Week 28: ME & A Prop (Member Photos)
Emily Ingalls - It's been a rough week. You know one of those weeks that just wears you down. I've felt like hiding away from all my responsibilities and everyone that needs me (aka my kids). It seemed fitting to grab my hat and hide.
Sara Lowing-Wright - Yesterday I helped my son with a lemonade stand. For such a simple little activity, it is a lot of work! I guess it just felt like a lot with all of the other added day-to-day duties to get through as well. We are also hosting my younger son's 5th bday party today. So, on top of shopping/prepping the stand, I shopped for the bday party. Also add doing yard maintenance for party prep to the list. Of course I had to empty/fill the dishwasher, make breakfast and lunch for the kids, and cook dinner (etc. etc.). OY. This motherhood gig is so much work! Then, my husband comes home after we are just cleaning up from the lemonade stand, literally what I was doing in this photograph. To him it looks like this picture perfect day. The wife home attending to household duties and effortlessly helping the children achieve their entrepreneurial dreams. All the while, inside my head, I am feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, and stressed from being pulled in a million directions throughout the day. When I try to voice that to my husband, it all just sounds trivial and the verbal summary doesn't sound like it could add up to the chaos I just experienced!! I chose this picture as I feel like the scene reads editorial/propish, yet the expression on my face is sort of alluding to something a little more complex.
Meghan Rose Nesom - When I saw the prompt the first thing I thought of was my stethoscope. I am a nurse, I was a nurse before I was a wife, I was a nurse before I was a mother, I was a nurse before I grew into who I truly am. The pride I felt the first day I put my stethoscope around my neck as a new nurse was something I never want to forget, I was proud, nervous and excited all in one. I had dreamt of the day I could say "Hi I'm Meg and I'm going to be your nurse today." My stethoscope represents the achievement of a dream, it acts as my ears but it's truly the extension of my heart. I have listened to children's lungs who cannot breath, I have listened to new baby's heart when their parents bring them in for reassurance that they really are as perfect as they seem and I've listened to the non existence beat of a heart that belonged to a little girl who fought until her body literally could not fight to stay on this early any longer. My stethoscope is an extension of me and without it I do not think I'd be me.
Vivien Stembridge - I've started taking martial arts classes. And they have been life changing. Twice a week, I go and train hard with a group of amazing, inspiring people. I get to exert myself physically while gaining strength, courage, flexibility, and overall badassery. I highly recommend it. http://vivienstembridge.com
Adriana Meixner - I've been an avid runner since my early 20s running a marathon, several half-marathons and 10k races for fun. However when I became pregnant with my two kiddos in the last few years I took a 'pause'. I'm happy to say that I'm back on track and enjoying the runner's high that everyone talks about - it's real by the way, lol. Running has always been a big part of my life, it's where I do my best thinking, it gets me out in the fresh air (no treadmill running for this gal, I like to get outdoors) and keeps me in shape. One of the best ways I keep myself accountable is by running with a sports watch so I can track my pace, my distance and my time. I purchased this Garmin a few months ago and he and I have hit the pavement a lot this past Spring and Summer and I'm looking forward to making it a regular thing again - it's good for my health and my soul! www.adrianameixner.com
Lynette Davis - I am finishing up a CM Lensbaby class and getting ready to start another one (Off Camera Flash). The good news is that I will not be limited to manual focus anymore. As it turned out, I did my final assignment - Storytelling - as a self-portrait series. I documented getting ready for Date Night. My props were those beauty tools that only come out to play on special occasions.
Elena Pendell- Some call this season summer. I call it dog fur season. This is a daily occurrence. My dog loving little one is always there to 'help'. I am amazed at the huge clumps of loose fur that we brush out every day. I am even more amazed that there are still tumbleweeds of fur rolling around my floors.
Kortney Fox - To me, summer is not complete without a delicious glass of lemonade (and the look on the littles' faces when we all try to eat a lemon)!
