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Hi! i am lindsey. a 23 year old girl living in Midwest Indiana. Welcome to my blog. I’ve been keeping a blog since 2007 when I started college and I can’t really remember why i started now.

In 2009 I began love lindsey photography. I love to photograph people, especially kids, in an organic and natural way. I prefer natural light, outdoor shooting in a more journalistic and freeform fashion. no sears portrait studio here.

In addition to photography i do a lot of arts and crafts. i scrapbook and do "project life" as a way to record and remember the memories. I believe in cultivating a good life and recording it. i know i will be so grateful that i did in the future. it's hard to remember life as any other way than how we are living it right now.

In 2010 I met the boy and its been a world wind of adventures since then. When he’s not climbing mountains, he’s a mechanical engineer and works for rolls royce in their airplane division. I share stories about our adventures and life together on here as well.

In 2011 love lindsey handmade was born as a place to sell the things I create and other goodies I find. i am very thankful for its success and really love running the little shop.

feel free to ask me questions or email me at lindswagnerATgmailDOTcom.

love lindsey

May 17 2012

hitting the trail

i have a love/hate relationship with running. ok mostly a hate relationship.

i always try to love it, i do, but i dread it and feel miserable while doing it.

since moving to carmel we now live by a great running trail and it is really helping me want to get out more. (9 miles a week!)

some things i have learned:

1. going slow helps – a lot. i tend to run fast and have to stop a lot – going slower i can run continually.

2. wearing the correct outfit helps - comfort makes the whole experience much easier to get through.

3. having a partner that holds you accountable makes it hard to quit. (thanks boy)

4. setting a goal is important – having an incentive also helps

5. i record all my times & distances to track improvement although i can already feel the improvement after 2 1/2 weeks.

6. switch it up. sometimes i go different ways and sometimes on off days we bike ( i only run every other day)

these are just some things that help me – happy trails!

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May 09 2012

Shop Update

Hi Friends!
It’s been a while since I posted an update about my shop. I have been working hard to fill it with fun paper and notions. Head on over to see what’s new!

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May 08 2012

this week is a bit of a mix up in the collection. this week was “week in the life” as designated by ali edwards where you do more of a day by day detailed account of your week. i didn’t really prepare for this so i wasn’t fully commited, but i do like the idea. so instead of a weekly glimpse i broke it up to daily accounts this week.

i chose to use baseball card sleeves for each day (inspired by elise). I haven’t finished the title page (back of week 16) so i photographed them individually.

recording each days events really holds you accountable for how you spend your time. it also really makes you realize how fleeting these moments and memories are. if i didn’t write down details from wednesday, it was almost impossible for me to reaccount what i did by saturday. just a couple days! gesh. either i have a bad memory or.. i have a bad memory.

what a nice review on how valuable and fleeting time really is.

this was a really big project to take on and something i won’t be attempting again for a while.

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May 02 2012

Mini Sessions Lafayette & Indianapolis

Hi Friends! Just a quick note to any local readers that I am offering Mini Sessions in May for a great price! I will be holding sessions in Lafayette/ Battleground area as well as Carmel/Indianapolis area! Check it out and email me at lindswagner@gmail.com to reserve your spot!