This month, our theme here at The Creative Mama is “Taking Care of You”. With that in mind, we’d love to ask you, our wonderful readers…
How do you make time for yourself in the midst of your busy life? Is there something in your life that you do, simply for the enjoyment of it? In what ways do you pamper yourself, or make yourself feel well taken care of?
This week, we want you to seek out ways to really take care of you, and photograph that in detail. Your ideas could help inspire another Mama to carve out a few minutes of her day, or of her busy week, just to relax and pamper herself!
Admittedly, some of us are better at making time for ourselves than others are. So this might be a nice stretch for some of us! Maybe your idea of a personal luxury is to have a manicure/pedicure or other spa treatment on a regular basis. Perhaps you simply love to brew a hot cup of tea, sit on your back porch and soak up nature for a few minutes each morning. Long soaks in a warm tub of bubbles with a glass of wine and some soft music playing might be just the ticket for you. Your pampering could be the greatest of indulgences, or the smallest of treats. The point is, you’re taking time for yourself, making YOU a priority, and truly refreshing your energy after a hard day… a long week… or a stellar month.
We all know that by taking care of ourselves, it truly re-energizes us and gives us strength (and patience) to take care of others who depend on us daily. Some of us simply need to be reminded of this sweet loophole more often, right? ;)
So think about your favorite (or most frequent) indulgence for yourself. Treat yourself kindly this week ~ you have our blessing ~ and photograph some detail of that treat for us!
Here’s how to play:
- Photograph your favorite ~ or most frequent ~ indulgence. Your image may be in detail or merely a suggestion of what is to come. We do love a good picture-story!
- Post your best image (just one) to our Flickr pool to represent your Treat-Myself-Well Time.
- Please tag your image with “TCMV6″.
- You may choose an existing photograph or shoot a new image for this challenge (although we love it when you take our challenges to heart and capture something brand new!)
- Deadline to submit your entry to the pool is Monday, March 14 at midnight EDT. The winner will be chosen on Tuesday, March 15 and announced on Wednesday, March 16.
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This week’s fabulous prize is being donated by our very own Michele Anderson of Pinkle Toes Photography in Austin, TX! She’s generously offering a membership to Pinkle Toes 4 Photographers v3 (PT4P v3), her invaluable resource for photographers, worth $250. PT4P is an ever-evolving, all-in-one design, marketing, and resource center for photographers. Whether you’re just starting out or even if you’ve been in the business for years, PT4P has materials to help save you time and money and keep your business fresh and moving forward. You can check out the galleries to see all of the templates included and some of those to come!
Personally, I can attest to the value of PT4P… I joined way back when it was just v2, and through Michele I have gained so much information, so many ideas, and countless tangible goodies for my own photography business. You will also meet some amazing photographers (and friends) in the PT4P forum, and become privy to the many benefits of being a member. This online resource is worth every single penny and then some!
(Disclaimer: due to the nature of products, templates and marketing pieces shared within PT4P, exclusion will apply to photographers within 2 hours of Austin, TX. If the chosen winner does in fact live within 2 hours of Austin, an alternative prize of equal or higher value will be chosen by The Creative Mama and given to that winner, in place of the PT4P membership. Also, should someone win who is already a current member, Michele will kindly reimburse you the amount you paid for your membership to PT4Pv3.)
Now go treat yourself well this week. We are behind you all the way!
