Jaime James's Blog
August 11, 2022
His Birthday.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Today would have been my Daddy’s birthday. It’s his heavenly birthday, they say. I don’t believe that. He is always with you, especially today. I don’t believe that either. Not like they mean anyway. When I think about what happens after death, I have to accept that I really just don’t know and won’t know …
August 2, 2022
Creative Expectations – How I sabotage myself creatively.
Reading Time: 3 minutes I miss writing. I miss the release of thoughts and emotions. To rest in a state of flow, to organize thoughts, and to have a conversation with someone that understands my words completely—myself. It is a great thing and I have let it go momentarily. I have a terrible habit of letting productivity, or the …
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February 15, 2022
Finding my writing voice.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I published my first book last month and it is the most proud of myself that I have been in a long time—maybe ever. I have had many accomplishments in my life so far—bachelors degree, successful photography studio, real estate portfolio; to name a few. But this book felt like more to me. It showed …
January 16, 2022
I wrote a book.
Reading Time: 3 minutes I did it. I wrote a book. I still can’t believe it. I have spent the last decade trying to find something to make me feel like I’m not wasted potential and I finally did it. I always thought it would be in the form of another degree but here it is, a book. That …
September 16, 2021
Taking better selfies – tips from a professional photographer.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Find a good light source. My favorite go to for my selfies is in front of a window. You want to get to where the light is shining on your face but not too harshly. You may have to get closer and step back to find that sweet spot. Find your angle. Most of us …
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September 8, 2021
You’re almost perfect. Just not quite.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Perfection. Unattianable. Unrealistic. Yet so damn important. I wake up every day and strive toward the impossible. I torture myself over choices I make when it comes to food, exercise, or interpersonal relationships. I want to be perfect. I want to be loved, adored, looked up to, and feel valuable. I criticize every choice I …
August 24, 2021
Classy or Trashy – The fine line we walk as women.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Nothing was different about this morning. I got up at the same time, the room was arranged the same, but like many times in the past, inspiration struck and I welcomed it with open arms. It was a nice relief from the feelings of apathy that have been plaguing me for the past few weeks. …
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August 11, 2021
Social anxiety – how to dance by yourself and stop wasting your own time.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Some of the best things I ever did for myself was to implement the following: • When I walk into a room I no longer wonder if they like me, I ask myself whether I like them. With practice, I’ve gotten really good at this and it is so freeing. I found myself going more …
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July 31, 2021
Speak your truth and set yourself free.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Speak your truth with as little collateral damage as possible. Don't be mean. Be unapologetic, but not rude.
July 31, 2020
Who decides who you are?
Reading Time: 2 minutes I was talking to a tax preparer about a question I had on whether I should have electedto file as an S-Corp on LLC on my tax return.One would think that the nature of my question itself would suggest I have at least a bit of a head on my shoulders when it comes to …
