♥ Hi! I’m Shandi-lee, (two words, not all one word, but just Shandi is fine). I’m a tiny girl in love, that loves to create—mainly in the form of photographs. Please visit my flickr to see a larger collection of them! This blog is my outlet, my daily life, and where I showcase some of my work in a non-professional setting. I write, I rant, I make gifs of things I like to look at, I share my life.

♥ I want to share what I find is beautiful. When I share photographs I’m inviting you to see a glimpse into my life and to show you how I view the world! I’m 100% self-taught, and I don’t plan on changing that. I may be moving slower than some in this field, but I know that I am happy with myself and what I am doing. I feel good when I take pictures, I feel at home, I feel excited, I feel alive. I love to capture things and moments and people, it just makes me so happy. I have a special place in my heart for photographs, and I’m so grateful that I genuinely love what I create.

♥ I like helping others, I don’t claim to give the best advice, but I’ll give it if you would like! I’m not sharing these things for sympathy or attention, I just feel it’s important to be open. I live with this and this. My arthritis is pretty rare and not it’s not simply in my fingers or some joints, it’s every joint in my body through my blood. It has been dormant in my body since birth, and active since 9 years old. It’s currently in remission, but it does flare up, and could come back fully if I were to get sick, (even a fever can bring it back!). My anxiety and obsessive-compulsive habits have been created mainly from a phobia that has been with me my entire life. I’m currently on a road to self-recovery. If you would like to know more about anything I’ve mentioned, please don’t hesitate to talk to me. I am very open about my life because I’ve found help and relief when others have been open with me, I’d like to do the same for someone else. There’s more battles I’ve conquered in the past, and I plan on doing the same with my current struggles. 

♥ things I like to do: make photographs, go to concerts, bake things, eat baked things, get mani/pedis, go shopping, play board games, roast marshmallows, doll myself up just for the heck of it, organize stuff, organize other people’s stuff, take bubble baths, go to fairs just for the atmosphere, play with animals, take road trips, make friends, pick flowers, collect fortunes from cookies, live, learn, laugh, love, and more! 

♥ If you have a question about my photography, my GIFs, something you’re curious about, or just need someone to talk to—I encourage you to send me a message!

♥ Embrace and reflect love always. Ask for help if you need it. Talk to someone you trust. Thank you for reading, please stay lovely!

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