post by Leslie
Here we are! Just a few hours a way from 2019. First off, the promised Christmas morning film. I hope you enjoy it, and I wouldn't be a very good business person if I didn't remind everyone that I can do these films for your families as well, information can be found here, and there are still a few spots left in the $500 off category! Get at me if you think one of these videos might be just what you want! (And a reminder that the package includes still photos as well).But back to a little self reflection, eh? I know many folks find resolutions cheesy, and I get that. But I also never turn down a shot at new beginnings. A few goals I had last year that I accomplished: I learned to play the piano! Yay! I also read a gazillion books (21, but who's counting!) and I started exercising a ton more. Maybe I'll tell you about that later, but for now I'm keeping it mostly to myself for fear of jinxing all my motivation. Another thing I did was teach myself how to shoot video, which obviously had a huge impact.However, I did not lose that 10 lbs, I did not learn to organize my home better and I only half kept up with my social goals. I *almost* made my goal of shooting a band each month (hey, remember that year when I photographed more than 200 bands! I was so cool then! Ha!). So it wasn't all rosy (and we haven't even begun to talk politics).
A few things I want to accomplish next year:
+ I want more dates with my husband, even if it's simply meeting up for lunch.+ I want to take more selfies with Ezra. The lack of photos of the two of us together makes me so sad, and I need something to document the fun we have. Like today I taught the kid to ice skate! But my phone was dead and I wasn't about to bring my spendy camera AND my 4-year-old onto the ice. So once again, no photos.+ I want to practice the piano more.+ I want to teach my kid about a gazillion other cultures. More on this later.+ Less working on weekends!Those are all I'm putting down for now because I already feel overwhelmed. But in short, I hope you accomplished most of what you aimed for in 2018 and I hope 2019 is as full and as wonderful as you hope it to be. Until then, my friends!PS: I will be keeping the blog around in 2019. It will just not be daily -- more like 3-4 times a week! So don't despair, you'll still hear from me. I just want to give myself permission to take a day or two away from the responsibility each week. I hope you understand.
And for your internet shares of the day:+ 
That seemed to be the story of 2018. It often felt like my head was barely above water with work (which is a good thing -- don't get me wrong). But because of that, there were several days when I simply forgot to blog. This is crazy to me because my entire business began because of, you know, this blog.However, in the days of facebook, instagram etc, there is just so much to keep up with, and I have seen that reflected in my readership numbers. The amount of people who check in with my blog are often around 75% fewer than those who read back in 2011. And it's making me wonder if the daily posts are still worth it.Because of this, I created a quick survey (ONLY FOUR QUESTIONS) for you who *are* still reading my blog to go and answer (
For your internet shares of the day:+ I normally hate Buzz Feed articles, but 
For your internet shares:+ If you don't know what to get me for Christmas,