getting satisfaction.

I feel pretty good these days. And I haven't posted in a while, so I guess I was kind of thinking I didn't need my "online therapy," aka, my blog. But I am figuring out that it's good to write about the good stuff too. To constantly be reminded of the blessings you receive every single day in multitude.

I had a fabulous night Friday with the girls and their friends, and moms and Don, as we whooped it up for the HSM3 premiere in New Lenox. There is nothing quite like knowing, in the midst of an event, that you are participating in a night that people will remember for the rest of their lives. The moms talked about when they first saw "Grease" and "Star Wars." Do you remember those experiences? This was kind of like that level of excitement, except I got to scream out loud when Zac Efron appeared on stage! whoop-whoop-whoop!

It was a blast!

But I digress...

My photo business is gaining momentum, and I have kicked off my "revival project," a charitable endeavor that I hope will have a life of it's own and help me to feel very, very good about the gift I possess and the way I choose to use it.

Every month I will devote a few hours (in Chicago, we say "a couple, two, tree") to photographing single moms and their children for a "new-ish" family portrait. I have figured out a few basic truths in the past year:

1. Everyone loves photos of themselves with their kids.
2. Photographs stabilize life and bring great joy to all who surround themselves with them.
3. Single moms need new photos during a difficult time, and their resources can be very strained.

For $25, I will take the portrait, give the mom an 8x10 photograph and donate $10 to the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, a local organization that provides assistance to battered women and children.

I feel very, very good about this latest project. It is a labor of love, and any single mom is welcome to participate whether they are divorced, separated, widowed or never been married.

I am not interested in the circumstances of someone's personal life, but do want to spread the word.

So, do me that favor and let's all get some satisfaction.

Have a great week.