January seems to be the slowest month of the year. I don’t know if it’s the weather or a lull that sets in after all the holiday shopping but… it seems everything comes to a stand still in the beginning of the year. As a business owner, I feel the sting of the new year. I start to wondering if I will book any weddings or portraits sessions because the phone isn’t ringing and the emails aren’t coming in. I resolve that once the dreary January blues pack up their bags and leave, things will start to pick back up. So for now… I just sit, wait and prepare for what is to come. I mean after all, there are 11 more months in this year for something amazing to happen. Stay encouraged my friends!
~Saadia Me’Chel
Here are a few exciting, (a)musing things to start your week:
If you are looking for a cute dress or some killer shoes you should hop on over to Modcloth. Let me warn you though, they have a lot of cute things and you may spend more than you plan.
I’m a big fan of the Resident Evil series (the game and the movies). A teaser trailer for the new movie was recently released. Check it out!
Ifttt.com – Put the Internet to work for you by creating tasks and/or triggers. I use this to post my Instagram photos to my Facbook page & Tumblr blog. It can be used to create a variety of tasks. I like this because it saves me the trouble of having to post something to all my social media outlets. I create a task and it does all the work for me. Easy peasey!
I love finding new iPhone apps. Someone told me about Flipboard a few days ago and I’m absolutely obsessed with it now. It puts all your social media and things that interest you all in one place in a “magazine” format. It’s great! Go download it for your iPhone or iPad and tell me what you think.
Like Photoshop tutorials? Here is a good one that uses frequency separation to retouch photos.
I was able to get tickets to Jasmine Star’s “The Fix” in Atlanta. I’m looking forward to meeting Jasmine and learning some things that will hopefully help me run my business better. Check to see if she’s coming to a city near you.
Here is some photography inspiration for you:
~Saadia Me’Chel
Tags: flipboard, modcloth, monday musings, photoshop, resident evil
Hey Saadia! I feel you on the January blues. I’m trying to use this time to stay positive and think about the products I want to offer this year. I’m going to see J*, too! When I got my ticket, I wondered if you were planning to go. Hope to finally meet you in person soon!
Look forward to seeing you at the J* workshop. Tiffanie is going as well, we should all grab dinner before hand.
Dinner sounds fun!