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My Morning Routine | Monday Musings

My Morning Routine | Monday Musings

Truth be told, if you had told me 5 years ago that I would one day have a strict morning routine, I would have laughed out loud. My morning 'routine' honestly used to consist of rolling out of bed at the last possible minute, hurriedly showering and getting ready, and rushing out the door with some sort of breakfast in hand - and definitely a lot of caffeine.

Nathan used to leave the house extremely early, and it was pretty rare for me to get up any time before he walked out the door so I could kiss him goodbye. Sometimes I even went back to bed for a few more minutes of sleep. I was also staying up pretty late during this season, though I never had a set bedtime or morning alarm. I just rolled with the punches and did what I wanted.

My routine started when I began to get frustrated at always having to rush, rush, rush in the mornings...

The Honest Truth about...Creative Entrepreneurs | Monday Musings

The Honest Truth about...Creative Entrepreneurs | Monday Musings

There was a time that I worked a job I never wanted to leave. I was absolutely in love with what I did and though of course like any job with a few downsides, I never could imagine quitting no matter what. It was during this time that I began my photography career with the intention of being bi-vocational for a very long time. At that time in my life, I didn’t want to leave.

As life goes things change, and my job transformed into something I didn’t love as much as I had at first. In the meantime, my photography business was picking up, and I started to play around with the idea of doing that full-time instead. I had booking goals and some minimums to meet but eventually, in February of 2016, I turned in my two weeks’ notice and walked away from my day job. To say I am thankful for being able to work where I did five years is an understatement, but over time photography became my passion and I remember how thrilled I was to be able to work for myself full time.

There’s a lot of people that never get to experience what that’s like, try as they might..

I Refuse to be Busy | Monday Musings

I Refuse to be Busy | Monday Musings

I planned out this post awhile ago, but it's ironic that I'm writing it now. Truth be told, this is the busiest season I think I've been in since I started my business. It's wedding season galore in Virginia, engagement session season (that happened quickly!) and I have some other projects I'm working on as well for C&F Enterprises and a few other people. Additionally, a lot of my weddings and engagement sessions have been out of town so with travel I feel like I'm in a nonstop whirlwind of activity!

As ironic as it is, this post is also perfectly timed. Because I blog so much and share about my life, most of my friends immediately assume that my answer to "How are you doing?" is going to be "Busy!" And while this may be the truth right now, that is not how I will choose to answer their question. In fact, I am going to argue that this will never be my answer...