other remain :P

So, on to number 7.

I have always enjoyed photography. A few years ago I looked for some photography courses nearby I could take.

I ended up taking early childhood development courses for my job. Not a waste

When I re-met my husband (long story haha) he was also very into photography, and very good at editing. By this time, however, I had lost all of my creativity (so I thought)

I had a 2 year old, I was a single mom and I had gone through a terrible relationship in which any ounce of who I was before had been completely destroyed, or as it turns out, hidden.

I knew my husband wanted us to do photography together, but at this point the only pictures I took were of Hannah, and the most creative I got was black and white.

I let my husband have the creative part in our relationship, and happily sat back watching him go.

I knew he could take amazing pictures.....I knew I could take amazing pictures. But I was fine letting him do it all. He didn't even know I knew what I was doing with a camera.

Then, a year and a half into our marriage, some of our youth wanted Brian to take their prom pictures. Unfortunately, there was no time they were available that he was not at work.

So my sister and I (she was one of the ones getting her pictures taken) convinced the others to let me do it.

They were awesome.

I thought they were awesome, but when other people said they were awesome, I thought "There might be something to this."

I learned to edit the pictures that needed editing, thanks to my super awesome husband, and one night, while we were sitting in front of our computers editing pictures we began talking.

Out of that talk, Sipsy Photography was born.

So, my number 7 is photography AND surprise!!! My number 8 is running a business out of my home.

I am still learning all of the laws and procedures and yadayada but eventually we do plan on being a full-fledged photography business :)