Focusing on Life - Week 1 - Self Portrait

 

Sally Russick over at the Studio Sublime offered up something that sounded like a wonderful way to get in touch with myself and my surroundings this year and become a bit more 'aware'. Not to mention, help me with editing some photos on a regular basis.

  

She's hosting a photo challenge entitled "Focusing on Life - 52 Photos" and each week she's sending us a 'prompt' of what to focus on and capture in a photo.

 

Our interpretation can be literal, figurative,...whatever we see fit for our word that week.  I think it might turn out to be a self-guided tour of my inner most 'me'.  I hope you'll join along and have some fun with with us!
 

 

Focus on Life - Week 1 - Self Portrait

 

This is me.  I twirl.  I'm a twirl-a-holic.
 

 

I twirl when I'm tired, when I'm thinking, when I'm happy, when I'm worried, when I'm excited, when I'm bored, anxious, upset, calm, contemplating, sick, sad, content, inspired, creating (yes, somehow I find a way to twirl even when I create jewelry believe it or not!), watching movies, playing games, listening to music, driving (It's almost as bad as texting, I know!), when I'm waiting in line, cleaning house, figuring things out, grocery shopping, talking on the phone and even when I sleep (yep, had my fingers tied up so tight in a knot in my bangs one morning I thought I was going to have to cut them out of my hair!).

  

 

 I'm sure if a psychologist/psychiatrist got a hold of this one they'd have a field day and haul me off to the nut house.
But this is me,...I twirl!  And I like it! 

  

I can actually twirl my hair with both hands at the same time while tying knots in my hair,....but that's probably another post!

 

 

 

Thanks to my niece Misha for snapping these pics last night while we were at here Mama's house celebrating her upcoming birthday  (hope that isn't cheating - but I would have never been able to get a pic of myself being my true twirling self!).  She perfectly captured the moments of me worrying how I was going to get home given the fact that the freeway was shut down back up to Phoenix and the detour route through the Indian Reservation was also shut down (due to another accident )and both were expected to stay that way until very late. All the while I was playing with her kiddos, talking with her and enjoying cake and ice cream and twirling! 

 

Thanks also to my nephew who let me follow him back up to the Valley via Maricopa (a route I had never been before) while I twirled with anx and frustration as the semi-driver behind me had his headlights up my ass,......

Until Next Time,

Peace, Love and Happy Twirls!!

Cheers,
~Shel~

*P.S. - Special thanks to all the girls over on the Flickr group who told me how to get my pics uploaded here on my blog via html,...since blogger's being a stinker!!
I sooooo appreciate all your help!!