this is me.

seriously, its december?!  the last few months have just flown by.  i feel like that statement is so cliche, but the older i get and the more babies i have (ha!), the faster the moments fly by.  this last month has been family sessions and newborn sessions and a little family vacation and goals and planning.  its all so very exciting.

last year was a really strange time during the winter, with virtually no sessions from december to march.  the weather stinks.  so i get to read, sit by the fire, watch movies, drink wine with my hubby, snuggle a baby, wrangle a toddler, read, drink tea, read a bit more.  i am so looking forward to it!

i am planning a few changes to my blog and website.  one new feature i want to start having is a monthly goal feature.  i believe its important to document goals and hopefully my committing them to paper my blog, it'll be a reminder and help me to be more mindful of them.

Personally::

- CHRISTMAS!  This year will be the first year we get to stay home!  i am THRILLED to wake up in my own bed.  open presents under our own tree.  cook my own turkey (aka get all the yummy leftovers to myself!).  start some of our own traditions.  although i love spending time with our extended families, we have traveled to be with them for christmas for the last F.O.U.R. years and enough is enough.  i am so, so excited.

- go ice skating.  its a family tradition.  i promise to post pictures.  trust me, its not pretty.

- above-noted down time.

- work out.  i know -- who wants to think about that during the holidays?!  but i just started these incredible workout classes with the jillian michaels of the sunshine coast.  this lady is amazing.  plus, them i'll be virtually guilt-free when i eat a disgusting amount of turtles chocolates.

Business::

- order a few new products.  *yipee*

- new blog / site launch.  i have a feeling this will be repeated in january's goals.  even though it may not be published by the end of december, i'm working diligently on it.  and can't wait to share!!

- update the blog.  with all of my shoots that have i haven't posted.  bad bad melissa.

GOALS! 

- organize my christmas cards.  last year, i completely forgot til about december 26th and then it never happened.  i will be more organized this year!

- do a “End of the Year Review" of my favorite photos.  i always love when other photographers do this and have decided to jump on the bandwagon, too.