Posted by: sarahrhoads | March 17th, 2011
This year has been so full already in such a short amount of time. Last year was such a psychotically busy year for us. We were away from home 111 days of the year and wracked up some serious airline miles. We sipped cocktails in Santorini and took in the majesty of places like Banff, Canada. We made beautiful new friends and created a lot of work that we're pretty stoked about. It was a blessing in so many ways, but every blessing has a dark side, for us that dark side manifested itself in not having a lot of time to invest in our friends & community here in Seattle. We had just bought
a house at the beginning of the summer and the walls remained bare until about 6 weeks ago. Our house was a pretty telling description of the state of our lives throughout the summer months. We were too busy to think and really immersed ourselves in our work (and had a lot of fun doing it).
I was always able to justify my "work-a-holic" tendencies with the fact that I absolutely ADORE what I do. I feel like many of us creatives and freelancers struggle with this on a daily basis. Because we love what we do, many of us could work until midnight or later if we wanted... but is that really the best thing for us? I've been thinking about the fact that we each of us are three-dimentional people... we have so many facets and different parts of us that make us interesting and well rounded. Therefore ALL of those parts of us need nourishment not just one part of us. I've also never heard of a creative person that was described as being "boring and one-dimentional." I think it takes every ounce of us to create something meaningful... those kind of creations don't pour out of a one dimensional person.
So in 2011 I have begun my personal shift towards nurturing those other dimensions of myself. I'm taking more time to be with friends. To stay in bed a little longer to cuddle my husband. We even started cooking together (if you know me, this is HUGE!). My dance teacher growing up always said "all things in moderation," and it is a thought that has come to mind a lot in the past year. How does a passionate, focused person keep things in moderation? This is a tough one for me, and may always will be, but I'm trying to grow in it. So the past couple of months have been filled with a nice mix of friends, hang outs, breakfasts and photo taking too. Here are just a few snaps from our
Instax from the last 4 weeks.
All of this beckons the question, how do those of us who passionately love what we do maintain a healthy balance in our lives? How do YOU do it?
Tags: balance, fuji Instax, Instax, our life lately, Personal, Sarah Rhoads, Sarah Rhodes, three dimentional
Posted by: Yvonne Wong Photography | September 6th, 2010
to get the shot.
i would have done the same.
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Posted by: sarahrhoads | May 25th, 2010
Today is moving day! Yesterday we picked up the keys to our new home. It has been a wild ride through the home buying process. I don't think I had nails for about three and a half weeks :) but we are so thrilled to finally be moving into the new place that is really ours this time. We didn't want to say anything until it was official just because something could fall through at anytime so it is nice to finally scream it from the rooftops.
I woke up this morning and realized that this will be the last morning that I will wake up in this house. For a brief moment I was truly sad. Sweet memories surround in every room and hallway here. So many dreams have been captured within these old craftsman walls as we stayed up late in the night whispering the desires of our hearts to one another. It was within these walls that we took some of our biggest risks together. This is a special little house that has served us well through some of the most pivotal moments of our life thus far. This is our first "house" together after our apartment. I will never forget moving in and deciding at midnight that it would be a 'good time' to paint the kitchen. We painted the whole thing only to realize it was a sterile hospital lavender sort of color... yuck. ;) So there we were sitting on the cabinets covered in paint at 4 am and all we could do is laugh and attempt to paint it all over again (and thus was the inception of our hatred for painting!). This was the house that we fell in love with a little cat named Stella who started following us home right after my grandmother passed away last year. She has been like a little angel to us so we will be sad to leave her behind, although I'm sure our neighbor will appreciate us not taking her along for the ride ;) One of our favorite things to do at this house was to sit out on the porch together, watch the rain, have Stella hop up in our laps and talk about life together. Our friend, Jill, took this instax photo for us a few months back doing exactly that, it is one of my favorite photos of us.
So today we start new dreams in a new place. We whisper the new secrets of our hearts into it's walls and we have a beautiful new start. I cannot wait to fill that home with lots of love and laughter.
Today is also the day that we carry LOTS and LOTS of boxes.... ;)
We have lots to blog and many emails to respond to upon coming back from Banff, we just ask for a little patience and grace this week since we will be in transition between homes.
Tags: Big Day, Instax, Moving, Moving Day, New House, Personal, Personal Entry, Sarah Rhoads, Sarah Rhodes
