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As far as state of mind goes right now:
Larry, I can still act like a child, dammit. I can still make stupid headbands out of tulle, put on some old jewelry and a little bit of lipgloss and feel pretty as hell... I've still got a little girl somewhere inside of me. I still dress for the occasion anytime I feel pretty, even if I'm the only one who'll see me.

I still MUST call you to understand the male sex. They are impossible to me.
I still climb on tractors and make an absolute fool of myself for the hell of it. I still won't wear shoes unless I absolutely have to. I will still swim in any reservoir you take me to. I still make snow angels any time I see snow. I still fall flat on my face when I try to snowboard, and I still have fun doing it. I still ride bikes at Wal-Mart. I will still jump off the park bridge with you. I will still beat you at basketball.
I still have moments where I am intensely happy, peaceful, and chaotic at the same time, and it still is just as funny. I still find my heart in peril and it paralyzes the rest of my world at times. A thought about something that is wrong in my life, on a day that everything is perfect, will still mess up the majority of my day. I'm still a tomboy, I'm still a girly girl, and everything in between. And it still works.

I still think that despite the fact that I'm a "grownup" that doesn't mean I have to lose any part of myself, just adjust some things to fit accordingly. It doesn't mean I live in a fantasy land, it just means that I care enough about who I am not to lose her in the process of growing. GROW does not necessarily mean CHANGE every time.

SO, I had fun tonight. Goofy mood. I thought I'd go ahead and take a self portrait to record it.


This shot, in particular.... was all noise. I was able to clean it up a bit, but, lesson learned... took me 3 hours to edit this and usually I'm a "color correct and go" editor.

I made the headband out of 3 strips of tulle left over from Zoey's birthday party. It was a fun way to spend 5 minutes... And as weird as it looks, I honestly like it a lot.
My hair looks awesome.
I like the tone of my skin.
The necklace hugs my neck just right.
I usually don't wear a lot of pink. It doesn't really interact with my skin in an attractive way, and it makes me look huge- I try to steer clear of pinks and reds when possible... but aside from the color the shirt looked great on me tonight, so I don't mind the color.

Beyond all this, I love the fact that tonight I feel confident enough to upload a photo of myself, in my worst(read: adds the most weight) clothing color, wearing a pom-pom thing on my head. Grown up or not, I could care less. Just me is just fine and I don't do myself or anyone else any favors by hiding it.

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Photo contests. Who doesn't like them? If you are new, iheartfaces is a photoblog that features a weekly contest. Each week there is a specific theme. I cannot tell you how much my life has changed when I stumbled across this site last year. I made friends, learned {photography} skills, and became better, as a shooter, editor, creator. This week they're having a HUGE contest, where you can actually win a lens. Lens or not, I've had a great time participating. That said...

This, would be one of my entries this week. Yikes. I'm not a big fan of self-portraits. Now you know why.

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