One of my lovely bloggy friends recently posted about the importance of self portraits. I used to be scared to take pictures of myself and felt a little goofy posting them…feeling a bit like a high school girl “posing in the mirror”-ish. But it’s time to stop being shy and start looking at the camera.
So, why am I jumping on this bandwagon? I’m doing it for my girls. I’m doing it for our future. I want to be able to look back and not just see millions of pictures of the girls, but also a little mama in there too! Hubby and I are trying to make more of an effort to actually BE in “home videos” as opposed to being the silent voice beind the camera. We recently went through all of our parents old home videos and almost everytime you would see one of our moms come into the camera she would freak out and run away. Why moms?? I love seeing my mama when she was my age and wish I had more pictures and video of us doing things together.
I’m also doing it for YOU! My readers! When I go to a blog, I want to know about the person writing. And I want to see their face. Simple as that. So get ready to see more of my ugly mug and hear more about ME!
Thanks to Chelsey for encouraging us to do this and putting us up to the challenge! I accept!
CURRENTLY I AM…
Obsessing over – Zoey’s smile. It’s seriously the most amazing thing ever.
Working on – Jessi’s 2nd birthday party, and attempting to have her baby book finished before her bday!
Thinking about – How badly I want to go in the kitchen and make some cookies. Maybe I just will.
Anticipating – Work stuff for hubby. I’m thrilled he’s loving his job and doing so well at it. Anxious for what is ahead for him!
Listening to – Jessi kick the side of her bed and talk about how she wants a snack. Maybe I should go get her up? Nah, she’s fine.
Eating – A graham cracker and having a glass of sweet tea.
Wishing – Oreos would magically appear in my pantry.
Linking up with The Paper Mama’s Self Photo Challenge
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You are too cute! I love this challenge!
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Thanks my dear!!
This is such a lovely post
) So sweet to see you!
Just recently I wrote a guest post for a breastfeeding blog about my experience and I was asked to submit a photo and myself with Oscar. Would you believe that there were only a handful of photos of the two of us, and most of them taken by me with the camera held at arms length, and so very blurry?
I am the photographer in the family, always snapping away, so there are tons of photos of Tim with him. And yet, as my mum joked when seeing a photo I made Tim take of us, Oscar seems to have got his mummy’s genes and is very good at posing for the camera. Honestly, I love having my photo taken, it’s just I forget now I have Oscar to get someone to take any with me in! You’ve reminded me that I need to change this xx
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Yup, I know exactly what you mean! I’m always behind the camera so I’m trying so hard to get in front of it! I hope you do the same! You’ll appreciate it so much when you have pics of you and sweet Oscar together.
You are breathtaking!
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You are too kind.
You are soooo pretty! And I agree. We should be in pics & videos for our kids. I get sad thinking about how I barely have pics of my own mom right now…so we are taking some pics with the kids & grandparents here soon. Anyway, I’m always wanting to see the person behind the blogs. It’s fun! Gives everyone the chance to “know” you better and see your awesome mama style.
you are so cute. you should totally post more pics of yourself! i love it.
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I’m sure gonna try! You are such an inspiration because you always post so many great pics of yourself!
You are beautiful!!!!
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Thanks Summer!!
This is so great! Just what I needed to hear. I hate doing self portraits and am rarely in photos as I am the one taking so many of our girls. I’m going to jump on this challenge, too in an effort to continue to move out of my comfort zone and let go of more and more of my insecurities to walk in who God says I am. Thanks for sharing!
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Yah!! You’re so pretty!! I’m glad you joined the challenge. I know it can be uncomfortable sometimes but it’s good to put yourself out there!
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Thanks for encouraging us!! You are such an inspiration!
You are gorgeous! You need to post more pics of yourself
This is really very inspirational to me..Thanks a lot for this post you have shared us…
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