then the weekend comes and it seems that i work a lot on weekends too. now i could fuss and kick and pout about that...but, believing in doing the very best - i can't leave what needs to be done...undone. last week was testing - this weekend was doing root cause analysis about why our system didn't go live as it was expected. *sigh*
tomorrow is taking care of contingencies and explaining to the powers that be why it happened. in the mean time - i got to visit my girls for about an hour - they're getting over colds just like me. i can't believe she's not a baby anymore. she's not even a toddler. she got her first official haircut. i have determined i cannot blink anymore - i'm sure to miss something like a wedding or a graduation.
i hope my shutter finger hasn't atrophied. hope you had a beautiful weekend.
breathe, just breath.... :D
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Oh gosh...sorry you have been buried with work stuff. It is crazy...you blink and years go by. Another reminder to live in the moment.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you got to see the girls, I hope your week ahead is filled with free time for you so you can do what you love. your blog looks beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou know how it goes Char, time slips away in a instant especially when they're growing. If only I could say that about the teenage years. Ha!
ReplyDeleteYou do what you can when it comes to blogging and don't worry. Your followers will be here waiting.
What a sweet little face! You have only to look at that photo to realize your trigger finger has most assuredly not atrophied.
ReplyDeleteoh char. she is growing up isn't she ? and oh those eyes !
ReplyDeleteitchy fingers for sure. atrophied fingers. never :)
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What a beautiful photo expression. :-] I'm glad you had time to show it to us. And no worries. Time is always there 24/7. :-))
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel. I chaff against my daily life so much, wishing instead to be a free spirit able to drift here and there...free to learn and create and think and explore. Oh well, time to log off and start the work day....maybe things will be different someday. Or maybe not. I'll just have to find time to squeeze it all in to this one life I've got.
ReplyDeletehang in there! i hope things slow down and get easier at work VERY SOON!
ReplyDeleteand love the photo! it is so bonkers how quickly they grow up. i can't keep up with my nieces and nephews. it is just nuts how fast they grow and change.
You're not alone! I've been mourning my lack of free time lately and the busy, busy, busy makes it hard to feel inspired. Fingers crossed that things slow down soon!
ReplyDeleteLove the portrait...looks like a fine painting! Beautiful...
ReplyDeletethought it was a painting also ... i know of which you speak. good to know i'm in such good company.
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Life does come before blogging, that's fer sure, don't know about photography..I always have my camera on when I'm with my family. LoL
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She's getting older and more beautiful every day. Don't worry, you aren't missing it, it just feels like it some days. You'll get it. And no, by the portraiture, your shooting finger is not atrophying, you are still catching the beauty.
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful, Char! And even when you are home with them, it all seems to go by in a blur... hope you get some slower days soon!
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I know... it's tough and it's funny that you should post this today. I was thinking about you and wondering how you fit in your photography and blogging when you work full time like I do. I guess the answer is we do what we can do. I so admire your work, this picture is beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteThese past few weeks have been a blur here too. Hope you get time off this weekend to enjoy!
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such a lovely photo of your little cutie
ReplyDeleteChildren do grow in the blink of an eye....I am worried I am going to turn around and discover my grandchildren are teenagers already!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to spend as much time online lately either so I completely understand what you are feeling...I'll be checking in when I can:) Love love love this sweet portrait....
The days get busy sometimes, it's a part of life, I know it happens to me.
ReplyDeletehow I sympathize and understand Char...seems to be going around here as well~~x
ReplyDeleteIt's called "mission creep" Char. It's those tasks from work that creep into our lives and make us think that the only important thing is to do it and to it now because so many people are reliant on you whereas truly, they should take some time off as well.
ReplyDeleteIf it doesn't "go live" when it's suppose to doesn't mean you fail, it just means that you need support in purposefully and conscientiously pushing the timeline back so you can get the product you are proud of on the table for your superiors to present.
But this is not about me . . .
hate it when work gets in the way of life. this is the beginning of my weekend and i have so much work to do this weekend i dont know why its called a weekend. but i need some me-time before i get started!
ReplyDeleteLove the look on her face, great shot.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend.
it's true they grow up so fast. i get frustrated with the work getting in the way too, but that's just the way it goes sometimes and I'm sure when you get the chance you will find your fingers will work just fine for the shutter release. have a beautiful weekend.
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