Over the weekend – I posted this picture of my messy living room on my Photography by Brea Facebook page with the following post attached to it:  “My clients know that the first rule of my in-home newborn sessions is this: No apologizing for a dirty house. I AM here to document the fact that your family has grown. I am NOT here to judge your cleaning abilities. I wouldn’t want you to judge mine…. Here’s to a “lived in” home.”

In less than 24 hours it has become one of my top three most viewed posts (crazy right?). It spurred comments where I could almost hear the sigh of relief as they were being written… as if people had this sudden realization that they aren’t the only one who deals with a mess in their house. And as these likes and comments have been coming in … I’ve been commenting to my husband about how interesting it is that a picture of a cluttered room could cause such a response with my followers (many of which are Moms).  It’s got me thinking about a bunch of things… and when that happens…  a blog usually follows.  So here it is. Continue reading