I am running a contest, for SUPERBOWL!!!
Please keep in mind that this contest runs when the SuperBowl game starts, on Sunday, February 2, 2014. No Exceptions.
Go to my FaceBook page and comment on the link. Write your prediction of the score for the game. The person with the correct final score of the game or the person with the closest prediction to the final score of the game WINS!
This is open to everyone!
The winner will receive their choice of any picture on my Etsy site, framed and mailed off to them. The link to my Etsy site is also listed on this blog. Remember that the Etsy site is always being updated and you don't always have to pick what you see on there now.
Good Luck Everyone.
GO BRONCOS!
Out of the Ordinary
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Yesterday was Bell Talk Day. A day that supports mental health and encourages people to talk about their problems and the issues that might cause them a 'mental health' issue. It got me thinking that maybe being in the dark and not talking about my 'issues,' is not what Bell Talk Day was and is all about. It is out of the ordinary for me to talk about anything personal to anyone other then my boyfriend or my parents, but here goes....
Bell Talk Day encourages people to notice signs of people having mental issues. But to me, the people who don't like to talk too much about themselves, are (in my case and I am typically generalising) the ones that usually have a mental issue. You see I have an anxiety issue. Yes, it is something that I have just now, come to terms with. In fact, I do not broadcast this to anyone. In fact, yesterday because of Bell Talk Day, I just told someone that I do take medication for my anxiety. This person is not in my immediate circle, nor have they known me for even a year. But if I can help even just one person by reading this blog posting, then I think I have done my job, no?
Over a year ago, I was having major outbursts. It was the smallest things that set me off. If the dishes were still dirty in the sink, if the bed wasn't made and if someone didn't ask me how I was doing after I had asked them all about themselves. It was not the big things that seemed to bother me, it was the very small things. To the average person, it wouldn't even matter, but to me it could have ruined my day, my week and I would continue to obsess over it until I had a blow up. I call them blow ups, because now that I look at it, I was like a ticking time bomb. I would argue with the closest people around me and avoid everyone else, unless they contacted me first. I didn't do it on purpose! I just noticed that all things were making it unbearable to live. Not even just for me, but probably even hard for my boyfriend to get close to me too.
It was actually my boyfriend who encouraged me to go talk to my family doctor. For that, I will always be forever grateful to him. He is one smart man! Don't tell him I told you, but I think he's pretty amazing and I am the luckiest girl to have him beside me all the time! I spoke with my doctor and he has since put me on anxiety medication. I have been on the medication for almost a year now and I can actually see how much of a 'crazy' person I was. I took two steps back and assessed my life and situations that I was putting myself into. I also started talking to a counsellor that specialises in personal anxiety issues. That was a great thing to do! She helped me realise that I am a bigger and better person then what I was even giving myself credit for. She has helped me laugh again and be that outgoing self people have known to love (at least I think they love it;).
Being able to talk about my anxiety disorder has also made me understand what my Father and boyfriend have been telling me since day one. "Don't sweat the small stuff and not to worry about things I can't control." I think everyone should realise this and help others realise it to. It took me so long to even understand what that meant and even today I catch myself forgetting about it. I have to always keep myself in check. I have also noticed that I am me and if I want to change I have to want to change and no one else can make me change or else for some twisted reason I rebel and push even harder to fight people.
I don't find myself better now, I just find myself better than what I was over a year ago. My dad told me recently that he even can tell there is a different spark in my voice; to what it used to be before I had my mental breakdowns. Don't get me wrong, it will always be something I am sure I struggle with, but I took the first step cause I felt that I was just not being true to myself nor was I being true to my closest friends and family members.
I know what you are thinking by now. How does this even have anything to do with Photography. Well to me, the biggest time when I feel I am getting worked up is when I have to meet deadlines for different Art Society's or getting ready for a family shoot. I try to make everything perfect all the time. I jump feet first into projects ( I have always done this, even as a kid). But I always need to remind myself, that I will always do the best I can for any shoot, or any print. If someone doesn't like my best, then they are entitled to their opinion. There will always be a negative on any job; I just always need to remember when issues arise or someone voices their opinion in a bad way on my work, that the next person will like my work and things will get better!
If you are reading this and think sometimes you have emotional backlashes towards issues you think about all the time, I encourage you to talk to someone, anyone! Remember to breath! That is one key thing I have learned. When I am getting worked up and start to get anxiety pains in my body, I have to remember to breath! Focus on the 10 rule. Is it going to affect my life in the next ten seconds, the next 10 minutes or the next 10 hours? Usually, the answer is no. Fix what you can and move on. I have to always remind myself of that.
To those that have stood by me through everything, thank you. I wouldn't have even been able to write about this over a year ago, never mind even admit it and get help to help myself.
Now, on to bigger and better things! Thank you for taking the time to read my post, even though it was out of the norm for my photography blog.
