Project 365 (or 30)

Some of you may have heard of project 365 before. It basically means you take one photo to post every day for 365 days. I've decided that in order to be more active in my photo blogging world I need a project. So, I decided on something similar. 

Instead of just taking a random photo each day, I will be taking a photo of myself everyday. Conceited, right? Ha. Well, that's not what I'm aiming for. I have been toying with the idea of doing this for quite some time now. Too often I catch myself saying negative things about my appearance. Satan, at his best. Too many times I compare myself to other girls. I find myself thinking that my lips aren't big enough, my hips aren't curvy enough, my chest isn't big enough...I could go on and on. There are a hundred little things that I nitpick about myself. 

In a recent RS lesson the teacher was talking about beauty and why, as women, we tend to compare and bring ourselves down the way we do. She said something that really stuck with me. She said (and I paraphrase), "God made us in his image right? Well, would you ever say that God isn't good enough. That his nose is wrong, that he's too fat/skinny, tall/short, etc, etc. No, of course not. That's a ridiculous thought. So why on earth do we attack ourselves. God created us after his own image. Imagine how it makes him feel when we are constantly attacking ourselves or comparing ourselves to others." We are all so beautiful in unique and wonderful ways. 

This project is really for my own benefit. I want to come to truly accept who I am. Don't get me wrong. I'm not unhappy with who I am, not in the least! But, I want to find even more beauty in this crazy person that I am. 

Since I could be really biased, I'm going to set up some ground rules for myself. Each day when I sit down to take the picture of myself I will a) be wearing absolutely no makeup b) always use the first picture that I take and c) find something beautiful about it. 

I'm really excited to do this. Who knows how it will go, we'll have to see. But, I really think it could be great! So, join with me in this 30 day (365 days seems like a little too much to tackle right now, so I'm going to start with 30 days and we'll go from there) endeavor of beauty, as natural as it comes.  

Day 1: July 10, 2011 9:54pm

**pardon my outrageous just-out-of-the-bath hair**
**i mean, it's beautiful right?!**


:)