Wh-hoo! Here we are at the beginning of another month, so that means it’s time to get some monthly goals together. With us already being in the fifth month of the year, it can feel like time is getting away from us, but I’m choosing to enjoy the ride and I just KNOW that May is gonna be awesome! There is lots to look forward to: I’ve got three weddings this month (with my first one this weekend!), Mara finishes school, the current semester at MOCA will be finished and I can concentrate on gearing up for summer!
Last month there was a bunch on the to-do list and I think I did pretty well. You can check out April’s monthly goals HERE, now I’m going to hold myself accountable and tell you how I did.

I definitely got more walking in, although not in the traditional “I’m gonna go walk and get some exercise” way. I made it a point to get outside with my kiddos more, plus it helped that I was working a lot and that kept me on my feet and moving around! I was super excited to not only be able to photograph cherry blossoms as they were in bloom, but being able to incorporate my dear friend Angela into the session and show off her cute baby bump (check out her gorgeous session HERE)

As far as business goals, I totally rocked it out! The Modern Glamour Stylized Wedding at MOCA was AMAZING!!! I was over the moon with how gorgeous everything came out, and really feel like the students were able to get a lot out of the presentation. Best of all, my boss was really impressed and we’re already talking about doing another one in the fall (yay!!!).
I’ve also been working on new classes that can be offered at MOCA, and I can’t wait to reveal all the cool classes we have planned for the summer semester!

April was stressful, but awesome. I’m glad that May is here, and (at a glance) here are my monthly goals:

Personal Goals

• Stop wasting so much time on the internet. (when my default reaction is to open the internet explorer, there’s a problem)
• Start planning summer activities for the kiddos
• Nail down a date for a vacation!
• Get all the winter clothes put away

Business Goals

• Implement 1 week turnaround for wedding photos
• 5 Fives for Photographers (seriously, need to get on this!)
• Clear out email inbox (a daunting task, I’ll let you know how it went in June!)
• Flesh out idea for “photography bootcamp”

That’s an idea of what is going on in my world over the next few weeks, anything you are going to strive for in the month of May?