Make Your Work Hours Count!

The years 2011 - 2014 are a bit of a blur. I don't remember everything, but I remember the way I felt after coming home from work each day. I remember crawling in bed night after night thinking to myself, "I just worked my tail off, but did I actually accomplish anything? I worked hard, really hard for 12 hours today, but did I even make any money? Why am I working so hard and have nothing to show for it?" During those years, I could have won an academy award for my act. "How's business?" they would ask ...

Tough Love

Hi! How are you doing with your quit time? Sticking to a quit time is much easier to do when you feel productive during your work hours. My next newsletter is all about making your work hours count - I’ve laid out for you what a typical work day looks like for me. I’ve listed several tips that will help you be more successful during your work hours and leave your work each day feeling accomplished so you can stick to your quit time! But before I send that one out - I need to speak to those of you who are ...

WHY I QUIT

Every single day I quit the same thing - I quit my work. Have you ever been home with your family and that little “ding” sound goes off notifying you of a new email? You immediately check it and feel the urgency to respond right away. While you are simply trying to get your thoughts from your head through your fingertips and onto the screen so you can press send, and your child walks over to you and says, “Mommy, look at…” only to be abruptly cut off by you with a response that resembles something like ...

A Letter from Jessica

I’m Jessica Zimmerman. I’m the owner of ZIMMERMAN, a floral + event design studio. Brian is my husband and together we have a daughter, Stella, and twin boys, Perry and Zeke - a full home and even fuller hearts! Three years ago, I was drowning. I owned a rental company and I was working 12 - 14 hour days barely scraping together enough money to pay my bills. My daughter was six months old and I desperately missed her. Every single day I would wonder.. How did I get here? How is it that I’m ...

ZIMMERMAN Inspiration Series featuring Lauren Kinsey

Nestled in the heart of Arkansas, we have the unique luxury of being surrounded by all of the beauty this state has to offer. The Castle on Stagecoach may only be half an hour’s drive from our studio door, but it feels like stepping into something magical across the ocean. When selecting the elements of this shoot, we were inspired by the old world European character of the castle and wanted to create a stark contrast between a style that is notorious for beautiful details – everything from its rough-hewn ...

Zimmerman Inspiration Series Featuring Weddings by Christopher + Nancy

Several photographers recently gathered in our Zimmerman studio for our latest Zimmerman inspiration series featuring weddings by Christopher & Nancy. I am so excited for you to step inside this beautiful workshop and take a look at all the pretty that went down. A huge thank you to Christopher and Nancy who not only taught this class, but they photographed it too. That's one talented duo!