the blog's back! i love wearetherhoads.com but c'mon. THIS is where it's at. #ineedmoresarahrhoadsinmylife #thankgod #halleluiah #pleaseneverleaveusagain
I've been wondering where you went. Assumed on some amazing adventure. Love your take on life, it's refreshing and real. We all need to stop & take stock throughout our life it's our way of taking control back. can't wait for more posts. x
Sarah, you are such an inspiration!!! I have been trying to get balance out of my life and get more out of this creative adventure called LIFE, and just reading your blog reminded me and reminds me that it is always important to take the time out to JUST BE. Go on Girl - GO, DO and BE!!!
Thanks for sharing these, and your thoughts! Sometimes it to so refreshing to see (and shoot!) personal work amidst all the work we do for others.
Hey Sarah! Just wanna say thanks for getting back on here to tell us how things are going. The pictures you posted are amazing and it sounds like you are really enjoying living your life! Best of luck with your project, look forward to hearing more about it!
Sarah - I do not know you, nor have I had the time to follow you on a regular basis, but I feel the need to tell you "Hooray for you!" I have been going through this myself. This change of life, of how to think, of how to do, of how to just be...
I look forward to following you along this new journey :)
i love this whole post, sarah! p.s. I see me in that big group of ladies :)
so great to hear. i love this post SO SO much!!!! thanks for sharing sarah!
Loved reading this Sarah, also love the layout of your blog. I usually only read it in RSS form so I had no idea it worked like this! :D
Thank you for sharing this post, it was a lovely read with my mornin coffee!
Congrats you, on finally resolving to find the strength to say no. I know that is something I have struggled with since I was a young girl. I felt that if I said no people would be disappointed in me and I would also fear "FOMO."
I'm so happy you are continuing to peruse that personal project of yours. Hope one day that are paths still cross :)
I am so happy for you and happy for us that you are back!
Hi Sarah and Chris! I've been following your blog for about three years, and this is my first time commenting. Your blog is the first that I ever bookmarked and added to my now long list of RSS feeds. Everyday I look forward to seeing what you guys have posted, and to be honest, lately I have been a bit sad due to the lack of blog entries. But as a result, I've been looking through your old posts, and I've rediscovered so many of your amazing photos and lovely thoughts. I am not surprised that I am still blown away by all your work, and I thank you for sharing it with the rest of the world. :) I hope I one day get the chance to work with you both! *fingers crossed*
How fun :) - we don't get too many snow days where I'm from ;-) (Florida).
We haven't had any snow here in Arkansas yet! I'm kinda jealous...your images just go to show that a good photographer is great no matter what the weather ;)
Love this, Sarah! I hope you and Chris are constantly discovering new things to be excited and thankful for. Miss you two like crazy!
Was feeling a wee bit jealous when I saw this post yesterday but we finally got some flurries when we drove up in the hills this morning! Love the city shot!
The way you describe the feeling of wonder as a childs curiosity makes me feel like I've somehow misplaced my ability to do so! I haven't seen much snow since October over here in Massachusetts but it'll come, and I'll be out there making the biggest snowman I can! Enjoy the winter weather!
One day I WILL live somewhere where it snows and I WILL play in it like a child. I just love snow so much!
We had snow yesterday and today here in Portland. While I was able to go out and get a few shots, I'm hoping for much more snow though.
I look forward to following you on your new journey! Thank you for being so genuine and being an excellent example of seeking yourself and your dreams audaciously. What is creativity if not continuously consumed by discovery? I pray your endeavors bring you that encouragement and heat you seek!
Very jealous of that super cool camera you have there. Nice!
Awesome! I can't wait to see how this blog transforms and I look forward to following along!
your personal and exploratory moments are my favorite, and the ones I value most that you share. i'm excited to stick with ya. excited to continue watching (and learning from) your growth.
Bravo Sarah. Here's to a year of creating and being and living out of honesty and not obligation. Love your vision girl:)
Rock it out, Sarah...I can't wait to see what 2012 holds for you! :)
I LOVE YOU, Sarah! I'm so happy for you and so excited to follow your growth and journeys chronicled here in a new way. I actually made the same decision recently for my own blog. In the coming year and beyond I'm only blogging as I want to ... and only what I want to. A personal blog more than a work blog. Thank you for continuously inspiring me to follow my hot spots, to revisit my WHY, and to live live live. xo, AM
i love this, sarah, and i'm super proud of you, lady. you have been // continue to be a huge inspiration and encouragement to me, and i'm so grateful to you and for you! i've been describing 2011 as my 'harvest year', so this post really resonated with me. it's time to sow again, me thinks! cheers to you, and another wonderful year -- i hope our paths cross again soon. xx
You are so inspiring in both your words and all the beauty you create with your lens and heart. I look forward to following your personal journey on this blog more. Happy 2012!
