Making Faces

Taking pictures of myself always seems like such a weird thing to do.  But it is fun, and I see that I am not alone here in the blogosphere, heh heh heh.  I suppose you could make an argument that we are all just a bunch of narcissists, but I would rather think of myself as a creative girl without a model.  So bear with this creative girl a moment...

I've noticed I find it hard to look at, or rather hard to like, pictures of myself that are not "pretty."  After a lifetime of hearing praise for your looks (which you don't really have any control over, thank you mom and dad) it is hard to let people see you looking "ugly."  I certainly don't look amazing all the time, in fact I wake up looking a wreck most days.  But I digress.  In preparation for Halloween I have been thinking about costumes and today I decided to play with some hair and accessories to get my costuming fix for the day.  I took a couple of really beautiful shots that made me feel sexy and glamorous, but then I decided to make some scary faces for a mummy costume idea.  I am so glad I did.  It is fun to see myself this way, I may not be pretty but I like the look of these anyway.  It feels good.  Go make faces, it feels good, that is all.

My Rose Colored Glasses

I am in my head today, I should get out.  I have been feeling a little irritable, you know screaming, "what the F!@#$ is wrong with everybody????" at the top of my lungs, sleeping late, and punching pillows.  I hate to feed into any evil stereotype, but I am pretty sure it is just PMS.

 

I thought looking at a few photos from the past year would cheer me up, remind me I actually like my life.  So here are a few that tickled my fancy, I hope you like them too.  The world is full of beauty, I feel lucky to be a witness.  Too bad I am not a better photographer!

life is better in rose