some of the fine folks who made work enjoyable in 2018: neck deep, the damned, tamia hill, nick waterhouse, andrew st. james, vera sola, joan jett & john of dramarama aka the two sweetest people in show business. as you flip thru these let me remind you four years ago I had nothing but a probation officer & an address to report to - thanks to my codependent parents willing to give me *one* last chance. I was 2 months from being 33 & 20 days from finally getting clean. I throw this shit up on here for a couple reasons, like a half dozen reasons really - but that's a novel no one wants to read so I'll bullet-point below. 1. parenthood doesn't limit us - it just encourages us to get creative to pursuit our interests. I would never see shows if it wasn't my job to photograph bands & put on shows. I starting shooting bands for goldenvoice when I was pregnant. I was not some fancy super educated & experienced professional - I am a dream hustler who got a gig to get the experience to become the professional & you can to in whatever fucking avenue of magic & joy you dream about & envision yourself walking. parent or not. 2. all these moments are a direct result of getting clean & working the 12 steps in an anonymous program that shall not be named per traditions ... getting clean changed my life but working the steps changed me. if you love an addict I highly recommend checking out NARANON - it gave a lot of my family their sanity back. if you are not an addict & don't know any addicts just disregard this part. 3. we are the force; when we realize the magic in us : we change the world. I get to do this & I get to share it & I get to take these experiences & build even greater things with them like whats going on @goodsforgreatness ... and you can too. whoever you are : you are made of magic - just like me, just like these gems; now go forth & live purposefully xox #goodsforgreatness #giveback #raisehope #payitforward #harmreduction #opiateepidemic #workingmom #toddlermom #punksgoneparent #ourcandidlife #thehappynow #sobermom #recoveryrocks #sobrietyrocks #cleanandsober #giftsofrecovery #soberaf #justfortoday #odaat #wedorecover #musicmonday (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsXZAXvnQt7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u0zhsvfwz1wl