If there is one thing I have learned about being  a business owner, it is that self-discipline is one of the biggest traits. It’s one of those things that needs flexed all the time to make it strong. For me sometimes the best way to really hunker down and get batch-working or big projects done is to change my scenery. Not that I can’t get work done at home, in my home office, but there can be a lot of distractions also. Those dishes need done. The floor needs vacuumed. The list is never-ending, and it’s not conducive to a real focused work session for me all the time.

So occasionally, you’ll find me at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library blogging away or scheduling social media posts for the following three months all in one afternoon. Sometimes, I’ll grab a coffee at Blackbird Café and sit, earbuds in, world out. A change of environment really does my bossbabe heart well.

Creativity often comes from such planning and work sessions too.  Last year, I offered Unicorn sessions. The year before it was Lace, Pearls & Little Girls. This year I am dreaming up something new. This off season, when it too cold to barely breathe outside, let alone shoot an entire session, is good for prepping for the seasons that will be busy & make my head spin.

What are some of your favorite places to work? Places that really let you focus? I’m always up for new places to try.

Sometimes I get in a creative rut & need something to pull me out. This weekend, it was Reagan and her NEED to bake cookies. Cookies she ended up not liking.

Sometimes the photos that have the most feeling are not of someone's face. Our crumby counter, her little belly, my constantly-used pink water bottle. This is home.

You are learning so much right before my eyes. Like, when did you learn to draw a heart? And, with wings?

And that bubble that Miss Dana taught you. I love it.