When the weather cooperates, I hate and I mean HATE to stay in the house. Although I prefer lounging surfside with a good book and some sand between my toes, I make do with what I have. Every year I spend countless hours outside with my laptop. When the kids nap, I take this opportunity to catch up on things and get a bit of work done.
This is one of the three spots that I use.
Today I am sitting here because I have a large quantity of photos to go through from the weekend and since I am just sorting and tagging (as opposed to doing any editing) I prefer to sit under the canopy in the lounging chair with my coffee and water and the sounds of the birds chirping in the trees. The canopy gives me just the perfect amount of diffused light on my flat screen so I don’t get any reflections and can sit here and enjoy the great outdoors. If I were doing any editing, I would suck it up and take it inside but for now I can enjoy this gorgeous day.
And as you can see I have extra seating if need be. Grab your laptop and head outside! That was the first reason I ever got one.
To see what I have been up to be sure to stop by my photography blog.
ETA: This post was inspired by @ErinBlaskie and her Tweet this morning.
Someone you can count on anytime anywhere.
Someone you can laugh with and someone you can cry with.
Someone who knows when you just need a cuddle or a hug. And someone who knows when to leave you alone.
Someone who will make your favorite dinner on your birthday.
Someone who will back you up when times get rough.
Someone who is not afraid to tell you as it is.
I have been a Mom now for fifteen years. And I can’t thank my Mom enough for giving me the guidance I needed to be a Mom to a child that I didn’t give birth to. A may not be my birth child, but it didn’t make it any less different for me, I still love him with all my heart. The hardest thing about being a Mom in this way was that I had to send him back home to his birth mother after only a few days together. And fifteen years later, it doesn’t get any easier.
Being a Mom to my own two children is the most amazing thing in the world. And I don’t have to send them anywhere at the end of the day, except their own beds. Perhaps this is why I have such a hard time with the idea of leaving the kids and going away, I never want to leave my kids.
I started writing this post for LouLou’s Mother’s Day Giveaway, but I simple ran out of time to finish. But, I had to finish. I had to show you why it is all so worth it. Every tear, all the sweat, all the cuddles, all the laundry. Everything, is just so worth it to get to spend time with these two.
I love being a Mom.
Happy Mother’s Day!! And if you would like a chance to win a spot in my Spring Mini-Sessions on May 15th, head on over to Kids in the Capital and enter the draw. They are hosting their first Giveaway for Mother’s Day. Don’t miss out!
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