Step Out of Your Box and See What Happens
Baldy is a good photographer but…definitely not this good.
Last week I went to Winston Salem, NC with my photographer and friend, Sara-Anne Caudle. Winston Salem is about an hour drive from where I live and I’ll admit that I tried to back out and just do the pictures in town. It seemed a long way to go to take pictures, but Sara-Anne insisted that we needed to get out of town and go some place different. I finally agreed and we loaded up her van with about 10 outfits and off we went. It was so much fun and a little exhausting, but we definitely got some amazing pictures and I’m so glad I went!
Sara-Anne and I got to Winston at around 6:30 pm. The light was perfect and there were so many great places to shoot that we had a hard time deciding where to go first. Somehow we managed! When the light started to fade, we found an amazing restaurant and had a fabulous dinner. If any of you saw my blog post with the recipe for grilled peach salad, I got the idea from dinner that night and recreated my own version.
This short little road trip I took with Sara-Anne made me think about why it’s so good to do things differently and step out of your box. Our subconscious mind can easily run the show if we let it. Our subconscious mind wants us to do what’s easy and familiar…and most of all safe. Thinking with your conscious mind is the same as living with purpose and intent.
While routine can be good and we can create good habits with a routine, it can also start to be a little mundane and instead of being intentional, we end up just going through the motions because it’s what we do…it’s our routine. Mixing things up a bit can make life interesting, and cause you to see things in a different way. You may also meet new people as a result of doing things differently.
An example of this could be working from a coffee shop instead of from home, or going for a walk outside instead of going to the gym…or before going to the gym. It could also be as simple as getting a new journal or sitting somewhere different when meditating.
For me, getting out of town to take pictures got me excited about new possibilities for being creative with my blog. I also discovered a new part of Winston Salem that I had never been to and ate fabulous food at a new restaurant.
I’m planning to do this more often in different areas of my life so that I keep those creative juices flowing. Creativity follows curiosity and there is so much in this life to discover! What can you do differently to make life more interesting?
The dress I’m wearing in these pictures is by Ulla Johnson. As you probably know I’m just a little obsessed with her designs and this dress is no exception. One of the things I’m loving about it is that it will go seamlessly into fall with the addition of a denim or leather jacket and booties. For now, I’ve paired it with blue sandals and a bucket bag from Tory Burch that I’ve had for several years and was a special birthday gift from a friend!
Each Thursday starting today, I’m including a short video with a message from me! I’m excited about this because it’s stretching me to get more comfortable with video. I hope you enjoy these videos…please let me know and if you feel inspired to leave a comment I would love that! I’m still learning but I’m sure I’ll get better as time goes on. Who knows…there could be a podcast in my future!
I hope you’ve enjoyed this post and as always…thank you for reading!