Let's start with

How uncreative I am, or feel-rather- when it comes to others.  Don't get me wrong... I get a little bee in my bonnet once in a while and somehow come out with creativity... but this is rare.  Rare as in the actual idea of the whole shabang being mine.  It is usually something I see or the brain work of a friend, that I get creative on.  Thus not truly my idea.  

So here we are... I, trying to "do" something this year (like everyone else), got a new camera and am going to try and do a "yearly" project.  My idea, again we know I don't come up with ideas, of taking a picture a day; and hopefully a self portrait, of some kind, once a week.  

My ever so talented friend Carly just finished her Self-Portrait project (a picture of herself once a week... and  believe me she put thought into it... that is not, probably, going to be the case with me... thought that is.).  And it was beautiful.  Watching what she was thinking up next and how she displayed her feelings in her placement and arrangement of the photograph.  It really was one of my favorite things to see weekly.  And all I could think of was how fun it would be to see other people (YOU), throughout the year... weekly.  And to see the change in them and their surroundings.  I am so nosey, I know.  But, then I thought how my kids might like to see me.  Which, who knows... may or may not be the case?!

So my inspiration, okay I am so copying Carly... but I guess that means it was/is a good idea - right?  Yah.  Still, I suppose I was inspired?!?!?!... just give me that much.

And the photo a day, well that is from - yet again another amazingly talented friend, Jen.  This past year she took a photo a day of her life.  And I Loved looking through her eyes into her home.  It was so fun to see her girls, herself and what she experiences daily.  (Once again, yes it is known I am nosey.)  My favorite thing about her "project" was all the little things that she was able to capture.  The things that you would forget as you went on living life.  Such as a favorite song of your kids.  The look in their eyes when they were/are together.  The way they sat, or smiled.  It was/is a journal of your life as well as your families in a year.  So fantastic.  

Conclusion... I may not be the creative engineer of ideas... but I can copy.  And copy I will.  

AND so, because I am so unlike this sister of mine

                     ...who doesn't think twice about clicking away at herself ... 

(wish I would have gotten some of that self-confidence.  Maybe it can be "caught".  We will see...)

I will be trying to do more of this weekly.  

 

Hudson took these... didn't do too bad... and Spencer told me to put two up... I do what I am told. 

Heaven help me.

I started with a photo each day the 1st of Jan.  But am going to put all the photos onto another blog that I will link to my page.  So, if you want... take a gander... if not... that is al-righty with me.

I will let you know when the project blog is up.

Behind the Scenes of the "self portrait" :

I wanted to get some new bronzer, target brand was not cutting it for me.  

I headed off to Bare Essentials, or Minerals... 

whatever. 

And walked in about 10 min. before they were closing... and the woman was trying her best to understand me.

She could not understand the fact that I do not wear foundation.  

It is like her mind couldn't wrap itself around that fact.

True, I don't wear foundation, never have probably never will.

It just takes a lot of time  and it  is too much to think about, right now.

So... she introduced me to some kind of "kit" that had the bronzer in it, with foundations...

and three brushes.  

Hey it is a deal if you want foundation. 

So I am an easy target, at least this night I was, and bought it.  

Thinking "sure I will try it" and

maybe I really have been missing something in my daily makeup routine.

I don't know?

So the next morning I put on this 4 step, annoying, bronzing/foundation makeup.

Disappointed.

I paid 65 bucks for what you see in the picture.

BUT, here is the catch:

I only have it on one side of my face...

Can you guess which side?

Neither could I.

I returned that puppy of a kit, wreally fast.

I mean... I know that looking like you don't have foundation on is a good thing...

But if it looks like you have NOTHING on... then it is a waste of money... to me at least. 

Please join me in this project, if you want.  And let me know... remember I am good at being nosey.