Wild Blue Bug

So it’s been a little over 6 months since I moved from Maryland to Colorado and challenging to say the least (family sickness, getting sued (we won), crazy snow, new debt, etc.).  I have not officially started up the photography business again, however, I have been taking photographs for money.  Does that makes sense?

After a recent inquiry for a couples portrait session, I was inspired to check-in to let you know what I’ve been up to!

I met a really cool gal named Rebecca (@rebeccaruck) on Twitter before I even moved from Maryland.  She was really helpful in helping me get my bearings in the mountains of Colorado.  We hit it off (though I think she gets along with everybody) and she invited me to help her with her social media & internet marketing business called Mobloggy.  It’s been fun and the extra money has been awesome.  Ideally, her business will continue to grow and there might be room for a full-time job with her.  I like social media and the creativity behind it.  It has been fun doing some product photography for her business as well.

In the meantime, I have realized that I needed to complete my degree (completion this month! with a BS in Liberal Arts).  Though I love working with Mobloggy, until it’s steadier work, I need to keep my options open for full-time work that will pay the bills once my alimony is up at the end of June.  TMI? 🙂  Well, I consider myself an open book.  Just check out my Twitter account to see that 😉 (@wildbluebug).  I have thought about marketing the photography business full-time, but I have not yet landed on a solid decision. … Something to do with turning what I love into full-time employment that makes me worried I’ll start looking at it differently.

David (my fiance) is very married to his job so our first goal is to stay in the area.  The rub right now is an existing mortgage in Maryland and slim-pickings on employment in the Vail Valley for me (local paper had 43 total jobs posted).  I hear a lot of ‘locals’ have an extra job to make ends meet.  Though winter has been a new experience for us (I truly understand the meaning of winter doldrums now)…I think we’ll know what to expect next year and can plan for a plow to dig us out of these feets of snow and I can prepare to not have easy access to my family in Denver during certain months of the year!

For now, it’s just a matter of finding a renter for the house in Laurel, Maryland and a decent, steady income for me before the end of June.  Here’s my resume just in case! 😉 And yes, I’d love to take your photographs for a small fee.

Oh!  Almost forgot to mention that I’m still one that likes to have a lot on my plate (sometimes against my better judgement).  I am a volunteer DJ at Radio Free Minturn (Wild Blue Bug’s Lunch Ladies) and I have started an Ignite Vail project that has recently been accepted by KickStarter.com (luckily I have help with this project).  I am still the Vail Photography Examiner but have put that on the back burner lately. I need to have some fun even if my stress levels are reaching a new high…and to me, these side projects are pure fun.

Until next time…

Cheers! –Jodi aka Wild Blue Bug

Once Upon A Time I was the photographer for Ignite Baltimore