THE LAST TIME

I spent a month in England. I was a bit anxious to spend a month away from home, I love being at home and am usually ready to head back after a two-week holiday, but I planned a variety of things to do and places to go and knew it was what I really wanted. It felt like it would really give me a chance to feel as though I was putting a full stop to a chapter that had been dragging on a bit long.

There are some chapters in life that begin or end ceremoniously, a birth, a death, a marriage.  But there are others that can sometimes creep up on you. You could say that the moment our home became the proverbial “empty nest” was the end of one chapter and the beginning of another, but I have a feeling I’m not the only one that feels it isn’t quite as clear as that.  With technology helping us to stay in touch, there are times that it feels like although my children are 4,000+ miles away, I am still communicating with them as though they are just spending time at their friends. They still come home for holidays which really makes it feel as though “empty” nest, I don’t think so?!?!

I’ve seen people talk about not realizing there will be a “last time” you pick up your child. I guess that’s a bit how I feel. Did I realize: the last time I drove them to school, the last time I was involved in making decisions like which classes to take, the last time I was asked “can I go to so-and-so’s house” or that party? It all kind of creeps up on you.

I had felt as though I needed to press pause on Sofie Warren Photography and I am so glad I did. As much as these things had been creeping up on me, I knew these changes were affecting my ability to create and the joy was just not there. After time away from creating for clients, taking physical time away from home and getting some much loved alone time, I feel so much more focused about what I want creatively.

The next couple of journal entries will be some of my favourite images created just for me from my time away and then after giving myself some more time, I’ll be sure to share more of who and what Sofie Warren Photography is and how I continue to be island inspired.

The last time we all went to Cove Bay