Category Archives: My Life

Restoring Our 1917 Foursquare: Before and After, Under / Over Stairwell Closets (Normal, IL Architectural Photographer)

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Nathan and I love our money-pit of a house, a 1917 American Foursquare, situated in an ideal location in Normal’s Highland Historic District within walking distance of the Constitution Trail, Uptown Normal, and our son’s future elementary school. We are slowly … Continue reading →

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Posted in Before and After Images, My Life | Tagged Bloomington, Bloomington Architectural Photographer, Bloomington Commercial Photographer, Bloomington event photographer, Bloomington event photography, Bloomington exterior photographer, Bloomington | 2 Comments

World Prematurity Day: Our Year as a March of Dimes Ambassador Family

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Nathan, Rawley and I had the great honor of serving as the Bloomington-Normal March of Dimes Ambassador Family in 2015. And, like most volunteer experiences, we received far more than we gave. In recognition of World Prematurity Day today, November, 17th, … Continue reading →

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Before-and-After: Mid-Century Phoenix Ranch Remodel (Architectural Photographer)

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

While we were renovating Nathan’s bachelor pad (a 100-year old bungalow), we were also renovating and selling my bachelorette pad, a pint-sized 1957 ranch in my beloved Sunnyslope neighborhood of Phoenix. This is the picture-story of that house. Its story is also my story, for in and … Continue reading →

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Bungalow Remodel – Before and After (Bloomington IL Architectural Photographer)

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Nathan and I recently flipped two houses: one was my first home in Phoenix, AZ and the other was his first home in Bloomington, IL. In both cases, the transformations were so amazing, I wanted to share some before-and-after images … Continue reading →

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Why I Won’t Be Able to Shoot for 6 Weeks {Updated}

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

**Please scroll to bottom for an update!** This post is not about photography. The topic is very personal; I debated even writing it since commercial photography is a heavily male-dominated industry and these issues may be uncomfortable for some colleagues … Continue reading →

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3 Reasons August 9th is a Pretty Big Deal Around Here

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

August 9, 2013 is a significant day in our family. Here’s why. Reason #1: Five Years of Me and Nathan 5 years ago today, while celebrating my nephew Sam‘s 1st birthday, my mom took the first photo of me and Nathan together. … Continue reading →

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Nursery Theme Ideas: Camping, Mountains, and Travel (Part 2)

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Since Rawley’s nursery is going to be packed up into boxes again next week, I realized I better post camping- and travel- themed nursery ideas, Part 2! We want our little man to love the mountains as much as we do, and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Architecture, For Clients, My Life, Travel | Tagged architectural photography, camping nursery, camping theme nursery, interiors, mountain nursery, mountain theme nursery, nursery ideas, nursery interiors, travel nursery, travel theme nursery | 3 Comments

Why We Are Moving, Again (Central Illinois Photographer)

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Nathan and I moved from Phoenix to Oklahoma City in December 2010, then from OKC to Cheyenne with Rawley in 2012, then from Cheyenne to Phoenix in March 2013, and now only three months later, we are moving to Normal/Bloomington, … Continue reading →

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This Old House (Phoenix Architectural Photographer)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

One of the unfortunate aspects of leaving Cheyenne is leaving behind our beautiful, charming, old home in Cheyenne’s Moore Haven Heights Historic District. Before moving to Phoenix, I wanted to record some of the little details that make it such … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons From My pPROM Preemie Son (World Prematurity Day)

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Parenting is the single greatest mirror life has to offer. Any parent will agree. Before I got pregnant almost exactly one year ago today, I was prepared to be a parent. I was older; I was in a solid marriage; I … Continue reading →

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Nursery Theme Ideas: Camping, Mountains, and Travel (Part 1)

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Now that we’ve settled into our new home in Cheyenne, I can finally share images from Rawley’s nursery! But first, a little background. We wanted a gender neutral nursery theme since we didn’t know whether we were having a boy … Continue reading →

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Introducing Our Son, Rawley William (Rawley’s Birth and 1st Month of Life)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Meet Rawley William Ambuehl; born at 28 weeks, 6 days, on May 23rd at 6:20 am; 2 pounds, 13 ounces; 14 inches long. He is one month old today! Rawley’s Birth Story My water broke on April 3rd, 2012, at … Continue reading →

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My Life in the Hospital for 7 Weeks, 6 Days (Bed Rest, Part 2)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Between the time I was hospitalized after my water broke on April 3rd and when I was discharged after delivering our son Rawley 8 weeks later, my life on hospital bed rest was less boring than you might think! 7 Memorable … Continue reading →

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My Life On Bed Rest Since My Water Broke at 21 Weeks, 4 Days (Part 1)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

In January, I joyfully announced my pregnancy on this blog. I intended to keep shooting, assisting, consulting, and working just as hard as always for as long as my body would let me. I thought I could make it through 7 months, which … Continue reading →

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2011 Wrap-Up #6: My Life in Word Pictures

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

When you shoot often enough, certain motifs unintentionally pop up in your work (like cigars or food and drink). For the final post in my 2011 Wrap-Up Series, I created a slideshow of my iPhone images from 2011 featuring word … Continue reading →

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17 Kitchen Gadgets I Can’t Live Without (Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

…Just in time for last minute Mother’s Day shopping! It’s no secret that I am obsessed with food. Well, with eating. Okay, and restaurants. And cooking. The thing is, it’s all intertwined with my love for travel. As my friend … Continue reading →

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What I Learned About Business Planning From A Garage Full of Moving Boxes

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

I tend to get a little overwhelmed sometimes when there’s a lot to do. I shift into avoidance mode, telling myself, “I perform better under pressure” (meaning, I won’t do it until my procrastination is about to cause a crisis). I … Continue reading →

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OKC or Bust #5: House Before and Afters!

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

It’s hard to believe it’s only been two weeks since our truck arrived at our new digs in OKC! Motivated in part by our Famous Hollyday party, I’ve been in total Tasmanian Devil mode getting our house together, and I … Continue reading →

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OKC or Bust #4: Fear and Unloading in Oklahoma City

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

The past few weeks have been filled with the sheer joys of moving: you know, box cutting, packing paper, cleaning shelves, organizing closets, trying to find the stapler, etc. When I am not thinking “How do people move when they … Continue reading →

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Famous (and Semi-Famous) People I’ve Met

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Mosaic Collective, LLC

Lately I’ve been working hard on cataloguing my archives and migrating my portfolio to external hard drives (yep, being a photographer is sooooo exciting at every minute!). In this process I keep stumbling across really fun and **old** photos, and … Continue reading →

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