Let's get back into us! No time like the present to reflect on ourselves then in pictures:)
Bell Talk Day encourages people to notice signs of people having mental issues. But to me, the people who don't like to talk too much about themselves, are (in my case and I am typically generalising) the ones that usually have a mental issue. You see I have an anxiety issue. Yes, it is something that I have just now, come to terms with. In fact, I do not broadcast this to anyone. In fact, yesterday because of Bell Talk Day, I just told someone that I do take medication for my anxiety. This person is not in my immediate circle, nor have they known me for even a year. But if I can help even just one person by reading this blog posting, then I think I have done my job, no?
Over a year ago, I was having major outbursts. It was the smallest things that set me off. If the dishes were still dirty in the sink, if the bed wasn't made and if someone didn't ask me how I was doing after I had asked them all about themselves. It was not the big things that seemed to bother me, it was the very small things. To the average person, it wouldn't even matter, but to me it could have ruined my day, my week and I would continue to obsess over it until I had a blow up. I call them blow ups, because now that I look at it, I was like a ticking time bomb. I would argue with the closest people around me and avoid everyone else, unless they contacted me first. I didn't do it on purpose! I just noticed that all things were making it unbearable to live. Not even just for me, but probably even hard for my boyfriend to get close to me too.
It was actually my boyfriend who encouraged me to go talk to my family doctor. For that, I will always be forever grateful to him. He is one smart man! Don't tell him I told you, but I think he's pretty amazing and I am the luckiest girl to have him beside me all the time! I spoke with my doctor and he has since put me on anxiety medication. I have been on the medication for almost a year now and I can actually see how much of a 'crazy' person I was. I took two steps back and assessed my life and situations that I was putting myself into. I also started talking to a counsellor that specialises in personal anxiety issues. That was a great thing to do! She helped me realise that I am a bigger and better person then what I was even giving myself credit for. She has helped me laugh again and be that outgoing self people have known to love (at least I think they love it;).
Being able to talk about my anxiety disorder has also made me understand what my Father and boyfriend have been telling me since day one. "Don't sweat the small stuff and not to worry about things I can't control." I think everyone should realise this and help others realise it to. It took me so long to even understand what that meant and even today I catch myself forgetting about it. I have to always keep myself in check. I have also noticed that I am me and if I want to change I have to want to change and no one else can make me change or else for some twisted reason I rebel and push even harder to fight people.
I don't find myself better now, I just find myself better than what I was over a year ago. My dad told me recently that he even can tell there is a different spark in my voice; to what it used to be before I had my mental breakdowns. Don't get me wrong, it will always be something I am sure I struggle with, but I took the first step cause I felt that I was just not being true to myself nor was I being true to my closest friends and family members.
I know what you are thinking by now. How does this even have anything to do with Photography. Well to me, the biggest time when I feel I am getting worked up is when I have to meet deadlines for different Art Society's or getting ready for a family shoot. I try to make everything perfect all the time. I jump feet first into projects ( I have always done this, even as a kid). But I always need to remind myself, that I will always do the best I can for any shoot, or any print. If someone doesn't like my best, then they are entitled to their opinion. There will always be a negative on any job; I just always need to remember when issues arise or someone voices their opinion in a bad way on my work, that the next person will like my work and things will get better!
If you are reading this and think sometimes you have emotional backlashes towards issues you think about all the time, I encourage you to talk to someone, anyone! Remember to breath! That is one key thing I have learned. When I am getting worked up and start to get anxiety pains in my body, I have to remember to breath! Focus on the 10 rule. Is it going to affect my life in the next ten seconds, the next 10 minutes or the next 10 hours? Usually, the answer is no. Fix what you can and move on. I have to always remind myself of that.
To those that have stood by me through everything, thank you. I wouldn't have even been able to write about this over a year ago, never mind even admit it and get help to help myself.
Now, on to bigger and better things! Thank you for taking the time to read my post, even though it was out of the norm for my photography blog.
Let's get back into us! No time like the present to reflect on ourselves then in pictures:)
Guest Writers Wanted
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Are you interested, or know someone who is interested in being a guest author on my blog? Write me an email at corcoranphotographycanada@gmail.com or message me at 7053051748. There is a wonderful gift for the guest writers.
Valentines Mini Sessions
Tuesday, January 07, 2014
I am booking now, for Valentines Mini Sessions. Not just for one day, but for two days! Everyone always wants to run their own kissing booth, don't they?
Updates For 2014
Thursday, January 02, 2014
Happy New Year to you and your family, from Corcoran Photography!
I wish you a very healthy and happy 2014.
I have updated a few things for the company.
My new number is 705-305-1748. This is the number that you am reach me directly with any questions.
Also, the new email address that you can reach me directly at is corcoranphotographycanada@gmail.com
I look forward to updates in the next week, to let you know what's new and happening in the next couple of weeks with me.
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