just lovely!

I truly feel accomplished and hopeful and confident. having a lot of time on my hands did lead me to coordinate an impromptu fun girly photo shoot with some close girl friends when I got home though.  I was thoroughly impressed with the outcome! I have to edit a bunch still, but here are some photos of me that my lovely friend Heart Jianca took of me for now!

And, here is a sneak peak of some edited photos I took of Liz & Jia!

Also,  I got to meet up with one of my dearest friends miss Stephanie Sky Flower this past week. I hadn't seen her or her fiance Marcus in about a year and a half or more. They just had an adorable, gorgeous baby girl named Leilani. They are amazing people and are getting married in November. I will be the lucky person that shoots their wedding! Stephanie is doing a complete DIY wedding. From making her dress, to growing her own flowers,  Marcus will be constructing their alter from Bamboo. I am so inspired by them, and will link photos and and feature her posts and blog later on in November. Lately, Sky Flower has been doing  "30 day hoop mama challange" videos. She hula hoops for 30 minutes a day for 30 days. Her videos also feature recipes, gardening advice, tips and tricks to hula hooping, and new mom tips! I was featured in one of her videos near the end, I figured it would be a good time to post it here. We had a blast and I cant wait to do it again!  

Sara and Sky Flower Hula Hoop!

Also, Stephanie & Leilani modeled for a photographer named Donna Green. I thought their whole shoot turned out absolutely gorgeous. So here is a photo I absolutely am IN LOVE with from their shoot! 

good morning universe

I am very determined to start shooting again for my photography! Around a month ago, my boyfriend and I (his name is buttercup. yes buttercup!) took a trip down to Ginnie Springs. About 2 hours north of Tampa, FL. where we live. We had a magical two days. Despite getting lost, hiking through a thorny forest carrying inner tubes, getting poison oak on my leg, and having an encounter with some very huge spiders...it was amazing! We tubed, drank some good ol' whiskey, made a kick ass fire, and got to explore some of Florida's most amazing scenery. I took some shots of some flowers and leaves with my macro lens. I will post below! Also, there are other photos of the trip as well. Have a fantastic day lovelies! Enjoy :)

                                               
                                                Buttercup and I enjoying a day on the river!

                             
                                    A beautiful forest we picked some of our own firewood from!

                                       
                                    I didn't brush my hair for two days! Natural mermaid spring hair!

                                               
                                                                     Ginnie Springs itself!

                                 I wish I could call this photo my own. But it's not! Buttercup took this.                                                                             Stunning photo of me being a mermaid :)

wandering but not lost

I truly do feel that I am wandering but not lost. I always say, that when you feel like crawling into a deep dark hole, and all you want to do is sleep forever, so hard- to dream about things that are the opposite of your reality, you just have to remember that there is sunshine....and stuff. I feel myself that I am pretty lucky. Despite how hard I am on myself sometimes, I have some pretty amazing people in my life. I look at them daily, and no matter what happens, good or bad, I just smile.  It took me a long time to realize this, that simply no one is perfect. When you stop looking at people like they deserve a shrine or some gold medal, and start striping them down- like they are real people with real problems, you start seeing things. Things that others are mostly blinded by. I recently read an article from a page I follow called the mind unleashed. The whole concept was to say that life will always be easy, it's just us that make it hard. The first paragraph I seemed a little skeptical, but then I read more. I read it all. And I couldn't agree more with each and every detail. I felt so true to it. Confronting your flaws, wrongs, and all mistakes is never easy. But I myself experienced each and every one of these things at some point in my life, and I can almost guarantee that almost each and every one of you reading this has felt the same (at some point in your life), if you're true to yourself. What I got from this read, was to simply make yourself naked, acknowledge what all is wrong, and if you really want to change, you can. It's never too late to change. And I am literally just now figuring this all out. Enjoy the read, comment below if you'd like!

 18 WAYS THAT YOU'RE MAKING YOUR LIFE HARDER.

"Peace, love, and happiness should be something that everyone should have. It should be something they are born with. Unfortunately, just for a few seconds of your waking life, you're innocent. Some people don't really wake up though until they are about to die. When you finally realize what you are, and what you're doing, and you just see it...It's different..."

-Conversations with my lovely man, Buttercup

I think this is an awesome cover song, by the way!

woodsy fairy nymph

Some favorite shots I took of one of my besties, Ashleigh!  This was a very fun shoot. Planning in the near future to do another one soon.

An apple & a berry plant,

comes with a house,

on the grass,

who is that,

to come by my house? 

keeping us awake, keeping us awake.

good afternoon, moon

I just applied online to be a stylist for Free People.  Even if I don't get the job, I'm still extremely happy I took the time to do it. It made me not only feel accomplished, but excited either way. I am a firm believer that staying positive helps tremendously when you're trying to accomplish something. (fingers crossed!) As I was filling out the application, I went through some of my portfolio work and remembered, hey! I have a blog now. I should totally post some of these! So, here ya go. Sara Laroux Photography.

sparkles in my brain

I have suddenly become inspired. As an artist, it's been an extremely long time for me. I am tired of doing nothing. I am tired of laying in my bed, staring blankly at my dust covered ceiling fan, dreaming about places I want to be, or things I would love to be doing. I think a blog of my day to day thoughts, inspirations, and art work, needs to be heard and seen. For my sanity.

Here are some pictures that represent what I see in my mind and my dreams a lot. These kind of images seem to plant flowers in my brain.  I will post pictures later of some of my original photographs.