Keep it Simple Soultions

KISS is something I came up with the other day on a great run when the sun was finally shining. KISS is from my old days of corporate America and our sales meetings. They were always trying to get us to buy into the cliche sales catch phrases "WYSIWYG" What you see is what you get.... "KISS" Keep it simple stupid. I would roll my eyes at these silly phrases, but now, I can see how they make sense. I am also thankful to my corporate job for helping me carry on my business skills into my photography business. KISS for me now means "Keep it simple solutions". My "green" statement for my life and my work. I am no hippie by any stretch, but I do like to do my best to leave my carbon footprint. So why not incorporate my love for the earth into my photography. I don't use film. By shooting digital I don't have to use harsh chemicals to develop my images. No proof books after client sessions, just online galleries to view the images paperless. Also, I package all my final work for clients in 100% recyclable materials as well. This is just a few way my photography is "KISS" friendly. I will be putting a section on my website soon to expand on the subject and let my friends and clients know what my passion truly is by being more green with my work. My "KISS" section will feature local businesses who also follow the "Green" theme. One of my personal favorites is Camas Produce. They work with local growers/dairy's to keep costs down and provide amazing organic food for the neighborhood. I am a regular there and I highly recommend buying from them.
Here's my tri-weekly shopping bag from Camas Produce (note: Thanks to the big whigs at Costco for making HUGE reusable shopping bags! They hold so much more!)

Also, today is day 2 of 10 of my spring cleanse! Angela of Radiant Wellness hooked me up with a great cleanse that you can eat on, is a short course and really works! I made the "Cleansing chicken soup" yesterday and the great part was that I already had all the ingredients in my kitchen to make it! This soup is DELISH...fresh ginger, grean beans, garlic, coconut oil and cyanne pepper.....YUM-O! Oh, and the suppliments are all natural. You do a "Perfect Cleanse" every season so your body can reboot. This is my spring cleanse and I am really enjoying it!!