So I officially announced on Facebook this week that we are moving to Cincinnati, Ohio. Instead of trying to answer a lot a questions from a lot of different people I thought I would put the whole story on here so that everyone will know what is going on. :)
So in 2004, I started Little Images Photography. And it was my dream to be self-employeed and run my own successful photography business. And I do loooooove photography. But let's jump ahead to 2011. I have a son, and a business. I photographed 15 weddings in 4 months last summer. I didn't really see my beautiful family at all. I was sending Grant to the sitter 4-5 days a week to "run" this business by myself. I also was putting him to bed around 7pm and then staying up till 2am editing images.
To say the least, I was exhausted and unhappy. I was starting to wonder if this "dream" of having my own business was worth it. I was working way too many hours & not making enough money doing it.
So, I started to question it all. What was important to me? Where were my priorities? What did I want my life to look like? Was this it? Was this the life I wanted? I held all of this in & didn't say anything because I was afraid I would be letting a lot of people down if I quit photography. But it was the only solution I could think of. If I went back to work outside the home, then I could actually enjoy my home and my family when I got home.
On December 17th, my best friend, Dawana, who had moved to Cincinnati in 2007, was in town. She randomly stopped by our house really quick just to pick something up and it made me miss old times and our friendship so much. So I gave her a quick hug and saw her out, as I shut the front door behind her, I turned and looked to my husband Jeff, and said "Can we move to Cincy, I miss Wana." And Jeff said "If you can get a job that makes what I earn, we will move wherever you want." I was shocked, I couldn't believe what he said. Was he serious? YES, he was!
So I started looking that day for jobs in surrounding cities for a Graphic Design job. Long story short I got a couple interviews in different areas in February and started as a "Re-toucher" for a packaging company on March 2nd. The business is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and we are looking for a home in Hebron, Kentucky.
To say the least, I was exhausted and unhappy. I was starting to wonder if this "dream" of having my own business was worth it. I was working way too many hours & not making enough money doing it.
So, I started to question it all. What was important to me? Where were my priorities? What did I want my life to look like? Was this it? Was this the life I wanted? I held all of this in & didn't say anything because I was afraid I would be letting a lot of people down if I quit photography. But it was the only solution I could think of. If I went back to work outside the home, then I could actually enjoy my home and my family when I got home.
On December 17th, my best friend, Dawana, who had moved to Cincinnati in 2007, was in town. She randomly stopped by our house really quick just to pick something up and it made me miss old times and our friendship so much. So I gave her a quick hug and saw her out, as I shut the front door behind her, I turned and looked to my husband Jeff, and said "Can we move to Cincy, I miss Wana." And Jeff said "If you can get a job that makes what I earn, we will move wherever you want." I was shocked, I couldn't believe what he said. Was he serious? YES, he was!
So I started looking that day for jobs in surrounding cities for a Graphic Design job. Long story short I got a couple interviews in different areas in February and started as a "Re-toucher" for a packaging company on March 2nd. The business is based in Cincinnati, Ohio and we are looking for a home in Hebron, Kentucky.
