When the plan doesn’t work
Hello! I wanted to start this week with an unboxing, but my package is still in limbo as I write this 😣. I refuse to let that stop me, so I’m going to talk about when things don’t go the way we want them to.
Once upon a time
A friend told me that the Fábrica Patio outlet had set up a Christmas display with little houses—perfect for doll photos. I made plans to go during the last week of October, since there wouldn’t be many people there yet. My partner acted as my bodyguard 😎.
When we arrived, we found that everything was covered in plastic because of the rain from the previous weekend. That might seem strange to many of you, but keep in mind that Christmas here falls in the middle of summer, and by October we’re usually roasting. This year we’ve had a lot of rain and weather problems.
It was unexpected that they’d covered everything—it had been very sunny that day and the day before—but we decided to see what other photos we could take. They had a Christmas tree, which wasn’t very pretty, but since something is better than nothing, I approached a security guard to ask if I could take pictures. She wasn’t very friendly, so on top of being disappointed, I was in a hurry not to bother her.
We went into the shopping complex to see what else was there and came across a photo booth with a Christmas backdrop. Even though it was very dark in those aisles, we managed to take a photo:
Other surprises
We also popped into a random store and found some tiny Halloween pumpkins—perfect as props.
I bought 3, even though I’d already posted this year’s photo.
Since neither this photo nor the ones I took on our outing were planned, I’m not particularly fond of them. They aren’t my best work, but they’re not bad either. The important thing is that I gave it a try, and I still got three extra photos this month.
With my dolls in display and the camera close by, I’ve taken more photos than ever, and it makes me happy. It also helps that, even when things don’t go as I’d hoped, I manage to make something of it 💛.
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