Our First Day of Homeschool

Hello!  I am so excited to share this post for anyone who might be interested to walk through some of the things we will be implementing in our homeschool this year!

This is my first year homeschooling and let me just say I am excited to finally be doing this (so this post may be a bit long.. this is your warning if you want to just stop right here and skim the photos instead)!  I have a 6th grader, a 1st grader, and one who is Pre K and going to bridge into Kindergarten!  I know it is not going to be all rainbows and butterflies.  I have enough friends and family that homeschool to know that we will face some very hard times.  It may be frustration with subjects, or just different learning styles, winter blues, schooling multiple ages or any other number of things! I am starting our school year off strong and hopefully by the end of the school year we will still have a smile on our faces, love each other, and not just be watching educational videos and going on field trips every day 😉 ( but I’m not ruling that one out ).

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How To Take Better Photos

Learn these 3 key steps to be able to take better photos with your camera today!

Are you tired of dark, boring, blurry photos?  Perhaps you aren’t taking bad photos but you know that they could be better.  Whether you’re thinking about a career as a photographer or you want to take better photos for your blog or Instagram or just your family you know you need to learn a few things about your camera.  When you venture into the world of photography it can seem overwhelming and so specific that you fear it will take you a lifetime to learn how to shoot like a pro.  Well I’m here to teach you a few things to get you out of auto mode and into manual mode today so you can get the best picture in any lighting!

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