Hello world.

Long time, no see.

Yeah … I didn’t mean to be gone for so long.

It’s just life, man. Life kind of swooped in like a storm and just did not quit for awhile.

Sorry about it. But here’s five things going on with me:

1 A TECH REVOLT - It’s been quite a push and pull when it comes to me and my technology. I’ve had issues with my 2011 MacBook Pro. And it’s made it super hard to do anything creative biz related. For the most part, I could get away with just my iPhone or iPad for sales leads and whatnot … but the actual working on and editing photos, I NEED MY COMPUTER.

And I still haven’t quite fully fixed that problem. But my dinosaur of a Macbook Pro (the old one - from 2008!) is still functional enough for me to do basic things like mail, interwebz, and Excel. So that’s cool. And well, my amazing roommate has graciously let me use her computer when I need to. So praise God. It’s been months in this makeshift computer sitch, but I’m rolling with it.

Not mentioned - the 50mm lens that I finally replaced, the camera battery that’s been shotty for awhile, and I’m still missing the top bar to my background stand. I’m a hot mess. Bah.

It’s been frustrating but manageable. And well, it’s like the #1 reason why I went on my blogging hiatus. If you were wondering why I went all MIA - that’s a big reason why.

2 CIVIC DUTY FULFILLED - Another reason I’ve been gone for awhile is because I served on jury duty FOR THREE WEEKS. It took over my life. Not only were those weeks super hectic, but it was bookended with projects galore.

Which is great, because I was busy, but it was horrible because I couldn’t really take on new work. So it just was bummer financially.

Although, I did learn a lot about the law and have a newfound respect for the LAPD. So I guess that’s a good thing.

3 APRIL WAS FAMILY TIME - If March was all about jury duty well April was all about family time. I’ve had back to back to back to back weekends with family visiting me in LA.

Which is awesome. Don’t get me wrong.

I just didn’t get a chance to rest in between their visits.

Multiple days at Disney. A funeral in Anaheim. A boho chic baby birthday party. A very trafficky weekend dinner on the Queen Mary. And lots and lots of touring LA.

I love my family. And I’m so happy they came to visit. I’ve just been so exhausted. And I still haven’t had a chance to recover from it all.

But it’s OK! Look, it’s my gigantic baby broseph … he braved the roller coaster at California Adventure. I’m very proud of him. Next up - Six Flags!

4 TIME TO RECHARGE - So usually I manage to get out of town every 6-8 weeks to let my brain breathe for a bit. But since life has been just plain nutso, I’ve actually gone four months without getting out of LA.

Until today.

I’m officially out of town and back home in Seattle.

I could’ve gone anywhere. Hawaii. Houston. Portland. Orlando.

(And soon OKC - starting in July).

Not this time. Home sounded great. I just want to do nothing.

It’s time to rest and recharge. And I’ll get back to life next week.

5 A BACKLOG OF 5TT’S - I’ve actually had an ongoing outline of drafted 5 Things Tuesdays going on in my head all this time. And I’ve been wanting to write about it all.

There’s something cathartic when it comes to processing all my thoughts. And I found it to be really healthy to think through things and share them with others. And since I haven’t done that in such a long while, I feel so stagnant in life.

So here you go. Here’s the backlog of things I would have shared these past few months:

There’s probably more. But that’s all that I can think of right now.

:)

JOANNE GARCIA

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