Category Archives: Personal

Chalk Love

As I mentioned in my previous post, today was back to school day.  Last week a friend posted a link to a website called Kindness Girl, who described something she called Guerrilla Goodness: Sidewalk Chalk.  I posted the link to my group of mom friends, and got such a great response, that we decided to spread...

View full post »

It’s the Most Wonderful Time….

of the year! That’s right – today is the first day of school here in Loudoun County.  Here in the Nelson house, that means it’s the first day of First grade for my big man.  We only have half day Kindergarten here, so First Grade means you get to do all the big kid stuff...

View full post »

Sometimes, Size Matters

Over the past year, I’ve noticed something really interesting… People are scared of big pictures. Most of my clients up to this point have bought 4×6 prints, a few 5x7s and an occasional 8×10.  They’ve paid me several hundred dollars for the session, went through all the stress of picking out clothes, got the whole...

View full post »

Monday Miscellany

It has come to my attention that I have been neglecting my own family here on the blog… So I thought I’d give you a quick run-down of what we’ve been up to so far this summer… I apologize, this is a long one.  Also, I started writing this yesterday, so the title made sense....

View full post »

Girl’s Night Out – Leesburg, VA

Last December, I applied for a SOAR! scholarship opportunity from Me Ra Koh.  While I was not one of the winners chosen for the scholarship, I came out ahead in so many ways just for taking the chance.  The best thing to come of the scholarship is that I now have a network of supportive...

View full post »