Who Is The Invisible Woman?

I've had several people tell me I need to start and keep a blog now. So here it goes I guess.

I've chosen to call this Adventures of The Invisible Woman, because I'm a photographer; you get to see what I see, but you very seldom see me. I like it that way, even when I'm not packing a camera around. Let me site precedence: I drive a white 4 Door GMC Pick-Up, possibly the most inconspicuous vehicle of our time. I work at a hardware store mostly in the back away from all the people. I live in a cul-de-sac and my front porch is hidden by large trees. I keep track of a lot of people that I like, but don't do much socially (ever try to find me when I'm not at work? good luck!)

So why write a blog? Why take pictures? Well, that is easy I'm not a hermit, I just want to fly under the radar. Selfish? Yes. It's a lot like picking out only the best parts of a fruit salad, I get all strawberries and pineapple, but leave the grapes and bananas for other people. Some people like the bananas and grapes, and in my game we all win. Let me put it another way: Life is too short to waste your time on things that don't matter to you, and I've cut out all the things that don't matter to me. I travel light.

I have a simple set of guidelines that I follow. Sometimes they change, but mostly it's like this:

1. Don't dither. Spending 45 minutes to make a decision is pointless and stupid. You know what you want just do it.

2. Accept things as they are. Do I wish people around me always acted in an acceptable manner? Yes, but they don't and it doesn't matter. Do I wish I could control the outcome of every situation I'm in? Yes, but I can't and that doesn't matter either.

3. Do your best, then walk away. The best way to ruin a good thing? Expect it to keep being good. The best way to fix a bad thing? Leave it alone. Timing is everything, and learning to make your exit is important. I ALWAYS have an exit strategy.

Do my guidelines always work? I'm pretty happy. Do I screw up? Sometimes but, guideline 3 is the stop loss. I've often told people that once they stop caring, life gets really easy. That is an over simplification, but it gets my point across. If you would think about it, which is what I'm really asking you to do, what it means is stop worrying about things outside of your control. Kill all the time/energy suckers in your life. Give the excess baggage to someone who wants it.

So what do I care about? What does matter? Aside from my family; Raym, Mom, Dad and Seth? Well that is simple. I'm looking for the truth. I'm not talking about conspiracy theories and government cover-ups. It's a little less tangible than that and a little easier to find. In our over Photo-Shopped, glossed-over world, I'm looking for the tasty little nuggets of reality. Things as they really are. The picture I chose this week? A spot created by my lens looks like a UFO. Good for a laugh, and I think it makes my point quite well indeed.