… a little reflection

A little over a week ago, Dad & I took our annual trip up to the top of Mt. Lemmon. . .

We go up to the tippy-top  -  past Ski Valley. . .

. . . up next to where the observatories are.

(NASA, weather, U of A, & others use them)

. . . there is a pretty little meadow up there that is very special to us,

. . . & we like to visit each autumn.

When we first came up - there was an itty-bitty aspen tree 

in the midst of the pines.

It was maybe 5 feet tall.

. . . this time when we visited - it is somewhere between 15 - 20 feet.

I'm always amazed at how it grows. . .

. . . & of how time passes.

It's been five years since we first trekked up there.

. . . can't believe it's been 5 years.

Amazing.

I've had these photos for over a week,

fiddling with them in Instagram & Vintique (apps on my phone),

& I've been thinking I'd post them & share them every day.

. . . but then the day get's started & I get busy.

. . . then I think that they might not be that interesting to others.

. . . when they are so very precious to me.

. . . so I let the busy-ness take over a bit & thought,

"maybe. . . tomorrow."

It's interesting - as I've noted that many bloggers have either quit blogging, 

or are taking 'breaks'. . .

 . . . & I have to admit that I've thought about that too.

I've wondered if what I had to blog about even mattered.

I think it's because when I started blogging,

I did it because I was convinced by someone else that

because I was starting my business. . . that I needed to.

So I did.

I honestly had no idea what I was supposed to do,

& for such a long time I related my blog to my business.

It was a  social media 'tool'.

ick.

That's so not me.

The blogs I have come to love are not about the businesses 

that the bloggers might own. . .

. . . but rather are about the people & their lives.

(. . .to be honest - I quit reading blogs that only promote things.

. . . & yes, I realize the irony of that - as I am guilty of that too!)

I can't tell you how many times I think about things to share with you

- or all the photos I have taken around the house 

- or of things I'm working on. . .

. . . & they are still sitting in my camera or on my computer.

I have constantly second guessed myself as to if it's "interesting enough" to share,

(. . . figuring back to the social media aspect  & my design business).

But, I've made a decision.

The 'little acorns' of this blog is me.

. . . & while, yes, I do happen to have a design business,

. . . it's not all there is about me.

So, I'm giving myself permission to make this blog more reflective 

of the other parts of my life. . .

. . .whether they are related to designing or not.

. . . & I hope you'll stick around.

(& thanks for reading this far!) ♡

♥ Bren

p.s. I am currently glued to the Weather Channel & my prayers are with you all who might be in the path of 'Sandy'. Please stay safe!