Fill Up Your Cup

What do you do to help fill your cup back up?  And no, not that cup.  Coffee house down the street or my personal fave - my Cuisinart single brew machine - helps take care of that!  No, I mean your emotional cup - the one that fills you back up with positivity and the feeling that you are powerful, strong, important, capable, loved, and on purpose.  The one that reminds you that you do good things and you have direction in life.  That cup.  How often do you fill up that cup?

If you happen to be sitting there thinking.....um.....uh.....hmmm......yeaaaaaaaa, one in a ....never.  That's okay.  Everyone starts some where.  My suggestion?  Read a good quote for today!  Say something positive about yourself  in the first person.  "I AM ________"  and then SMILE.  If you're more seasoned, do you have CDs or something on your iPod to tune into when you're commuting somewhere instead of the radio?  Do you read something every morning or evening to reset yourself?  Do you gather with people who push you to be better and happier? 

So I challenge you: Do something tomorrow to fill up your cup!  And then pass it on!

A Good Photographer

Phew!  Welcome Back!  I know I've been out for a while.  I never thought I'd be the person who says this, but putting on a wedding and working through the pre-wedding "to do"s and post-wedding "thank you"s.  They keep you busy, but if you really feel honored, then you'll love doing them.  Making the wedding bags for hotel guests and writing all the thank you cards for the beautiful gifts we received was so fulfilling.  I felt like I was making people feel loved and happy, and that was such a great experience. 

So if you're getting married, enjoy all the moments and stop feeling bad about being "off the grid" because that'll mean you're fully involved in the experience.  And in the process of being "off grid," you'll be going through a lot of wedding pictures, and, let me tell you, INVEST in a GOOD photographer.  It'll make all the difference in the world.  If you need a good photographer, I'll recommend the following because they were the best:  George Street photography, specifically Dan Dinanno!  He was amazing, and Colin, the second photographer, who may or may not have is own company too, is fantastic!  Big 5 stars from this girl!  LOVE them.

So if you are on a mission, start with a good photographer.  The rest won't matter if it won't be photographed correctly!