Foreword

Greetings! I'm Molly. This is my first blog experience and I'm pretty dang excited about it. There are a variety of reasons why I've decided to embark on this pseudo-assignment.
I'd like to make it clear that I am not an aspiring photographer, and I don’t pretend to be. Some of my closest friends and family are exceptionally talented in that area, but I can’t say it has ever been a genuine passion of mine.
Onto business. Recently, many of my Facebook friends caught my attention with albums titled “30 day challenge”, in which they followed a list of topics via photos that defined them. All of this for a period of - you guessed it - 30 days. I wanted to pursue this in my own way by making my own ‘list’. (Side note, I have planning this for the past few weeks; likely driving my roommate crazy by scrawling ideas onto paper in the middle of the night.) Regardless, I am excited for my ideas to come to fruition, and truly hope it turns out the way I have been imagining it. I invite you to leave comments on anything I post. I have always been a firm believer that knowing what everyone else thinks, does, in fact, matter. It puts things into perspective and allows us to be well-rounded individuals, which is definitely a quality I would hope to be recognized as.
One primary hesitation I have about this project is ultimately how self-centered it is. Completely. It can be chalked up to self-expression, art, or anything else… but in the end, things like this are primarily concerned with “me” and “I”. I struggle with this in an age of social media. Since the time I had a Myspace at age 16, I began this practice (we began this practice) of showcasing ourselves and finding endless ways to portray how unique we were. With Facebook and Twitter, I find it to be a double-edged sword. I want everyone to see… and yet, I don’t want anyone to see. Sometimes, all I really want, all I really need, is an outlet to mass-communicate my rawest emotions on a medium where no one is guaranteed to see it.
So…yes; with this project, I admit to being yet another self-dissecting 20-something. But I was programmed this way, and I have discovered a lot of important things as a result. This is about being honest with myself, regardless of all outside influences. This isn’t for you or for them, this is for me. It’s a time capsule. How will I feel tomorrow? In a week? a month? A year? Only time will tell.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Day 5: I'm proud to be

genuine and pure.

I remain unmarked. 
          My hair is not dyed, my skin is pale, and I don't have any tattoos. Don't assume that I am against any of these things. Everyone needs to and should wear their skin they way they want to; the way that feels right. And this isn't to say that I've never had my hair dyed, been in a tanning bed, worn makeup, or had piercings.  The choice to be natural is something that makes me feel strong and aware of myself. After a long struggle through what seemed like an extended stage of awkward adolescence, I realized that 'improving' my appearance by temporary means was just that: temporary. The best thing I could do was to embrace the things I cannot change, and befriend them. Maybe one day this might all change. But for now, this is me. 


I'm living in my skin.
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2 comments:

  1. Brian JMarch 5, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    woohoo molly! i am going to follow your blog until its done i think ..

    PS happy birthday!

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  2. AlexMarch 7, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I LOVE THIS! :D so true and I am learning to befriend myself in my skin so good for you for realizing and doing this!

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