i love me some jasmine star

anyone else out there been viewing the creativeLIVE class these last two days with Jasmine Star? 

let me tell you, i cannot turn away.  i am just totally enthralled.  i know i've talked about her before on my blog, but its on my mind so i wanted to write some again. 

she is so REAL.  and there is something about her that gets me fired up! the course is called Building Your Wedding Photography Business.  and this girl has the knowledge!  she's been through it, lived it and is succeeding.  and what makes her so great is that she wants and needs to share what she's learned through the process.  and although im not necessarily a 'wedding photographer' exclusively, i have learned sooooo much about how i want to proceed with my business and how i can. 

with the things i've learned in just yesterday and today, along with what i've been learning in my IndieBiz class, i am defining and honing my voice.  i am collecting the things that make me me.  i am seeing myself as an artist and i want to grow and share even more.  

some jasmine quotes i've loved and want to share:

"its not the tool you use, but how you use the tool to be yourself."

"you are becoming a better photographer if you invest in yourself too."

"the best thing you can do for your business is take big risks."

"your style and voice help build your brand."

"get up and get uncomfortable" 

"under promise and over deliver!!" 

the class is incredible!!  and you can purchase it for $79 for a couple more hours today and then it goes up to $99.  but let me tell you, its so worth it!!  jasmine talks so fast...like sooooo fast!  but you know what, when she talks fast it gets my heart rate up and makes me eager to pay attention.  i need to listen closer to get everything i can get! 

anyone else been watching and want to share their thoughts??  i'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

oh yes....this is happening

so my blog is beginning to look like my life:  all about house!!  im thinking maybe you (my readers...are you there still??!!) might be getting a little tired of it.  but honestly, i've got nothing else to share!  LOL.  this is it, my whole life right now. 

but seriously, how exciting is this right??  im excited!! 

so i started packing back in september...when everything fell through with our other place.  i was just done emotionally with the whole thing.  but now im packing with a renewed vigor!!  chris and i have spent some evenings this last week working on organizing the rest of the stuff in our house and packing up what we won't need for the next couple weeks. 

we don't have that much stuff so we're making quick work of it.  and i think its going to be interesting to unpack once we move in.  to see all that stuff that's been in boxes since september.  i obviously don't need it in my life, right?!  so maybe this is a good time to purge too.  im excited about the unpacking part too!

in other news:  our new house is now GRIME!!  :P

 ohhhh!!!  we just LOVE IT!!  this is exactly what we wanted!

on monday of next week we have New Homeowner Orientation with the builder.  im assuming we'll learn things like: what does this switch do?  where is this?  how does that work?  im really looking forward it!  this is so happening! 

can you tell i'm excited!? 

so i was wondering, do any of you have some tips for me??  home-owner tips??  i'd so appreciate it! 

april: im giving up

yup, you've guess it!  my favorite go-to drink.  sometimes i like it from a fountain (at McDonalds usually), sometimes i just crave it in a bottle, and other times i drink it from a can.  i usually want some sort of fruit flavor added.  my favorite is lime (which is where this picture comes from). 

but for the month of april im giving it up!  and hopefully after a month without it i wont crave it like i do now.  it will probably be rough, and chris will probably have to deal with me whine about it a bit, but it only takes 21 days to make (or in this case break or change) a habit.  i think this will do wonders for me. 

kara was the one who got me started this month.  anyone else care to join us?? 

one step closer

today i got news back from our mortgage guy that we have preliminary underwriter approval with just a few loose ends to tie up!!  that means that this thing is HAPPENING!!  and way faster than initially anticipated.  when we made our offer last friday we put the estimated closing date out 45 days to May 10th.  but now its looking like we'll move this month! 

so chris and i decided to go out for dinner to celebrate.  right now we're saving for closing costs and our vacation in august, so we only go out for dinner one time a month.  so we blew it on the 1st but it was worth it!  we're so excited!!

i had steak, loaded mashed potatoes, green beans and asparagus and shrimp and scallops.  amazing!  chris had a Texas burger with burger patty, pulled pork, coleslaw and crispy onions.  and then we shared our favorite desert at Michaels.  yum!

so now we move on to the next stage, which will be all of our day tomorrow: PACKING!! 
anyone for a packing party?? ;)

welcome april

march was such a lovely month for me, but i am very eager to welcome april.  it will be a month full of packing boxes, weeding the yard that will no longer be ours, time in service, spending more time within the deaf community in my area, remembering the important things, spending less money, saving more money, planning our cross-country vacation, taking pictures, promoting my book, dreaming, loving and living. 

its going to be a good month.