The JFP schedule is a little off this week. Brian has been out of town for work (he returns tonight…yay!) and I hate being home alone with Ally. So she and I packed up and went to my parents’ house in PA for a couple days. Even though I didn’t get as much work done this week as I could have, it was nice to unplug, unwind and just hang out with family and friends for a little while.

It’s nice to be able to make decisions like that, for both my business and personal life, without having to ask someone else for permission. Having this small business and being my own boss really allows me to do whatever I want, whenever I want. If I want to only schedule two evening sessions a week so I’m not gone all the time, I can do that. If I want to leave most Sundays free of work so I can spend time with my family, I can do that, too. And if I want to take an unexpected break so I don’t get scared being home alone (and to unplug, unwind and hang out with family and friends 😉 ), I’ll do that as well!  Knowing that leaving my desk and computer unattended for a couple of days in the middle of the week and not coming back bogged down with a bunch of work and stress is a good feeling. It may be because June isn’t a super busy month for me this year or it could also be because of the refreshment I received from days off. Business and life will be OK if I only put together three blog posts this week and if I set up the “out of office” automatic email responder for two days. As long as I’m still delivering quality products to my clients on time and as long as I’m still active in the overall happenings of the biz, I’m saying YAY to taking time off! 🙂

So in an effort to both deliver products on time and keep the biz happenings active, I thought I’d share an extra large sneak peek from Emily and Matt’s beautiful wedding. They’re a pretty awesome couple and I cannot wait to finish their collection and share the entire wedding! Since that won’t happen until early next week, the following will have to do. 🙂