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  • Hi…I’m Renée!

    I’m a mama (writer, teacher, foodie, wife, lover of music, color and all things zen) who never, ever thought I was creative. Well, enter motherhood and I’m a completely changed woman. When I was pregnant with my daughter, my creative sparks began to explode. I reconnected with my love for photography in a way that helps create calm in my busy mama life AND I’m now a doodler (or shall I say, kid again!) who uses crayons, colored pencils and paints to disconnect from my hectic-to-do-list day that runs my thoughts on a daily basis. But most importantly, I’ve fallen in love with my camera, which helps me live a more calm and present mama life.

    Because of my new relationship with my creative side (it’s taken me some time to get to this place!), I’ve created this space to document my days of learning photography all while trying to stay sane while living my new mama life. I’m a newbie in the photography world with a dream of taking it to a professional level one day. I consider myself a candid photographer (I think my journalism skills shine here) because I love those everyday moments. The authentic ones, ya know, the way life is happening around us in the moment, rather than set up with a smile, and I tell those moments right here with my "photography journey" story. Woohoo! Learn more about me.

Monthly Archives: July 2011

{foodie LOVES friday} Colorfully Delicious Cobb Salad

Cobb Salad. Mmmmm!  It’s a staple in our house during the summer months.  I think I’ve made it about 20 times already.  Ha! If you follow me on Instagram, then you’ve probably seen my “many” Cobb Salad pictures. Since it’s a summertime foodie goodie of mine, I thought I’d share my own little spin on…

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My “Compelling” Story…

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m doing lots of behind the scenes writing for my newly-branded, creative nutrition business. Last week I re-wrote my story on how I got to where I am today.  I thought I’d share it with you. Here’s my response to the question…how long have you been a Creative Nutrition Coach? To…

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{foodie LOVES friday} Banana-nana I-ceee Cream

Is it hot where you are? I know, I know, silly question, right? Unless you live south of the equator where it’s winter now. I personally love the heat.  Some call me crazy, but I’m definitely a warmer weather lady. I’d  much rather be in my flip-flops than snow boots any day. And with my…

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Lookie What’s Inside Me Art Journal

Last week, I doodled the last page in my very FIRST art journal. It happened to be my birthday doodle that I wrote about last week, too. After looking back through my lovely moleskin, I was just in awe. You see, never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I’d be doodling in art…

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Freebies! Freebies! Get Your Freebies!

I’m SO excited to share that I have my FREE e-newsletter, “Innergizing Thoughts” (it used to be called “Tasty Tid-Bits” when I first started out), back up and running again. I’ve also updated my free “101 Ways To Add More Creative Innergy To Your Life” that can be instantly downloaded when you subscribe, too! Not…

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