desert sunset waxin’ poetic with @prettybird post #wppi + pre #LA (Taken with instagram)

desert sunset waxin’ poetic with @prettybird post #wppi + pre #LA (Taken with instagram)

22 February 15 Permalink
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good ol’ girly gab-fest to cap off an amazing morning of learning with the gorgeousness that is @prettybird , @beckyearlart + @yanpalmer :) (Taken with instagram)

good ol’ girly gab-fest to cap off an amazing morning of learning with the gorgeousness that is @prettybird , @beckyearlart + @yanpalmer :) (Taken with instagram)

20 February 21 Permalink
name change! I’m now @_tamarakate as a sign of [some] things to come! apparently Saturday night in #vegas makes you do cuhrayzee things ;) (Taken with instagram)

name change! I’m now @_tamarakate as a sign of [some] things to come! apparently Saturday night in #vegas makes you do cuhrayzee things ;) (Taken with instagram)

18 February 7 Permalink
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WHOA! 3,600+ finger pokes! 1,500+ needles!

We did it! We did it. We made it through our very first year.

From wobbly first-all-over-again steps just after her Type 1/Juvenile Diabetes diagnosis, thanks to the blood clot from her waist to her calf…

To reaching for her own kit in the morning, wanting to help check her own blood sugars…

A year’s worth of heartache, worry + stress. Yet a year’s worth of growing, giggles + love. 

And gratefulness. Sheer unbridled so-unbelievably-thankful-because-oh-my-gawd-I-can’t-believe-we-almost-lost-her gratefulness. 

xo

13 February 44 Permalink
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spent the first half of the weekend away skiing with friends. we left at 6:30am because @prettybird + I get our new office studio today! needless to say, this is Isla bundled in the car with all the blankets, per her request :) (Taken with instagram)

spent the first half of the weekend away skiing with friends. we left at 6:30am because @prettybird + I get our new office studio today! needless to say, this is Isla bundled in the car with all the blankets, per her request :) (Taken with instagram)

12 February 31 Permalink
we started learning our recital dance today! and by we, I mean we. if Isla won’t do the class without me, I wonder if she’ll get on stage?! (Taken with instagram)

we started learning our recital dance today! and by we, I mean we. if Isla won’t do the class without me, I wonder if she’ll get on stage?! (Taken with instagram)

10 February 25 Permalink
princesses + dress up, all day, every day! her dearly missed late auntie would be so proud :) (Taken with instagram)

princesses + dress up, all day, every day! her dearly missed late auntie would be so proud :) (Taken with instagram)

9 February 38 Permalink
loading up on edibles for a few days of work up at the cottage. between Isla’s #type1 #diabetes + Nate’s #glutenfree #dairyfree diet, @prettybird + I are quite the sight to spy at the grocery store :) (Taken with instagram)

loading up on edibles for a few days of work up at the cottage. between Isla’s #type1 #diabetes + Nate’s #glutenfree #dairyfree diet, @prettybird + I are quite the sight to spy at the grocery store :) (Taken with instagram)

7 February 19 Permalink
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Taken with instagram

Taken with instagram

4 February 21 Permalink
tea time (Taken with instagram)

tea time (Taken with instagram)

3 February 46 Permalink
Dear Februray-2011-Tamara, Look at her. A year from now, the juice will be worth the squeeze :) xo #diaversary #type1 #diabetes #diagnosis (Taken with instagram)

Dear Februray-2011-Tamara, Look at her. A year from now, the juice will be worth the squeeze :) xo #diaversary #type1 #diabetes #diagnosis (Taken with instagram)

3 February 44 Permalink
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Dear February-2011-Tamara, You didn’t know. You did your best. You know now. xo #flashbackfriday #type1 #diabetes #diagnosis #diaversary (Taken with instagram)

Dear February-2011-Tamara, You didn’t know. You did your best. You know now. xo #flashbackfriday #type1 #diabetes #diagnosis #diaversary (Taken with instagram)

3 February 33 Permalink
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lunch | still in jammies, five headbands, sitting sideways. classic :) (Taken with instagram)

lunch | still in jammies, five headbands, sitting sideways. classic :) (Taken with instagram)

3 February 42 Permalink
on the phone talking shop, turned around to find Isla *in* her toy box… (Taken with instagram)

on the phone talking shop, turned around to find Isla *in* her toy box… (Taken with instagram)

3 February 23 Permalink
  • Me (on the phone with Hamish): "How do I burn this disc so it'll play on the TV?"
  • Isla (all of a sudden bursting into tears): "No, mummy, no burn yo'self!"
31 January 19 Permalink
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Why, hello!

My name is Tamara and I'm the proud mama to one Isla James, my soft haired, bright eyed, inquisitive toddler who also happens to be a recently diagnosed T1 Juvenile Diabetic. As you can tell, I'm pretty smitten with this addition to our family, and tend to share it all — her health + wellness management, her growth + change, things we love + do — here. I'm also a professional newborn + day-in-the-life documentary photographer (Eh! Good Looking | Children's Photography Boutique) or (Whim + Whistle Archival Co.) and a former magazine editor and (still sometimes) writer. You can win my heart always with a dozen salmon roses — sushi or just salmon pink petals. And if you find something funny, share it. I love a good laugh.


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