04/03/2026
I burnt out. There, I said it.
It’s taken me months to say it out loud, come to terms with it, and work on finding a solution. It’s a process, without rules, without a script, and it’s different for everyone.
This last year was full of some pretty big ups and downs both personally and professionally. Some incredibly magical times and some downright tragic times. All on top of life with three kids, two of which are now taller than I am, a constant reminder that time with them is passing quickly. I needed to slow down. I needed to reset. But I didn’t want to admit it, so I just kept pushing on.
It’s been a few months now and I am finally able to see that just because I take a break, it doesn’t mean that I have failed in some way…a story I told myself for all of December and January. It simply isn’t true.
As I work through this reset, re-evaluating my priorities in both my work and my life, I am finding my true love for photography again. The whole reason I began this career in the first place. Slowing down enough to see things, and really take them in rather than rush past because I am so busy I don’t have time.
A friend reminded me recently that flowers don’t bloom all year round and even the trees loose their leaves in winter to rest.
So here I am, resting for the next bloom. 🌸🌼🌺
