Changes

Definitely something I've been wanting to see in all areas of my life. Don't get me wrong, I am a truly happy woman. Feel truly blessed beyond measure. However, I need change. I want change. It can be scary but, in many cases, totally necessary. It pushes you to uncomfortable places but, once you accept, embrace, and adapt, it can feel pretty powerful and so darn good!

I'm taking baby steps but this year I am going out of my element in many areas in my life because I want to see change. Frustration has been wanting to come over for dinner and possibly stay for a while and quite frankly, she's not welcomed. So, instead of entertaining unwanted guest, I've taken a different approach. There's a quote that I have heard and read many times and every time I come across it, I picture those HUGE orangey foam hands with the pointing finger pointed directly at me. It goes something like this: "Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, expecting a different result". Like wow. Really! Soo true! It applies to so many areas in my life and...IT BUGS ME! So, time for change. Time to get uncomfortable. Time to accept, embrace, and adapt. I'm just in the beginning stages but, already, I fell less insane. Yay me!

And here I leave you with some photos of my beautiful niece as I tackled a project I've been wanting to try for a while, night photography with an external flash. Still have a lot to learn but, at least I finally tried it and we had fun in the process. Trying new things in order to experience change.















Special thanks to my hubby for helping me out that night. (Bodyguard slash flashlight pointer slash stylist slash best thing that has ever happened to me;)

Fifteen Minutes

So, I needed a recent photo of my kids for a personal project I was working on. I was WAY past due with it and I needed it like...RIGHT NOW. I had to do the unimaginable...shoot my kids in 15 minutes. Mind you, it was raining outside. So much easier to just take them outside, let them run around a bit, and shoot away. But no, that was not an option for me. After some whining, and a thousand "are we almost done", I got this shot. Fifteen minutes. Mission accomplished!

My Sunshines...

Ten things you might not know

About Margie: The Person...
1. I'm a stay at home mom.
2. I homeschool my two little angels (God help them both).
3. I can be a little loud sometimes.
4. I like to scrapbook (wish I had more time for it though).
5. I'm the youngest of 5 children (and the favorite...just in case you were wondering).
6. I was born in Rhode Island.
7. My pastors are my in-laws (Yup, you bet I'm a good girl;).
8. I wear platforms and heels mainly because I'm a shorty. The hubby is a whole foot taller than me:(
9. I DON'T LIKE MAYONNAISE (and I say it weird too).
10. I was born on an airplane (OKAY! So that one's totally made up but I wanted make myself sound interesting. Geesh!).

A for real #10...I hide behind the camara a lot because...(I can't believe I'm about to write this), I don't like how I look 99% of the time. It's something I am definitely working on this year because I encourage people to feel fabulous in front of my camera so, I must lead by example. Now, with this being said, I leave you with some pics my hubby took of me this past August on our 10 year Anniversary getaway. Never before seen because, well, I didn't like. (OMG, I'm cringing...internet be kind).


Plus, I was made in God's image therefore...I MUST be photo worthy;)

Nope, I'm still here

Yes, I'm still with you my peeps. Haven't given in on my new years resolution. I wish there were some sort of wifi connection from my brain to the blog where I just have to think of what to blog about and it instantly appears on the blog. With a photo! How cool would that be? I think about fun blog posts daily yet...they don't happen. Bummer. Any who, I'm here now so lets get on with it.

-The New Year has begun with some very exciting opportunities and I want to share them all but I don't really like to count my
eggs before they hatch so, we'll just put a tack on it for now and unwrap this baby little by little. I promise to update as they
occur.

-Mr. Caleb has been successfully sleeping all night with no midnight walks to mommy's room. He got his first weeks prize (very
cool dart board he's been wanting). Both son and mother are VERY happy;)

-I have met some awesome miami photographers this year. Their personality and work is great. Feels great to share and learn
with those who share the same kinds of interests, love to learn, and help others. Fun stuff!

-My Christmas tree is still up. And NO, not because I'm lazy (well, kinda). My daughter insisted we could not take down the tree
until her darling aunt from Michigan saw it (she's here for a week). She will be coming to our house this weekend. Boy oh boy,
is she going to be surprised when she realizes she's going to help us put that tree and all it's decor away FIVE minutes after
she's it. Welcome to Miami Titi Laly! (Bu-wa-ha-haaa).



Anybody else out there that still has not taken down there Christmas tree? Anyone? (Crickets chirping...)

You're breaking my heart

It was about 4:00 a.m. when I felt a little body trying to skooch his way into my side of the bed (3rd night in a row). My body could not take the uncomfortable sleeping arrangement anymore. I was exhausted but I got up, walked him back to his room, and went over the speech...again. "Sweetie, this is your bed. You're safe here. Your bad dreams are just that, dreams. Our bedroom is right next to yours..." yadda, yadda, yadda. The "but mommy's" were driving me insane. My eyes were rolling to the back of my head the whole time I talked to him. I was barely awake. As I tried to walk away from his bed I hear "Mommy, you're breaking my heart". ARE .YOU.KIDDING.ME??!! Who taught him that?? Guess what? He broke my heart!! I walked back to him and I whispered in his ear "baby, mommy's going to bed now. If you get up again, I'm locking the door. MOMMY LOVES YOU!! Good night". Nope, I didn't give in. Not gonna lie, almost did, but the delirium due to lack of sleep kicked in super quick;)

That was 2 nights ago. Since then, I have set up a sleeping chart for my dear Caleb. 1 week of sleeping in his bed with no interruptions gets him a prize. 2 weeks gets him a special surprise. 3 weeks gets him a SUPER DUPER EXTRA SPECIAL SURPRISE! Woohoo! I'm excited already (no idea what exactly each reward is going to be but whatever, I have time)! So far...so good. I've been going to sleep early without the visits of little people in the middle of the night. Life is good!

Here I leave you with images of my 2 children, happy, and ready for bed. Ahhh, music to my ears, "happy children ready for bed".

2011: Bring it

I'm still trying to catch up on my sleep. This weeks festivities have WORN ME OUT! I think I've slept a total of 11 hours the whole weekend, but the fun I had was all well worth it. I really love the end of the year for many reasons. The weather, the holidays, the parties, the hubby's on vacation:D It's all just soo wonderful! Even though it's all come to a sudden halt, which makes me sad, I have a ton of photos to remind me of good times. This year, I got a great little gadget that's allowed me to be in photos without looking like I just leaped ten feet across the room into my designated spot...a remote control trigger. Yay!

The Bonilla Bunch (notice my sister in-law and her husband on the computer screen...they weren't able to make it home).


The Cuevas Bunch (my parents, my siblings and in-laws, nieces and nephews...I love having a big family).


Looking forward to this week. New year, new goals, new week to get it all started. Some shared on my facebook fanpage some of their 2011 goals. Have you? Go ahead and share one (or more) with me here! I wanna be all up in the mix;)

(One of my goals is to blog more...so far so good. Can't guarantee it will be everyday but, it will be more often). I'll share another right now...in the comment section.

New Look

The blog needed a face lift. This is just the first phase, cosmetics. Next, content. I have so much to share and want to do it all at once but, I'm going to take some time and think it all through. Get ready to know me past my images;)

In the meantime, I leave you with this (my two angels).


Oh! Almost forgot. Have you visited my facebook fan page? If not, go check it out and join the club:D