Day 1: self-portrait.

Good Labor Day morning, friends!  From my experience, people don’t really read blogs much on holidays, but I wanted to start this 30 day challenge today anyway.  Today is “self-portrait” day and I chose to photograph myself pretty au naturale (aka minimal makeup and the usual messy hair) because I think it’s a better representation of who I am. 

camera strap purchased here

I’m really not a very fussy girl. 

I keep my nails short and almost never paint them.  I hadn’t had highlights or lowlights or any type of dye in my hair for 7 or 8 years until this past year, when I started buying the cheap boxes at the grocery store to cover up the massive amounts of white hairs I was finding and plucking in horror when I did.  Yes, I am 24 and prematurely graying.

Sometimes I love my body and other times I hate it.  I have moments of great confidence and moments where it all crashes down and I feel terribly self-conscious of my tiny stature, small chest, uneven skin tone, and blemishes I was sure would have cleared by this age.

I don’t feel like myself until I put makeup on in the morning.  I loathe my makeup-less face, and I really do feel like I transform into someone else after doing a bit of work on myself.   

Exercising is one of my least favorite things to do in this world.  Somehow I’ve stayed thin while exercising pretty minimally, but lately I’ve been trying to start a better workout routine because I know a fast metabolism won’t last forever.

So, there’s a few facts to go along with my self-portrait.  There’s more to me than what’s on the outside, of course, but I chose to focus more on outward appearance today.  Not riveting stuff, but maybe it will be interesting to look back on some day.

Have a great holiday! :)