Christina Gressianu Photographer
Portrait Photography Studio in Loveland, Colorado
Were you popular in school? I was definitely not. I was chubby and book-wormy and short. I had immigrant parents and cheap clothes and the self-confidence of a store brand cotton swab on a stick. I have spent my entire adult life willfully avoiding anything that resembled a popularity contest. It’s a game that was …
Plants don’t flower just for us to enjoy their vibrant colors. As a moderate plant and garden enthusiast, I’ve learned that flowering isn’t always a sign of a plant’s happiness. From orchids to petunias—they’ll bloom, set seed, and often die shortly after. It’s a cycle that reflects their struggle for survival. Plants like lettuce and …
Have you heard about the experiment where random strangers had to look into each others’ eyes for 4 minutes? (If you wanna see, here’s an example.) Within 4 minutes of direct eye contact, people start loving each other. A perfect strangers will feel like they’ve known and loved you forever after nothing more than a …
I hope you had a wonderful middle-of-the-week day off last week! I love those, even though it throws off my sense of time. Is today Friday or Monday? Last Thursday’s celebration is called Independence day. We talk about freedom a lot with this day. Are independence and freedom the same thing? I’m not looking up …
Things hardly ever go the way I hope and plan. I’ve found that it’s easier to play jazz with life than to try forcing the universe into submission. Here’s a silly baby example from just this afternoon to illustrate: My client wants a 1950s Grease themed Christmas Card. Cool. I’m here for it. She sent …
You may or probably have not noticed that I haven’t graced your inbox in weeks. I mean, like 6 weeks. What’s great is that no one noticed. Even my husband hadn’t noticed until I mentioned it. If anyone noticed, you were kind enough not to say so. But from the reactions I got when I …
Today, it’s about human-ness. This week in conversation my friend said to me “It’s because you don’t like, judge anyone.” I don’t remember what prompted her to say that, or what the “because” is. I remember that I laughed and said “of course I do, I’m human.” Snap judgement is what helped humans survive. The …
I hope you think the video clips of Resident Alien are funny… but I’m not sure if they are if you haven’t watched the show. The show is damn funny and we could all use some laughter these days. Also, I’m in the throws of planning my Bubbles and Boudoir info night, and I’ve gotta …
I feel like I’m inspired by everything. Of course art and photography. Also a lot of “I saw a thing in a reel and now I want to make it, but better!” To the point that my husband made a rule that we could have no more than 7 projects at a time. I’m inspired …
When I moved to Colorado from New York City, my boyfriend at the time found me suddenly “clingy.” The confident, independent girl he met in NYC was replaced by an awkward, lost, clingy person. In hindsight, I’d just gotten off The Elevator. Of course I needed more support. (Yes, he’s long gone) So many of …
These are the hardest weeks for me every year. The gray part of winter, post-holidays. In Colorado, the sun shines a lot but it brings little comfort from the cold and gray. I long for warmth and flowers and green trees. Among these gray days, a friend threw a get-together honoring Robert Burns’ birthday. We …
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen a behind-the-scenes reel Roxie posted recently that made me cringe more than they usually do. Seeing oneself in photos and video is weird. That’s fine. But this particular video was exceptionally unflattering. Often the “behind the scenes” footage includes some shots taken from behind me. …
Over the past few weeks, I have been experiencing the January doldrums. We’re supposed to come into the new year with energy and excitement, but that totally overlooks the fact that for our side of the planet, it’s the dead of winter. It’s dark and cold, and all that’s good for is hibernating. But there …
Have you complimented yourself yet today? No? Why not? Are you waiting for someone else to compliment you?....Fine. I’ll do it today, but tomorrow you start your day saying this to yourself: YOU are EXTRAORDINARY!you ARE Uniquely Gorgeous! Regular people just like you do amazing things every day! AND, guess what? Nobody has it all …
Friend, I hope you are kind with yourself if you still haven’t come out of the holiday fog. I sure haven’t. That’s why today you’re getting a barrage of New Year encouragement and inspiration from people way cooler than me. The most important thing I want you to know is this: we’ve begun a two-way …
Can I tell you a story about magic? At Orangetheory, the rower tends to be the hardest part of the workout. We all love to hate the rower. Most of the time though, we’re only rowing for 1-3 minutes. It’s crazy how hard 3 minutes on the rower is. So I bought a rower to …
It’s Pretty Hip To Push Yourself It’s like the self-help addiction. I’m Christina, and I’m a recovering “just push yourself” pusher. I heard Tony Robbins say it best – Pushing yourself is exhausting. You can’t keep it up. Be pulled instead. You can be pulled forever. Be pulled. I didn’t have to push myself to …
Today, It’s About You My husband Vi has a lot of fans. Once or twice a year, someone will come up to him in wide-eyed star-struck excited ask if he’s Vi Wickam. This has happened at the grocery store in our town, at a dog festival the next town over, and most recently when we …
Ridiculous? Sure. Last week a handful of us Downtown Loveland people realized that the parking plan was on City Council’s agenda for the October 31st meeting. Going to a City Council meeting isn’t my fave idea for a festive Halloween, but it was an important subject to me. We said we’d dress up for the …
