Tuesday 25 March 2014

I'm about as ready as I will ever be..


Too much time is wasted, waiting to be ready. There is never a time we know exactly what we should be doing, where we should be going and who with.

You can only challenge yourself today, to be a better you tomorrow. No matter if you do something you hate, you’re learning and you know not to do it again. But until you do it, you’ll never know.

Mostly, you’ll love it; love the challenge, the butterflies and the experience.

We have to be lost, to be found and life begins at the end at the end of our comfort zone. 

Life is too short, to think what if.

Take risks, push yourself beyond your fears and live a life you never thought possible. 












































Go buy that outfit you've had your eye on, start that new exercise regime or tell someone something you've been holding back.

Have a good day

Gemma xx

Wednesday 12 March 2014

The Tale of Amber & Chloe...


The weather has been beautiful recently and just perfect for on location photo shoots. 

On Sunday, I headed to a nearby park with sisters Amber and Chloe and their mum Sandra. It was so lovely to photograph the girls in their dresses, it made a nice change from photographing people in wellies, hats and scarves. 

Here are some of my favourites...

 




 Gemma xx
 

Thursday 6 March 2014

my inbetweeny time...


Doesn’t the sunshine make everything just a little bit better? Now that I have a bit more time on my hands before summer, I’m really learning to appreciate everything so much more. I will call this my ‘inbetweeny’ time and boy did I need it. 

I feel amazing and I’m really making the most of the things that I anticipate I will miss most while I’m away. Nixon is getting a lot more love, cuddles and exercise. I’m finding it so precious to have the time to actually enjoy him and not having to be rushing around elsewhere. 

I’ve been having a bit of a clear out too and the amount of things I need to sell is crazy. I guess when you stay in one place for so long, everything kind of collects up. It’s amazing the amount of stuff I’ve gathered, especially clothes, but I really do never have anything to wear!

I truly believe everything happens for a reason, and this time in my life was meant for me to go down a gear and actually relax! I wouldn’t change it for the world, even more money. I guess what I’ve learnt is money doesn’t buy happiness. Material things don’t actually mean anything. Now that I’ve taken a step back, I have noticed things I have brought to try to make myself happy rather than through actual need for them. It’s family, friends ( including animals), places, memories and smiles, that really make you feel like life is good. 



Gemma xx

Wednesday 5 March 2014

#projectcrete


It’s that time of year again... lent. Have you given up anything? I have decided to give up the devil in my life... chocolate. We have a love-hate relationship, love to eat it, but hate the consequences.

This will be my sixth year of giving it up. I know it wont be for good, but I guess it’s nice to have a challenge. Please expect withdrawal symptoms in the form of princess moments, outbursts and tears. 

Talking of giving up, I’m currently trying to get more healthy before summer, so I’ve given up the scales! It’s so easy to get obsessed and disheartened with the figures on the scales that it defeats the point. Nothing worse than working really hard and not losing anything in numbers. Instead I will be weighing in but getting my mum to secretly record my weight. I will be judging by how I feel and how my clothes fit. 

I have just under seven weeks to get in to shape, so I will of course share my journey, tips, recipes and other insightful things along the way.


#projectcrete

If you have any advice I’d love to hear it.

Gemma xx
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