Comments on: from the other side | mommy & northern california photographer http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/ norther california newborn, baby, & children's photographer Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:42:43 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joy http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Joy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:48:42 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2322 That was beautifully written. I definitely identify with every word you wrote. Thank you for sharing something so deep and personal. That was beautifully written. I definitely identify with every word you wrote. Thank you for sharing something so deep and personal.

]]> By: Jocelyn http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2320 Jocelyn Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:55:02 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2320 hi angie, i've been following your blog for a short while but this is my first time commenting. just wanted to say that i can so relate to this post and it's definitely something that i know i need to work on as well. hi angie, i’ve been following your blog for a short while but this is my first time commenting. just wanted to say that i can so relate to this post and it’s definitely something that i know i need to work on as well.

]]> By: Amanda Hoffman http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 Amanda Hoffman Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:24:22 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2318 What a beautiful and insightful post. I need to change a lot of the way I do things. I'm struggling with what to do to change it. It's an endless process of reevaluation. Cost vs result. It's never as simple as it should be. In your mind you say it's an easy choice. Kids 100% over anything else right? But it's not always possible and that makes you feel guilty. Part of the reason I love this job is becasue I am my own boss. Still, sometimes, I wish I had a boss and set hours and I could leave my work at work. It's a trade off. You can never have it exactly how you think you want it. Getting close is as much as we can hope for. What a beautiful and insightful post. I need to change a lot of the way I do things. I’m struggling with what to do to change it. It’s an endless process of reevaluation. Cost vs result. It’s never as simple as it should be. In your mind you say it’s an easy choice. Kids 100% over anything else right? But it’s not always possible and that makes you feel guilty.

Part of the reason I love this job is becasue I am my own boss. Still, sometimes, I wish I had a boss and set hours and I could leave my work at work. It’s a trade off. You can never have it exactly how you think you want it. Getting close is as much as we can hope for.

]]> By: jobrina http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 jobrina Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:40:01 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2317 wow, this hits hard! thank you for posting this angie, i see myself in that picture and know now that this is exactly what my son see's as well. i have followed you for quit some time now and this is my first time commenting, you are extremely talented and someone i look up to as a beginner photographer. thank you for posting this, i too am going to be very conscious of my work hours and my family time, life it too short!!!!!! :-) wow, this hits hard! thank you for posting this angie, i see myself in that picture and know now that this is exactly what my son see’s as well. i have followed you for quit some time now and this is my first time commenting, you are extremely talented and someone i look up to as a beginner photographer. thank you for posting this, i too am going to be very conscious of my work hours and my family time, life it too short!!!!!! :-)

]]> By: angie http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 angie Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:32:36 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2316 thanks ladies. i am finding that i'm not alone in this struggle and that is comforting. here's to a better today! :) xoxo thanks ladies. i am finding that i’m not alone in this struggle and that is comforting. here’s to a better today! :) xoxo

]]> By: andrea http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2315 andrea Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:26:13 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2315 you are not alone my friend, you are not alone. you are not alone my friend, you are not alone.

]]> By: Kelsey http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2314 Kelsey Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:22:46 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2314 Today actually just a few moments ago I posted about balance... finding it. This post hit home. You are so right and believe you aren't the only one fighting this too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. xo Today actually just a few moments ago I posted about balance… finding it. This post hit home. You are so right and believe you aren’t the only one fighting this too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. xo

]]> By: Laura http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2311 Laura Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:16:45 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2311 I can relate to where you are at now, as I was there about 1 month ago. I vowed to myself and to my children then, that I would NOT do any proofing, email checking, blogging, etc. until they are fast asleep at night. My photo shoots are now going to take place during the week, I will reserve 1 weekend a month for shoots but the remaining weekends will be my kids, my family time. So far, 1 month in I have held to it...and I will continue to do so. It's difficult and hard running our own business but I'm not going to be the one that looks back on things 10 years from now and see that I missed out on my kids growing up. Yes, I want a successful business, yes I want to be happy with my photography but NONE of that is worth sacrificing my children for. I hope you are able to find your middle ground and will be happy. ((hugs)) I can relate to where you are at now, as I was there about 1 month ago. I vowed to myself and to my children then, that I would NOT do any proofing, email checking, blogging, etc. until they are fast asleep at night. My photo shoots are now going to take place during the week, I will reserve 1 weekend a month for shoots but the remaining weekends will be my kids, my family time. So far, 1 month in I have held to it…and I will continue to do so. It’s difficult and hard running our own business but I’m not going to be the one that looks back on things 10 years from now and see that I missed out on my kids growing up. Yes, I want a successful business, yes I want to be happy with my photography but NONE of that is worth sacrificing my children for. I hope you are able to find your middle ground and will be happy. ((hugs))

]]> By: Tabitha http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2310 Tabitha Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:14:11 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2310 i understand completely...it is so easy to get caught up in work and let the world go on around you! i have been struggling with this very thing recently. of course you put it more eloquently than i ever could i understand completely…it is so easy to get caught up in work and let the world go on around you! i have been struggling with this very thing recently. of course you put it more eloquently than i ever could

]]> By: Tracey http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/from-the-other-side-mommy-northern-california-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 Tracey Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:18:30 +0000 http://blog.angiewarrenphotography.com/?p=2844#comment-2309 Yep. That's me too. You couldn't have worded it any better! Working hard on being present with my family. Yep. That’s me too. You couldn’t have worded it any better! Working hard on being present with my family.

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