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Resound11 Prompt 09: Best Photo

For the past 8 days, we’ve talked about our year. For the next 7 days (with a break in between for a special prompt), we’re going to talk about the best things of 2011, then we’ll round out the month planning for 2012.

Today, please post your best photo of the year. It doesn’t have to be the best technically, it doesn’t have to be the best visually, but it should be a photo that you consider the best. Does it have special meaning? Is it of a significant event or moment? Share it with us!

What if you don’t have a photo? That’s OK, share an explanation of a “missed shot,” or a photo you wish you could have taken had you had your camera with you or if your camera would have cooperated.

How will you resound?

As tingling, cliche and cheesy as this photo is, it’s one of my favorites. I’m still not sure how or why I thought having someone come to our house to take photos was a good ideas, but my husband went right along with it all.

It’s my favorite on a few levels. One because I’m not afraid of having my photo taken at “this weight”. I don’t feel a need to wait until I’m not fat to wear nice clothes, put makeup on and make the most of what I’ve got. It represents to me, that while there are many changes I want to make in my life, I’m not waiting until I’m thin to do them.

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She Like to Party

This weekend we went out for Floyd’s version of Mardi Gras, a benefit for the local alternative school. I purchased the tickets weeks ago, but was having a hard time getting motivated to go out. All day we were hemming and hawing over the event. Should we go or shouldn’t we? Going out always has it’s challenges for me, mostly out of insecurity–public dancing (I usually quickly get over this and love it) and what will I talk about? What will I wear?

Looking for a way to get more excited about the evening I decided that we should just go all out (at least for us) with our outfits. I went the makeup root and searched on youtube for mardi gras makeup. I picked up a big green glittery butterfly from the local fabric store. By the time I finished I was so proud of my drag-esque makeup and ready to go. Can I just say that false lashes are awesome!?

Do you have any pre-party rituals?

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Another Resolution: Skin Care

I have a whole list of small little goals and resolutions that I’m working on this year. Taking better care of my skin has been on my mind all year. On my mind, and not much else. I wash my face in the shower, but that’s it. I wear makeup on a daily basis and never wash it off at night (cue gasps). And I’ve had a blemish (or five) on my face everyday since I was 16…I’m almost 28. Part genetics and part neglect.

I’ve tried proactiv, viatamins, clean and clear and clinque. I can’t say they didn’t work, but mainly I’ve just not stuck to using them on a regular basis. I did find however, that the acne treatment stuff only irritated my face more and left it peeling and red and brought on more skin problems.

This year, I’m making a valid effort even if I’ve already passed out on the couch and wake back up–to wash my face at night. It’s been five days and my face is smooth, soft, and blemish free. What expensive product am I using?

This $2 frangrance-free soap. I love it. I’m also using Burt’s Bees  Acne Solutions face scrub in the shower in the mornings along with a natural shea butter soap. I don’t love the face scrub mainly because it leaves a residue on my face that I don’t care for, but I follow with the shea butter soap and everything is fine again.

I am using an organic moisturizer lightly as well, and that’s pretty much it.

I’ve use Adobe Illustrator for my calendar and to track my goals. On the outside of my calendar area I have a list of daily tasks that I copy and paste into completed tasks when they are done. I have to say putting “wash face 2x” into completed tasks is satisfying and keeping me on track.

Do you have any little goals that you’re sticking with this year? Taking better care of your teeth, skin, nails, feet?

ps: burt’s bees and neutrogena have no idea who I am, I just use these products because I like them. Or bought them and feel like I need to use it anyway.