Baby-licious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pleaaaaaaaaaaaase head over to the baby section on my website. Baby G is absolutely perfect.

What beautiful baby and a beautiful family!!!

Thanks for the date today L.

Terri Kate

Happy Bday to me:):):):)

Another birthday!!!!! My goodness...I think after 22 the birthdays seem to come faster and faster every year! And it is exactly that reason that my birthday always makes me really contemplate the last year of my life. What I have done or haven't done, who I have met, things I have accomplished or not, things I want to do etc. etc.

In my previous blog, I wrote about a really great book that I purchased titled "Simple Abundance" by Srah Ban Breathnach. I wanted to post the essay for today because I really like it...and it reminds me to live life, take risks, and enjoy every moment!

February 7

An Artist is Someone Who Creates

"Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how...The artist never entirely knows. We guess. WE may be wrong but we take leap after leap in the dark".
--Agnes De Mille

Most of us feel more secure when we play it safe. We wear a string of pearls, for example, instead of the hand-painted glass beads we glimpsed and passed up at the crafts fair. Yet it is precisely those red and purple glass beads around the neck of another woman that stop us dead in our tracks. "Wow", we mumble as we pass her on the street, "that looks fantastic". We also wonder how she knew it would.
She probably didn't. She probably just took a leap in the dark and trusted her instincts. She trusted her own sense of style. The necklace whispered, "Try me!" and she listened. She played at living -- in s small way to be sure, but relevant all the same-- by taking a chance.
Every day we are given chances to embrace the new. It could be serving focaccia at dinner tonight instead of garlic bread. It could be choosing a pair of floral socks that make our feet want to dance, instead of the plain pair we automatically reach for. It could be trading in the headband for a short, sleek sophisticated cut that really feels right.
Psychologist Susan Jeffers suggests, we "take a risk a day-- one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you have done it". Today, take a real risk that can change your life: start thinking of yourself as an artist and your life as a work-in-progress. Works-in-progress are never perfect. But, changes can be made to the rough draft during rewrites. Another colour can be added to the canvas. The film can be tightended during editing. Art evolves. So does life. Art is never stagnant. Neither is life. The beautiful, authentic life you are creating for yourself and those you love is your art. It's the highest art. "Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable", writer Brenda Ueland reminds you.
Hold that thought.

Love,

Terri Kate

It's been a while...

I know it's been a while since I have been on the blog....very bad, I know!

I am making a promise to myself to stay more active and post a lot more...even if it is just random rambling...

Today I wanted to chat about a few things that I am very excited about:

1) I went to Chapters earlier this year looking for a book that contained an inspirational quote for every day of the year and I found something even better! I came across this book by Sarah Ban Breathnach titled "Simple Abundance". Let me tell you that is exactly what it is! It contains a mini essay (approx 1 page) for every day of the year and in it Sarah outlines the journey to living a life of simple abundance and extracting our authentic selves. I absolutely LOVE to start my day reading each passage!!!!! Go and get it:)

2) A second thing I want to talk about is how out of my skin excited I am to put a new photography resource I have to use. For Chrsitmas, I received one of the best gifts ever...the POSEBOOK, by the boudoir divas. I really want to get more into boudoir photography and this book is a must have in order to do that. It is jammed packed with a ton of tips and hints for posing clients for boudoir photography. I hope to put it to use soon and show you what an amazing resource it really is:)

3) Found another great resource for renting all kinds of photography equipment - this way I can really experiment and see what is worth purchasing and what isn't.

4) Purchased some fun new props for some shoots coming up from a great website. The website is kinda like ebay but is full of all handmade items....www.etsy.com





Love,

Terri Kate

Just Because...

Joanne contacted me inquiring about a "just because" photo shoot with her hubby to be:)

We decided to meet up and take a walk down Queen St. It was a perfect day for pictures...a little cold, but being in great company made up for it!!!!

What an awesome couple with a fantastic sense of humour:)

Joanne and Greg...it was a pleasure meeting you today, thank you for letting me capture some of your memories!

Terri Kate

A McInerney Christmas...

I've been on a role with sisters lately...

These wonderful ladies contacted me because they wanted to get some pictures taken as a gift for their mom!!!

Soooo we braved the very cold weather, runny noses and icey hills to get some of these great shots:)

Thank you McInerney sisters...it was such a pleasure meeting you today!

Terri Kate

Just playin...

Just learned a new handy trick in an online tutorial...

Playing around with some borders...I like this old fashioned vintage look with the round edges:)

Scrumptious...

You can't get any more adorable than this...these pictures make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside:)

Merry Christmas Big Sister!!

Love
Ter