~UPDATE~

WARNING.....THIS IS LONG- LOL!!!!!
FIRST OFF I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO ALL MY CLIENTS WHO ARE WAITING ON THEIR COMPLETED SESSIONS!!!! ITS BEEN A WHIRLWIND AROUND HERE-I AM BEYOND BLESSED AND THANKFUL FOR ALL THE GREAT BUSINESS AND PEOPLE,YET ITS BITTERSWEET ALSO IN ANOTHER ASPECT(details to follow)!!!! I PROMISE TO GO FULL STEAM TO GET YOUR IMAGES TO YOU ASAP!!!

I AM AT A TURNING POINT IN MY CAREER(quit or keep moving foward!?!?!?!?-i dont want to quit!!!!!!)....I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT I DO AND THE NEVERENDING SUPER SWEET COMMENTS MAKE MY DAY AND MAKE THIS JOB WORTH WHILE!!! YET I FIND THAT I AM HAVING TO REMIND MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT MY FAMILY COMES FIRST AND THEY HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE BACKBURNER MORE THAN I WOULD LIKE LATELY!!!! THEY TRY TO COMFORT ME BY REMINDING ME OF THE LONG LIST OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY WANT TO GET IN WITH ME AND HOW GREAT IT IS THAT SOOOOO MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO WAIT MONTHS TO GET ON MY BOOKS JUST TO HAVE ME TAKE THEIR PICS!!!! AND YES THIS DOES HELP TO AN EXTENT-BUT IM AT THE POINT WHERE I FEEL LIKE I AM FAILING SOMEONE AT ALL TIMES-WHETHER IT BE MY FAMILY OR FUTURE CLIENTS!!!! I DONT LIKE THIS AND I AM MAKING SOME MAJOR ADJUSTMENTS TO HOW I DO THINGS STARTING THE FIRST OF THE YEAR!!!!!

I WANT TO TAKE YOUR PICS AND BE A PART OF YOUR MEMORIES MORE THAN YOU ALL KNOW-I LOVE THIS JOB MORE THAN ANY OTHER JOB I HAVE EVER DONE!!!! I CANT EXPRESS THAT ENOUGH!!! BUT ITS MORE THAN JUST A FEW HOURS WITH A FAMILY SNAPPING PHOTOS!!!! I WORK 7 DAYS A WEEK UP TO 18 HRS A DAY!!!! I DO ALL MY SCHEDULING,EDITING,SHIPPING,CONFIRMATIONS,PLANNING,TAXES,BUDGETING,ETC....I DONT HAVE A STAFF TO HELP WITH THE LIL ODD AND END DUTIES!!! I DEAL DAILY WITH THE LONG LIST OF OTHERS LOOKING TO START THEIR OWN PHOTOG BUSINESS ASKING QUESTIONS GALORE(BIG THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE HONEST AND UPFRONT-SEVERAL HAVE LIED TO MY FACE AND VIA EMAIL WHICH IS DISHEARTENING WHEN YOU SEE THE REAL MEANING OF THEIR INQUIRIES ON FB OR ANOTHER SOCIAL NETWORK-SOME EVEN HAVE THEIR FRIENDS CALL THEM OUT AND LET ME KNOW THE REAL PURPOSE IN ALL THE QUESTIONS!!!!) REGUARDLESS....THIS JUST MEANS THAT THEIR ARE SEVERAL UP AND COMING PHOTOGS FOR YOU TO TRY OUT-SO WHY DO I STILL STRESS OVER TRYING MY HARDEST TO OVERFILL MY BOOKS,TAKE TIME AWAY FROM MY BOYS,AND WORRY OVER COPIED ATTEMPTS TO MAKE PICS LOOK SIMILAR TO MINE?!?!?!?!?!?! AS OF NOW....THIS ALL STOPS!!!!! I AM GOING BACK TO SQUARE ONE-PLENTY OF TIME TO PLAN A SESSION WITH TONS OF IDEAS AND PLENTY OF TIME FOR EDITING WHILE STILL ENJOYING MY FAMILY AND MAYBE EVEN SNEAKING IN SOME "ME TIME".....I WANT TO BE A PART OF YOUR MEMORIES AND GIVE YOU THE BEST OF WHAT I CAN DO-ALONG WITH PLENTY OF ONE ON ONE TIME TO DISCUSS WHAT YOURE WANTING....AND MY NEW BUSINESS PLAN WILL HELP WITH JUST THAT:) I HOPE DEARLY THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS AND NO WORRIES I DO HAVE SEVERAL PHOTOGS THAT ARE AWESOME AND HONEST TO REFER YOU TO IF I CANT GET YA ON THE BOOKS-EVEN THOUGH I WANT TO BE THE ONE TAKING THEM-THESE LADIES ARE AWESOME AND A CONSTANT REMINDER TO ME THAT ONE MUST TAKE TIME OFTEN TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GREAT WORKS OF ART AND CAPTURE THOSE SPECIAL MEMORIES FOR EACH OF YOU!!!!!(THANKS LADIES-YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE(ashley,summer,stephanie(not me-another stephanie-lol)!!!!)

AGAIN I HOPE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND AND THAT I STILL GET THE CHANCE TO BE A PART OF YOUR MEMORIES.....THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PATIENCE OF THE AWESOME GROUP OF CLIENTS I HAVE NOW-YOU ALL ARE SUPER AWESOME-THANKYOUthankyouTHANKYOU:) XO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM STRICTLY A "WORD OF MOUTH" PHOTOG....NO ADVERTISING HERE TO GET NEW CLIENTS AND I WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP IT THIS WAY AND HOPE THAT THE NEW BUSINESS PLAN AND ADDED ONE ON ONE TIME WILL ONLY MAKE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH ME MORE MEMORABLE FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS AND NOT LEAVE YOU WITH A BAD TASTE(which i fear may be the case currently with my overload!!!!) GOD BLESS AND THANKS AGAIN-FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO
SJ