My flight was delayed and there were two lines forming. I’d just spent the week prior doing five photo shoots in the sweltering heat of Texas but I was having the time of my life. This flight delay didn’t worry me. I was on a high. I found a line where there were only two people in front of me while the other line across the way had about 15 people waiting. I remember thinking in that moment how lucky I was to have gravitated towards the shorter line.

The Big 3-0

James turns 30 on December 13^th. This age seemed so far away when we were freshman in college. Most times I didn’t think that far in advance. Now, in the last few years, all of my friends are celebrating the big 3-0. One friend had a rooftop party on the lower east side of Manhattan. Another had a weekend celebration highlighted by the catch phrase “Dirty Thirty.” One friend went overseas. Another had a Masquerade Ball. Now I’m collecting ideas for what I’ll do for my big 3-0 too.

You have one life to live. No one else can do it for you. One day you'll die. What will be your life story?

“Stop BLAMING others. What if you took everyone else's 'issues' out of the equation and could ONLY speak for you? What if you took FULL responsibility for your life? What if it was ALL on you?”