One Month of Selfie Love Reflection

So, I did it. If you follow my Instagram page, you saw it, one month of selfies. It was an interesting experience.

First, I did not realize what I had really stepped into with the whole selfie thing. I guess I'm getting older, but I did a little quick research and learned that the selfie fad was strangely loved and hated by the great vastness of the internet. I also, had not really taken many selfies and did not realize that there was apparently an art form to them.

More importantly though, I realized that I didn't have many pictures of myself and I generally didn't like having my picture taken. It was interesting to see how I became more comfortable with my own appearance but continued to notice areas that I would like to see improved. I became more comfortable with having my picture taken and also learned to be more comfortable with the fact that my everyday life isn't always photo-ready and that's okay. Overall, I think I accomplished the goal of learning to love myself just a little bit more.

A Whole Month of Selfies?

If you're joining me on this journey of One Month of Self(ie) Love, you may be thinking you will run out of selfies to take. I mean, come on, there's only so many ways to take a selfie, right? Maybe... Here's a list for some inspiration. Many thanks to Marlo from Night Dreams & Daymares for helping me come up with this list. Feel free to comment below with more ideas.

1. basic selfie
2. with someone you love
3.  doing something you love
 doing something you're good at
4.  learning/trying something new
5.  doing something healthy
6.  eating your favorite food
7.  outside
8.  favorite body part
9.  making a silly face
10.  happy selfie
11.  be active
12.  creating something
13.  wearing your favorite shirt/outfit
14.  fancy selfie
15.  with friends
16.  with family
17.  your favorite place
 first thing in the morning
18.  at work
19.  showing an accomplishment
 about to go to bed
20.  right out of the bath/shower
21.  the emo selfie
 the in the mirror selfie
 in the car selfie (but not while driving)
22.  bad hair day
23. full body
24. listening to favorite music/watching favorite show
25. upside down selfie
26. reading selfie
27. messy selfie
28. productive selfie
29. lazy selfie
30. hand drawn selfie
31. over emotional selfie
32. excited selfie
33. angry selfie
34. post workout selfie
35. awesome selfie

One Month of Self(ie) Love

Tomorrow will start an important month for me. No, there's nothing particularly special about August, but next month will be a big one. Next month, some friends and I will be participating in a little experiment. For one month, we will take a selfie every day and post it with a caption stating something we like about ourselves.

The goal isn't to take really awesome selfies. The goal is to be intentional about changing how we view ourselves. Having a positive self-image might come easy to some people, but for me, it's hard. My self-talk can be incredibly negative and the way I view myself isn't always very kind.

I'm not going to point fingers or place blame. I'm not trying to figure out why I am the way I am, I just know that I need to change my self-image. So, for the month of August I will take a selfie every day and I will post said selfie every day with a caption that says something positive about me.

And if you feel like your self-image could use a boost, I invite you to join me. Be intentionally positive about yourself just once a day and see what happens.

A selfie I took after dying my hair earlier this month.
I LOVE the new color!