All About Me Challenge No. 36

Welcome to the All About Me Challenge for 2012!

As we enter a new year for the All About Me Challenge, I want to suggest that you start with something super, super simple. Go take a picture of yourself. Right now. Use your cell phone, take a picture in a mirror, have someone else photograph you, whatever works. But take a picture of yourself.

Now you’re probably thinking, “Ugh. I hate photos of myself.” Right?

Here’s the thing. We all know that our kids will cherish photos of us later on but we all hate to get in front of the camera. For a million reasons. Insecurity, doubt, embarrassment, shyness and I could go on and on. But don’t let that stop you this time. Because who you are right now matters and that moment ten years from now when your kids see that photo of you taken today will be priceless to them.

So, the scrapping challenge is to make a layout using that photo. Your layout doesn’t even have to have anything on it but your photo and the date. Just record how you are, who you are, right now. You will be very glad you did!

One of my priorities this year is getting more of my family’s story written down. I want to tell our story more fully. And so my husband and I are making sure we make more intentional decisions about many issues in our life. And I wanted to get that down. So, I stepped into my dining room, snapped a picture of myself in the mirror - out of focus, honestly - and put it on paper.

Supplies: Just Linens Paper Pack No. 28, Sweet St. Nicholas Kit, Limon Kit, Everyday Life Prompts Script Brushes and Stamps, Twenty-Twelve Brushes and Stamps, Christmas Village Kit, Blueline Botanicals Kit

Now go get your camera! I can’t wait to see your layouts!

~Steph