Hello my dear dear friends! I am truly sorry for my absence here in blogland – I did not even predict this and and yet it’s been a week since I last posted. Well, I have no excuses. I will only speak the truth. I’ve gotten so busy this week with so much on my plate. I knew this was coming, you knew this was coming. Well, I’m pleased to say that I survived the craziness – and now my lovely new business is born!
Pure Love is the name – can you feel the Love yet? And Pure Love Captured is the website (purelovecaptured.com) since it’s so hard to find a good url – ‘captured’ just formed a nice ring to it. So I think ;) Well without further ado, here’s my Pure Love….
Go ahead and take a closer look – – www.purelovecaptured.com – – please critique away! I’m still planning to add a few more galleries, such as families, engagement, wedding and nature and food. Although, I’m thinking that it might be too much and it’s better to focus on one niche. I honestly don’t know if more is more in this case.
And speaking of ‘more is more’, I’m still questioning what the heck I’m doing. I’ve got graphic design work in peak season right now, a kitchen reno to plan, mom and wife duties…. I guess I will have to juggle a few things for a bit before, that’s when (and if) I get photoshoots booked.
And it was funny when my husband approached me about this today and asked what my next step is. He point blank said that having a website isn’t enough and he wiped off the happy colourful-rainbow-in-the-sky excitement I had about this venture. He’s totally right. I still have a lot of work to do. Was this just another project I wanted to cross off my list – like so many before…. One thing’s clear – I do love having a camera in my hands, I do it for this blog I do it for my family, why not make people happier with beautiful pictures and make a living out of this passion at the end of the day. Ahhh that would be lovely…. if only customers would be lining up outside my door…. ;)
I still have a lot on my to do list. I know. This is just a website – as my husband lovingly reminded me. I know I have a lot to do still. I need to advertise, expose myself on Facebook (click here to Like me ;) While my health and energy is peaking, I’m piling things as I move forward – but my head is clear, my ambition is heightened, my perspective is realistic, my lips are smiling, my heart is racing – because I’m making my dreams come true!
A few quotes come to mind when i write this….
“dream until your dreams come true”
“don’t make your dreams be dreams” – jack johnson, dreams be dreams
“Rome wasn’t built in a day” ;)
“Build it and they will come” lol
That said, busy and all, I do not plan to abandon my Lifeologia world at all. I think it’s also this summer schedule that leaves me with very little free time…. as we’re also trying to be outside as much as possible. So I do hope you’ll still come on by and see what’s new, I will be posting just with a summer schedule – which means ‘when i can” ;D
Big Hugs to you my friends! Happy Summer and keep those fingers crossed for me ;) xo Ella.
Blogger, Recipe Developer, Photographer and Author. Loves healthy food, photography, sunshine and dancing in the kitchen with her two daughters. 
Congratulations for your new challenge. I’m absence too :) I feel a little tired about blogs and everything.
Congratulations Ella, I too have been busy getting my shop open. I’m so excited for you and I know the business will come! And though I totally love taking pictures of my family, I’m actually hiring a photographer at the end of this month so that I can be IN the pictures, since I’m so often behind them. People pay for this, and you definitely have a great eye!
Congratulations on your new and exciting endeavor! I’m sending positive vibes your way!!!
Congrats Ella! Following your dreams is such a great thing to do, and though it always seems like a no brainer, it can be pretty scary most times. So glad you had to courage to follow yours!
you do what you gotta do, girl. and if that means letting this blog go a little longer than you would like between posts, then so be it. I haven’t gone over to purelovecaptured.com YET but that’s next. It looks awesome, and you should be so proud of it. BUT, yeah, husbands have a way of reigning us back down from the clouds to be the voice of reason and {annoyingly ;) } truth. Good luck on the next step of the big biz launch, marketing and then managing the client that will indeed be lining up :)