Reset, refocus & restart.

So I tucked my creative nature away, and completed school. I graduated with my BSN, and took a job at a Level 1 trauma center in the PNW. I excelled in my career, gained experience in leadership and set my sights high. I got married and navigated the ups and downs learning to be a wife and build a home. I felt like I was well on my way to the American Dream, great job, husband, white picket fence and all that, and then babies!

But is the American Dream, really a dream? To sum it up, motherhood is hard, and so is marriage, and the traditional route isn't always the best route. Motherhood was complicated by the passing of one of my best friends and the addition of her daughter to our family. And life was complicated by the ending of my marriage. However, some of the biggest lessons I've learned in this tough chapter of my life is number one, I'm stronger than I thought, number two, losses are necessary for growth and number three my attitude and mental toughness have a lot to do with the results I get in this life of mine.

So I'm calling this next chapter Reset, Refocus & Restart.

First, did I ever think I would be 'starting over' at this stage in my life, never. Has it been filled with some of the lowest lows ever, absolutely. But I know that means some of the highest highs are on their way!!! I plan to navigate this next chapter with my eyes wide open, with some patience and with love. Love for myself, love for my girls and with a level of vulnerability I haven't shared before. I'm excited to use my photography as an instrument to reintroduce myself and to show that the road less traveled can lead to some of the most beautiful destinations.

~Cassi