Mimeo Photos for Mother's Day!

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Mimeo Photos for Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day--to me!

I did something I would never normally do.
Okay, I did a couple things...well three.

First, back in October 2021 I booked a professional photo shoot and got all glammed up for a series of gorgeous photos.

I highly recommend hiring a professional photographer to capture you where you are at, apart from anyone else.

The second thing I did, was make prints!
Mimeo Photos reached out to work with me for Mother's day and I decided to print a bunch of pictures of myself, to celebrate me.

(and the third thing, is now I'm sharing the pictures here for the world to see!😱 )

You can celebrate Mother's day with Mimeo too using this coupon code DOODLE15 for 15% off + free shipping.

The code can be used multiple times as many times as desired until it expires on May 31, 2023. It applies to all products and we ship worldwide.

Code: DOODLE15

One side note on the website. You just order one thing at a time, there's not a shopping cart option (yet) for ordering everything all at once.

Just create a project, buy it and then create again.

My Story:

I hit a place in my life where I didn't know who I was anymore.
I had spent 2 decades raising my children and I was no longer needed by them in the same way. I began to feel lost.

I had turned my dedication of my husband into a "to-do" list that needed to be checked off every day.
He spent years with terrible PTSD and depression and that didn't help my mental stability either. He went from working 14-20 hours a day to being home 24 hours a day, medically retired.
I felt like I had the full weight of everything/everyone on my shoulders.

Everyone's happiness was my responsibility and my self care went way on the back burner...or off the burners at all.
I wasn't caring for myself...and then 2020's dumpster fire on top of all of that.

I wasn't depressed, I was happy and crafting...but I needed a resonance shift.

At the end of 2020 I had a few really discouraging things happen. Like several punches to the stomach, I was pretty sad for a few weeks.

I decided to give time back to me and I'm so glad I did.
Guess what happened?

As I worked on myself...physically, mentally and spiritually...everyone in my family followed of their own accord.
I didn't have the pressure of making everyone else happy--they did it on their own.
God blessed us. He took my husband's depression and PTSD away. (long story, but it was nothing short of a miracle)

As soon as I gave up my demands, my force, me trying to use my own abilities to fix everything, then God was able to step in and fix everything.

I celebrated my victory over myself. My journey back to me. My intense physical, mental and spiritual journey with a photoshoot.

This is me. I am new and improved. I am intensely happy.

I wanted to save these memories. The journey, the struggles, the story forever.

Thank you Mimeo for helping me immortalize this part of my life, my story.

"Of all the roads she traveled, the journey back to herself was the most magnificent"

I wanted to save these memories. The journey, the struggles, the story forever. Thank you Mimeo for helping me immortalize this part of my life, my story. "Of all the roads she traveled, the journey back to herself was the most magnificent"

Here's what I ordered:

I love photos. I'm nuts about them.

My mom passed away when I was almost 17 and there are very few pictures of her.
I treasure photos.

I look back on years of raising my children and there are very few pictures of me.

If I was in a pageant for Old Lady America, my platform would be about taking photographs.
"memories are fake, photos are real"...that could be my slogan.

Please women, take more pictures of yourselves. Take pictures on vacation. Hand the camera off and let someone take pictures of you, with your kids, by yourself, on vacation, at home, in the kitchen, reading, all the things.

Don't look back and wish you had more pictures of you...but don't make your kids look back and wish that either.

Just smile, or don't, but take the pictures!

I love the metal print. It's glossy and shiny. It's reflective, so it's hard to photograph.

It prints beautifully and looks super professional. I will hang this one up in my craft room.

The backside has the perfect hanging set up, so the metal print sits off the wall for a glorious statement.

I love the wood print.

I was drawn to the wood print from the very first glance. I love how the natural wood grains show through the print.

I wanted to pick a photograph that matched the urban vibe of the wood grains and thought this brick alley way picture was perfect.

The hanging hardware on the back of the wood print is great too, allowing the picture to sit off the wall for a gallery look.

The standard prints are great quality, perfect for scrapbooking or keeping in a photo box for generations until my great grandkids look back and tell me how old fashioned I was. 😂 🤣 😂

I love having a little snapshot of this part of my life.

That's it!

Thank you for sharing this part of my life journey with me.

I did a couple things that are pretty far out of my comfort zone...photoshoot, printed pictures and wall art...and then SHARING THEM on social media.

But it's good to let ourselves stretch, right?

How will you celebrate Mother's day this year?

Maybe it's finally time to print off those family pictures you took last fall. Maybe it's time for a personal photo shoot. Maybe it's time to work on discovering yourself.

Again check out Mimeo Photos and use the discount code: DOODLE15 for 15% off and free shipping until May 31.

Enjoy the journey! 🥰 😘