Portraitaphobia.
I made this word up. I think it sounds very scientific and real. My brother is a doctor- I think I will suggest he add this to his diagnostic information. He definitely will follow my advice because little sisters that tell their much older brothers with 12 more years of schooling what to do have lots of clout.
Most of us have some self image issues. How do I know this? In one of my ever-exciting polls a few weeks ago, 100% of you said that you compare yourself to others.
Well, hot diggity dog! We have got to do something about this.
A lot of you have blogs. Most of those blogs have tons of pics. of your kids/pets/friends..... but, where are you? I am going to take a wild guess and assume that you non-bloggers are guilty of self-portrait phobia too.
How about in your home? My home has many pics. of my kids..... but the ratio is probably 20:1 for pics. of me. I don't like them. I think my nose is big. My teeth seem to be less "snowy white" and more "don't eat the yellow snow" colored. And, my all time issue right now- no matter how tight my girdle is, the love handles are... well....not so much love handles.... more like hate handles.
To put it simple, pictures of me make me uncomfortable.
EUREKA! We have today's Comfort Zone Challenge. You can even pick from 2 options. Aren't I nice?
A) Have pictures taken of yourself..... it doesn't matter who takes them. It could be your kid, husband, friend or why not your crazy neighbor down the road- careful though- if the crazy neighbor saw you streak the other day, they might get a little too excited about taking your picture....or run away.
B) Post a picture of yourself for all to see, (somewhere- your blog, your fridge, your screen saver- wherever), AND find 4 reasons why you like how you look in the picture.
Now, of course you dedicated souls out there can accomplish both options and get 2 more chances at the drawing instead of just 1.
Say Cheese!
5.29.2008
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Ok I will be doing this one but won't be able to post a picture of myself till Monday or Tuesday when I get back. Can I count for this one?
ReplyDeleteYikes! This one might just do me in. The last picture I have of myself was taken before my 1 year old was born. My poor kids even know that they CAN NOT take pictures of mom. UUGGHH. If I do end up doing it- it WON"T end up on my blog. Maybe my fridge. I'll see how the day goes, and check back later.
ReplyDeleteI'm in! I will (hopefully) have it on my blog by tonight. And I have family pics (with me!) on my fridge.
ReplyDeleteI always have pictures of myself on my blog. But I'll post one just for you.
ReplyDeleteI just posted 9 years of pictures of me on my blog. That HAS to count... there are even two PREGNANCY picts in there, TWO! That takes guts, ladies.
ReplyDeleteDoes it have to be a picture of just me, or can I hide my chub behind something, like the table, or my kids, or a plant? I guess I'll go with whatever method makes me look the best! Which might require a little photo-shopping!
ReplyDeleteThis seems exciting - pregnant, retaining water and puffy. Yeah me! I might as well people see me when I am in public.
ReplyDeleteDone and Done! I posted a pic of my sisters and I from last week in Idaho. does that count?
ReplyDeleteOkay- I set the timer on my camera, and took a picture of myself. I didn't display it, but I did put it on my computer (instead of erasing it) and I sat here looking at it until I found 4 things I liked about it. I'm not going to say how long that took. :) That's as good as it's going to get right now. (I'll revisit this one next month)
ReplyDeleteI have a pic of myself (with my daughter though) on my blog and I can find 4 things about it that I like. I won't say how many pictures it took to get one that I liked though ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah, this one wasn't too hard for me, because I LOVE PICTURES. And I accomplished BOTH of these challenges. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI trolled through the pictures of myself on this computer, and found a few to post on my blog. This brings up lots of issues, but it's good to face them, and work on them a bit. I'll have more pictures taken this week on our trip, so count me in for both parts of the challenge! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI will take pictures but I don't think I'll be posting them...so count me in for Part A anyways!
ReplyDeleteDone. I have pictures of myself on my blog...
ReplyDeleteWell, I think I am the only one who didn't do this challenge. I did take my picture, didn't post it anywhere, and couldn't find 4 things I liked. However, Camille I do remember why I don't like my picture taken!
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