The first Post for 2010. (Why so Late?)

I have been silent for a month, but it was not for a lack of something to say.   The last part of December and the whole month of January has been mostly set aside for caring for my Wife as she recuperates form major foot and ankle surgery and watching over my mother when I am home from work assignments and attending of PPofA activities.   I have also cut back a sizable amount of my in-studio work just so I can give my Mother and my Wife some level of privacy.

My wife will recover and she is truly looking forward in assisting me in future assignments.   My mother on the other hand is a special person with needs and special care that come with having Dementia.   Dementia is a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases, and involve language, memory, perception, emotional behavior or personality, and cognitive skills.   My mother s condition has rapidly deteriorated since she has come to live with me.  Sadly, I was informed that the rate of deterioration was to be expected.

There was a time where my mother was very much an in control type of gal and was a very social with involvement in DAR and her local Garden Club.  But with the onset of this affliction, she has become more introverted and not very willing to venture out in public, let alone go on car rides that last longer than two hours.

The only other activities that have occupied my time, was the time I spent in Nashville at the PPofA Convention and Trade Show.  This allowed me a chance to spend time with many fellow photographers and friends, and to make some new friends.    It was also a time to refresh my brain with new knowledge and talk about new marketing strategies with a few vendors.  My biggest move this year is my move to get Certified.  I will talk about that in more detail in the future.

That brings us to the second day in February of the year 2010.  My thoughts are on the coming year and the direction that I plan on taking with my Photography Studio.  I have some very concrete plans, but more on that later also.

So I have put my mark on the page for the start of the new year and will making more entries as the days and weeks pass by.

Paul

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