As I started my business as a photographer I never thought my children would suffer from me/mum not being able to attend important activities. And truth be told I have missed things and I have not being paying the same amount of attention to my children as I feel I should. Or if I attend events it with my camera in hand, just embarrassing them.
While the younger two are still at home (4yr and 2yr) I really don't want to miss there early years. Yes I could put them into day care 5 days a week just so I could get things done. However my DH and I did not have children to have someone else raise them, for them to rather be at day-care then being at home with Mum and Dad.
I wanted to create a loving, fun and crazy environment at home. Something that my children will love being a part of. To me as my mother drum into me and my siblings grown up, there is "nothing more important than FAMILY". It has taken me about 4 months to realise this, so I am scaling my work back for the time being. I will be limiting my business to doing 4-6 photo shoots a month. Why, 'cos my children need their mother and I will admit I need them.
Yes I have lot of pulling my hair out moments when they are either fighting with each other or pulling their toys out everywhere, and I am left to pick up after them all the time the washing and cleaning is never ending. At times I wonder why I do it, 'cos by the time I start in one room and move onto the next they have trashed the room I have just cleaned. At time I feel more like a slave then their mother, however I am guessing most of us mothers out there feel the same way at point, and not worry about doing the house cleaning,.
As much as I would like to think I am "Superwoman" and I have the perfect life with everything working out fine and I am getting my 8-10hrs a sleep a night. Honestly I am kidding myself. I can't do it, raising our 4 crazy and at times feral children the right way is more important than anything.
So from 1st July 2012, my booking per month will be Limited to 4 until I feel I can better manage things, or I can find a magic wand that will do all the house work and cooking for me...lol I may stretch it out to 6 per month but for the time being I have to learn to say NO.
So if you are thinking of booking me for you maternity or newborn portraits then PLEASE book in as early as possible, this is such a big event in your life and I know what my moments meant to me, and how I love my photos. I have already 4 book in for August and I have 3 in September, so please book as possible. Please don’t be offended when I say I am already book out. My suggestions is to Plan well in advance.
A reminder I do NOT do maternity or newborn session in December unless clients have book in before 1st October 2012. I will return to work on the 8th January 2012 for all other session to return to normal.
Please email me at sd_photography@bigpond.com to find out more about the session we offer at SDP.
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