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The biggest regret of my life was not finishing co

The biggest regret of my life was not finishing college. It's been this deep dark shame for me that I hate talking about and wince anytime it comes up. For YEARS as I worked hard to grow Fresh Art, I felt an immense sense of imposter syndrome. Who did I think I was trying to run a business with no degree? How could my incredibly educated, brilliant, wealthy, fill-in-the-judgemental-blank-here clients ever trust me enough to hire me? How could I not screw this all up?

And then one day that all sort of disappeared. One day, I had the studio of my dreams, I was paying my bills, I had clients I LOVED who I knew deep in my soul trusted me with their families and the imposter syndrome stopped. I became hesitantly more confident. I allowed myself to speak my heart, get creative with backdrops, try new things like art camp and I stopped looking at the work of others or comparing myself to anyone. I was doing ok! I was doing well! I was busy and loving my work life.

As I sit here waiting to see if the latest minimum wage job I applied for emails back I am feeling so defeated. That imposter syndrome I fought hard to get rid of? Oh baby it's back. It's back with a vengeance. Fresh Art feels like a dream to me now. Minimum wage feels like what I deserve. And it's so sad. Because somewhere deep down I know that I'm talented and qualified but when every job I would be good at requires, at minimum, a bachelor degree of some sort I just feel so dumb.

Could I start Fresh Art again up here? I don't think so. Or I could, but we were used to me making a certain income and that took me YEARS to get to in a city where I knew LOTS of people. Here it would take me eons and we don't have that kind of time - over two months with no income for me has hit a limit of NOT OK. So I search Indeed and LinkedIn and other sites daily and try to stay positive but really? I miss this. I miss this space and my work and my studio and you all. I miss the kids and babies and people I saw each week that I got to laugh with and hug and capture.

Cheers to real life and social media not only showing the good stuff.

I had a session this morning and for the first tim

I had a session this morning and for the first time in a LONG time I was nervous. Not shooting for over a month caused me to forget how much I love - well - every part of being a photographer! It was like my brain went, "OMG this is great! I love this!" haha!

I've been quiet on socials because moving to Wisco

I've been quiet on socials because moving to Wisconsin has been tough. I miss my people. I miss my studio. I'm not totally sure what my future looks like and at 44 years old that's kind of scary. Now that the boxes are unpacked, the kids are settling in and Chris is busy with work, there are moments where I feel a sort of panic over the unknown. So each day I make sure to see Lake Michigan just outside our home because it's calming. I'm reading fluff to keep me smiling. I'm slowly tackling projects here to make this home FEEL like home. I'm allowing myself to move slowly here. I walk. I take deep breaths. I explore our new town. And one of these days maybe I'll check my emails... 🫣

(Always missing my Beckett...)

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Guess what is being announced soon.......

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