Alright blog readers. My name is Stacey Moss and I’m a photographer. Hopefully, if you are reading this blog you already knew that. But there’s a lot more to me than just being a photographer. Today’s Tuesday Ten post is ten facts about me.
1. I love my family. My family has been one of my life lines for a very long time. My three sisters are amazing and I look up to each one of them in their own way. I remember growing up my younger sister would tell me she hated me, but now we are best friends. I’m not sure where I would be without my parents. They have done so much for me and helped me in so many ways throughout life. I’m eternally grateful for their support and unconditional love.
2. I love flowers. Spring and Summer are seriously awesome because of the weather and the flowers. I LOVE having beautiful flowers in my yard and hanging on my deck/patio. I actually don’t mind weeding and keeping the flowers in good condition, something I think I learned my from mom and grandma.
3. I’m NOT a reader but I love me a good book. Ok, so I’m really not a fast reader. Like at all. In fact, in school I hated to read. I can’t think of a good book that I read until college. Now, I love reading a good series or book and have many favorites. I love picking up an actual book and keeping them on my bookshelf. I’m not sure I’ll ever love the concept of Books on tape (though they do make life easier). Sometimes I just need to pick up a good book but then then I have a hard time putting it down. I can spend hours reading if I get into a book and I love the relaxation that comes with it.
4. I love to TRAVEL! Traveling is oh so rewarding. I love being able to see new places, explore new things, try out new food or activities. I am fortunate enough to travel a lot these days and my urge to get away just grows stronger the more we are at home. My ultimate Photography dream would be to go on a trip for a photo shoot!
5. I love growing a garden! My favorites to grow are peppers. This year I already have two peppers that are a pretty decent size considering it’s still May. We also have 3 kinds of tomatoes growing, jalapeno peppers, red peppers and crook neck squash. We are still working on a space in our yard for a garden so they are all in pots. Last year they all did really well. This year is the first time I’m trying the Squash so I’m hoping it works out ok in a pot!
6. I HATE Chocolate. I know your thinking “this girl is crazy”. I get that a lot. I just am not a fan of chocolate. Every once and a while I’ll have something with chocolate in it but not very often. If I had to choose my favorites it’d be brownies, snickers, twix. I really don’t like Chocolate cake, pudding, or all chocolate candy bars.
7. I work full time 8-5 Monday through Friday. I’ve been at my job for 10 years now… (See my 10 year anniversary post here).
8. I love jewelry. I usually am only an earrings fan but I also like necklaces on occasion. I also collect Perfume bottles. This is one of my weird hobbies from being a teenager. I like to use the perfume until the bottom is nearly gone and then I’ll put it in my “collection” so I will always have the scent of that perfume. I also never buy a perfume more than once.
9. Speaking of things I collect, here is another one. Shot Glasses. Now when I started this collection I was in middle school so obviously I wasn’t using the shot glasses. We started to travel here and there for dance and with my family and I wanted to get something from each place we went. I didn’t like spoons or pins so shot glasses it was. My collection has since grown so big that I have had to split it into two – one at my house and one at the office. I keep my favorites at the house except for all those that people from work bring me. I try to keep those at my office. It’s a great conversation starter when people come to visit and it makes my office feel more like home. Family, Friends and co-workers have all pitched in and got me shot glasses. My goal is to own one from every state and “a lot” of countries. I’m close on the states. I used to have a spreadsheet of what states and countries I owned but I haven’t updated that in a long time so I’m not sure where my collection stands. I guess I’ll have to look into it. I currently have shot glasses from Malaysia, China, Turks and Caicos, Aruba, Austria, Italy. Amsterdam, Munchen, Deutschland (Those are all three in Germany) , Singapore, Perth Australia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Kuwait, Canada, Bolivia, Hong Kong, and about 35 states… and that is NOT ALL!
10. The last thing about me you should know. I’m not sure I could function without my phone…As far as my business goes it has my life on there. Email, texts, all my contacts and my SCHEDULE. My business thrives because of word of mouth and social media. Without those two things I’m not sure I’d have much of a photography business these days. That’s why having a smart phone comes in so handy. Instagram and Facebook have helped me get my business out there, not to mention having quick access to contacting my clients. My phone is one of my greatest business tools, along with my camera and my computer.
