One of the biggest questions I get asked as a Mom/Photographer is how I balance my life. How I balance work and family. I had the HUGE honour to host a Shoot and Share Live speaking on the topic earlier this year! (You can watch it HERE)

One photographer I’ve been working with lots on balance in mentoring session said this past week how she couldn’t wait until she had everything perfectly balanced and in place like I did. And it made me stop. (And mentally hug her for thinking that I have it all together. Trust me people, I DO NOT. Not even a little bit. Social media has a way of making it look like everyone has it all together while you are falling apart.)

I don’t believe anyone ever has it perfectly balanced and that part of being “balanced” is knowing that the balls you’re juggling will drop. They will drop OFTEN. And when they do, you bend over, scoop em up and get right back in it.

Balance is tricky. It’s dynamic. It’s one of those things that once you feel you have it and are in a groove, life throws you a curve ball and you’re down on the ground wondering what the heck happened. And that’s OKAY. In fact it’s what keeps life from getting boring. It’s what makes this life so awesome. Sometimes those curve balls aren’t fun. They’re hard. They will make you cry and give up. But sometimes they are worth it. They are the BEST things, they are opportunities that open doors for us and bring us to a better balance.

Some fun Pins on balance :) Cause a blog post without a photo isn’t quite as fun.

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