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Hey there! It's so nice to meet you! I'm Sam and I'm an artist living in Southern California. Here you'll find a little bit of everything that brings joy. We are taking awesome photos on our phone, obsessing over plant boxes, having adventures, and learning how to have relationships filled with joy! So cheers to building a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside.

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You know that saying “start how you want to end?” I didn’t do that the first time, so I ended up redoing some things. But now I’m starting how I want to end. I have scheduled 126 mini sessions, which means I’m at about 10% of my originally stated goal. As I do them I […]

August 24th

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good books

date nights

cozy blankets

cute notebooks

hot tea

beach days

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Hi. When I started this I meant to do it every day. Obviously that hasn’t happened. In the past I would’ve beaten myself up over it. But today I don’t. I just feel grateful for this platform, for the life I’m living. I just am happy with the time I have when I get to […]

August 15th

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August 10

Alright – today was day number 2 of mini sessions – these first two days I’m considering practice days for the longer days. I’ve learned some things already! The #1 most important thing is that kids absolutely love bribes. I can also bribe myself with a sweet treat, so it makes sense to me! The […]

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August 9th

I have a goal this fall which is really audacious. The most audacious goal I’ve ever had. I will be photographing 1000 mini sessions this fall. It sounds like a seriously large number, but I’ve done the math and it’s working. I started with a goal of 600, but then dream Sam thought I could […]

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July 31

It’s been a minute since I’ve written. Thank you for sticking around. Because this is a new space it was the first thing to go when life went a little topsy turvy. Remember the friend who was teasing me a lot and I didn’t love it? Our friendship recently ended. I wrote a bunch more […]

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THE GIRL BEHIND THE WORDS (AND IMAGES!)

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Adulting has turned out to be a lot harder than I imagined it would be when I was a little girl. But it has also turned out to be a lot of fun. I'm embracing the dichotomy and sharing the good, bad, and embarrassing here. We're trying our best.

Creating a life that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside

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