Way to go you guys. Wishing you another year of growth and sticking to what matters most, cheers to you & 2012!
Thank you for sharing this. I have so loved watching as you have traveled your beautiful road and can't wait to see what you do next. Congratulations Sarah and Chris.
This post struck a cord with me...especially the "focus more on creating & less on things that pull me away from that" how so very true that is! Wishing you all the best in 2012 thank YOU for the constant inspiration ! Big Hugs! xx
Please keep blooging your thoughts!... It's so inspiring!!!
Thank you!
And best wishes for 2012...
it's about time someone told the truth and put this into words. though i would not have expected it from anyone but you, honestly.
keep up the great work. i really enjoy your images.
Sarah, my kindred spirit. 100% agree. Nope, 110%. Love you for who you are and what you're doing and how you're inspiring me along my own journey. xx. PS -- did you know we have the same great kicks? Can't go wrong with VANS, right? Sk8ter gurls 4 life, ha ;)
I've been toying with the same idea in my head for a while now, so your post definitely came as a kick in the b*** in the right direction. Very inspiring! :-D
Hi Sarah,
I've been feeling exactly the same way recently, and I love your summing up of social media. I do always try to make it more about sharing things with people as opposed to farting new work in everyone's faces but you do sometimes get caught up in the ratrace of showing off your latest and greatest!
I've started by initially turning off notifications for things like twitter/facebook/email off on my phone. I found that's a good step in the first instance then you're only checking when you choose and you're not at the mercy of a little ding and a flashing light all day.
Thanks for sharing this, at least I know I'm not alone in the fight to disconnect myself a little more and decide what I really want to shoot.
Thanks for your beautiful honest words. Exactly what I needed to hear right now. Its very easy to feel lost in the sea of online imagery and somehow think your own work is invalid because of it....
Found your rad feed and thus your blog recently on Instagram. Your words were really timely for me. I take photos and blog just as a way to see the world and get my thoughts out. Right now there is a lot of change going on in my life and I love your words about fear showing us that we are headed in the right direction. What a great encouragement to know that I am uncomfortable because I am growing, in real life and also hopefully in my art.
FB has kinda always frustrated me and I couldn't get into the Twitter thing but I have fallen hard and fast for Instagram. That nagging guilt and frustration that I wasn't documenting the everyday nitty gritty of my families life is now gone. They are insta documented and I am happy and free to focus on growing in my other photography! Also it has been such a great place to connect with others and you're right its such a positive place :)
Love your work, good job stepping back, staying focused and inspiring others!
xo Sharon
Thanks for writing this Sarah. It's a very timely message.
Love this post ... you are inspiring! I feel so much better when I am actively creating instead of wasting time on FB ... even though it's so easy to fall into time-wasting! Keep doing what you're doing :)
Beautiful and true thoughts. Thank you so much for sharing.
Exactly what I needed to read tonight. Thank you for writing/posting.
This post seriously is something i've also been thinking about as an aspiring artist, as you wish, for the past few weeks! You said it all perfectly. Thank you for giving me the motivation to actually follow through with it. :)
Great post, Sarah! I love the points you made... so true. Especially the whole "look at all the cool stuff that I'm doing" with social media. I find it so much easier to be content with life stepping back from it all.
and I say ..XO
Sarah, these words are so true!! Thank you so much for expressing it. I too have found myself taking a step back from these things recently.... I think we (the general we, as in we as artists) need to re-learn what it means to truly create something new, and something that comes from within ourselves.... our culture is moving rapidly towards one where people are sharing more than ever, and people are "seeking inspiration" more than ever, and I think we're (sadly) losing that ability to look inside ourselves and just trust what is there. Trust what we've learned & taken in over the years and run with it. Thanks again so much for this post. xo
I'm feel like I'm on the other end: I don't know why I'm taking pictures any longer. I just don't feel the same power to create. And because I find that so sad, I won't stop. There's no sadness in something that isn't worthy. So that sadness pushes me to find that passion once again. I'm powering through my funk. I just hope I emerge on the fun side of photography once again.