The Real Jenty

I feel restless.

Very restless.

I need a change somewhere in my life again.

It’s not like I don’t have enough going on right now… with all the photography, and 2 massive projects at work that is splitting my time, and 4 hours in the traffic daily because of the kids schooling and Lance working like he is.

This feeling has been building for a while… and today it was very strong. Maybe because of a call I got about blogging today.  Maybe because of another conversation I had today.

Is it just me that gets more restless the more stuff I have going on in my life?

Maybe I should just buy something… like a new car… hmmm…  normally that sorts the feeling out.

One thing is for sure… I should really stop blogging like this, because inevitably I’m going to get a few phone calls tomorrow, or some strange knowing comments.

Naming your business is important right?  You have one try normally.

When I started my photography blog, my own domain… I decided after searching long and hard on the internet, to use my real name.  Not Jenty.

The thing is, I’m kinda known as Jenty now though, because of all my blogging over the last few years.

In fact, today, Andy Hadfield asked me why I didn’t use Jenty for my photography.  I didn’t really have a reason.  He reckoned that Jenty would suit a rock-star photographer… yet Jeanette Verster is the name for a pro-photographer.

Hmmm…. I like the idea of rockstar. I like to think of myself as not run of the mill, and kinda funky.  Yet, Jim the other day commented that he’s never seen a funky woman photographer… which made me laugh.

Anyhoo, the deed is done, it’s Jeanette for my photography, and Jenty for blogging and other social media… no wonder people are constantly confused

It takes a while for people to connect the dots and realise I’m the same person.  I’m not just a photographer… I do have a day job LOL even at work it’s confusing for people… especially when they meet me for the first time because most people at work call me Jenty too.

1. Connor thinks that my dad needs to get Bakugans for his 60th birthday which is coming up soon. LOL!! Can you imagine?
2. I arrived 10 minutes early for a meeting… the person made me wait on the street outside their house until the allotted time. LOL! How weird is that?!
3. I made a HUGE blunder by going to meet a prospective client…. without my portfolio!! LOL! I’ll be surprised if I get that wedding
4. I didn’t take a photo for my 365 day challenge… just never had the time
5. The Mac specialist at the Incredible Connection store in Fourways looked at me blankly when I said that I needed an adaptor specially for the Macbook Pro… dude had never noticed that the 2-prong plug on the machine is non-standard. And then promptly told me that they didn’t sell them… seems useless to me… how can you sell a machine without selling the thing that’s going to allow it to work properly!
6. Prolabs is driving me nuts… this photobook I ordered is taking forever and no-one can seem to tell me for certain where the hell the book is!! They better find it by tomorrow! To say that I’m annoyed is an understatement. In fact, the book was supposed to be the subject of my photo for the day.
7. I still haven’t found the time to collect my new Moo card shipment from the post office.

It was one strange day…

Got this quote on email from a colleague and I really liked it

“We are living in a storm where a hundred contradictory elements collide; debris from the past, scraps from the present, scenes of the future: swirling, combining, separating, under the imperious wind of destiny.” Adolphe Rette` La Plume 1898

I was just wondering if you notice the artworks you walk past?  Do you actually look at them?

I was walking around the corridors of this building today and noticed the painting on a wall next to the bathroom. I walk past it often, yet today I looked at it properly for the first time.

I wondered how the artist would feel about seeing his original piece of art, that he poured hours and hours of his life into, on a wall in a passage next to a toilet.

It’s an odd place for a painting, and not a place that people would naturally stop and look at something.

Paintings in corporate offices that are placed in meeting rooms and in waiting areas etc make sense to me.  If I’m bored in a meeting, I do tend to study the paintings… they fascinate me.

The number of unappreciated pieces of artwork that exists in corporate offices around the globe saddens me.

Do you actually notice them?

Sleepy Jane posed a question on her blog:  What, for you, would be a really great day?

My great day would include:

• being able to sleep in late and not have to clean the kitchen from the doggy doo’s
• kids not fighting once
• going shopping for a new Macbook and new wardrobe without having to worry about budget
• having lunch with friends at a nice adult food restaurant with a fabulous play area with fantastic service and a brilliant kids menu too (now that’s a mystical place… there isn’t a place like that in JHB especially with the service!)
• taking photos of friends and family without them running away
• going to bed early without having to edit said photos

I can dream…

Just a couple of random thoughts…

1.  It’s my birthday on Saturday!!  Apparently I’ve been keeping this too quiet… but I have actually sneakily even got a page up called STUFF that lists all the things I want.  I know… completely selfish and presumptious

2.  Really, really loving the Macbook Pro I’m trying out.  Really really wish I had the money to buy one.  I know that would be an excessively expensive exercise though because it would mean that I would HAVE to also get an iPhone and an iPad (cos I played with one today too and it’s freaking awesome!)

3.  Have decided that after looking at the photos I posted with Connor leading Kitara on a lead that we must look so funny at the park, no wonder some people are giving us a wide berth!  At times I feel like I’m herding cats.

4.  I’m really really sad that I’ve had to turn down a photowalk in the Gautrain tunnel because of the amount of work I have at the moment.  It’s a once in a lifetime thing… but hey… I have to earn a living!

5.  I hate that my skin gets so dry in winter.  And my hands are starting to look old.  I don’t like that!

6.  I felt like I was in a time warp today.  My hairdresser has moved to another salon.  Woah, it was ultra different to the places I normally go to.  The one hairdresser next to me was actually knitting a scarf while she waited for a client! The certificates on the wall (who even shows those anymore) were dated 1982!   On the bright side though, I got the same haircut, still funky, and it was cheap!  You think it would be rude if I took my camera along next time? I can imagine the photos I’d be able to take there!

7.  Really trying to cut down on the number of exclamation marks I use!

I love watching people at events, and doing the photography at events allows me to see and hear things that I would ordinarily not notice.

Because I’m looking for interesting photos all the time, I look for interactions between people and sometimes you get to see the funniest and strangest and sometimes creepy things too.

On Sunday, there was a girl that didn’t know who Liz Hurley was, when one of the speakers referred to her.  That made me smile.

Interactions at tables are always interesting to see and often I get relationships wrong because of the way people look and relate to each other, and sometimes it’s downright embarrassing.

When you’re next at an event take a walk around the periphery of the hall and watch people interact, while they’re watching speeches or some kind of act… you’ll be amazed at what you see.

This blog meme is going around… and I’ve been nominated by Boobah’s Mom and Gina and Megan and Camilla

And now I have to blurt out 7 random facts about me that you don’t already know… tricky considering the amount of time I spend blogging!
1. I’ve started following more style bloggers recently… in an attempt to keep up to date because I don’t have time for magazines anymore
2. I’m really enjoying learning how to do UX Design and as someone who has been a Business Analyst for so many years and designing functionally, this way of designing sites and systems is just WOW… all of a sudden there’s a real reason behind where a button must go… and it’s not about how cool it looks.
3. I wish I had time to do yoga
4. We last had family photos taken 3 years ago… and I’ve only got one photo of Connor on the walls… and it breaks my heart when he tries to spot himself in the photos… I just don’t have the energy to trawl through all the photos I’ve taken and print the nice ones. I need to organise a family photoshoot for ourselves!
5. I desperately want to redecorate my house, and redo some of the rooms completely
6. I haven’t worn high heels in ages… have decided to only wear flats from now on… my feet don’t hurt anymore
7. I want a new car again. LOL! I suppose for those who know me well, this doesn’t come as a surprise, I’ve had my car for 18 mths… and that’s a lifetime in car years for me… I want the new Hyundai ix35

I’m going to forego nominating… if you want to do it be my guest