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Project 52

Sometimes you have to have a bad day to appreciate the good days!

This, the day after neck/cervical surgery to relieve spinal pressure and paralysis in right arm. Better days ahead. Photo reminder it gets better. :)

My Lovely wife say's I am cranky when heavily medicated as shown here.

Who are you?

My name is Janelle J_____. I am a non-traditional honors student pursuing my second college degree, a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing, with plans of beginning my second career within the next 4 years. I aspire to use my education and natural talent within the non-profit sector to serve the needs of people who are under-resourced in some way. I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a volunteer, a writer, a philanthropist, a communicator, an encourager, and a champion of great causes.

What do you do?

I do a lot of things in order to manage myself and a household of 6. I love, nurture, inspire, challenge, and discipline my children. I love, respect, and support my husband. I cook, clean, bake, drive, shop, plan, budget, pay bills, organize, prioritize, coordinate, motivate, validate, and delegate. I study, read, write, learn, exercise, meditate, camp, volunteer, and cultivate meaningful relationships.

Who would you be if not you?

I honestly would not want to be anybody else.

Why?

I love myself and the whole person I am and am becoming. I believe I am a product of the sum total of my life experiences, good and bad, and believe that navigating my way through the life I have been given is my purpose. I don’t need or want to be anybody else. I believe I have it within my power to work toward changing negative aspects of myself and that I can orient myself to challenging circumstances and relationships in a way that will have a positive impact on my life and the lives of others. I want to be a whole, healthy, and well me. Nobody else.

This started as a basic project/portfolio shoot for Project 52. But I decided to add the "Rain" element to it. It added a crazy level of difficulty! Gelling and exposing the bottle, rain and flower. It was a good exercise. And although not perfect, it accomplishes several skill exercise's that will be improved next go-round.

Next time:
- Less rain in foreground
- More even rain fall
- Better (lower) angle