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I'm here, just not "here". My life has been a list scribbled all over with arrows drawn everywhere and some things done but even more things written on the edges. Y'feel me? This "Body Image(s)" project is one of the greatest things I've done yet and every weekend my house is bustling with 5-12 women coming in with a smile and leaving with a grin. Don't worry, I'm still thinking and processing and dissecting. I'm learning about why people self harm themselves and the underlying causes. I'm wondering about Romney's mental health after his near death car accident and genuinely concerned that he might have traumatic brain injury. I'm listening to NPR, drinkings small amounts of strong coffee, napping, laughing, baking, forgetting important things, remembering little things, taking my best friend out for birthday dinner, making infant clothes for my best friends little raptor, designing web pages, deciding what makes a good person, being patient with my Him and his cigarette addiction, enjoying Tucson's weather and whatever else. I'm gonna keep doing the 25 things, but you're just gonna have to keep checking back to see when! Were gonna be adventurous and take one day at a time. Will you tell me a sentence of all the things you've been thinking/doing/wondering/hoping/planning on? Please?

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  1. Loving the pictures from the series so far!

    I started a new job yesterday and managed to show the entire neighborhood my underwear on the way to work by accident. I'm worried about how I'm going to keep up with the housework with this new job... I came home feeling overwhelmed and exhausted, but I keep reminding myself it was only the first day and I was sleep deprived from having to shift my sleep schedule back to days. That everything will be normalized by the end of the week. Fingers crossed.

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    1. New jobs are scary and exciting all at the same time:) I'm sure things will mellow out;) Congrats!

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  2. This is so gorgeous, and it's uplifting seeing all the girls with big smiles.

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  3. I am loving this series, Jes. And your comments about Romney made me chuckle.

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    1. The political concept itself is funny;) but working in mental health, I'm actually wondering if there isn't something to it... I've worked with a lot of people that have had sudden accidents and then have suffered from severe brain trauma. He nearly died in France when he was 21 and the effects from this looks a lot like what Romney comes up as...

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  4. These ladies are gorgeous, and what a soft light to bathe in!

    I'm thinking a lot about happiness at the moment and what it means to me. I've been populating a room in my house with my crafty things. I've been wondering if I'm truly creative and I'm hoping to re-connect with my friends and to form new bonds with new people.

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  5. I have been following these on facebook - I am so in love with all the photos you've captured. Ugh! Beyond beautiful.

    My life feels the same right now, so much to do, so much I want to do, so much to think about and decide. I am in love with someone I shouldn't be - but not in such a bad way, somehow. It just is what it is y'know? But I hope that one day he'll feel the same - he might already but I refuse to accept that just incase. I am also in love with my family, my friends, my school, my professors, my classmates, my life, but at the same time I hate the world. I've decided the world sucks but life is grand, I said that to a stranger I think - whilst very drunk on a subway. But shh. That was a special occasion. Hahaha, I spent this morning making art and doing things I love, eating food and drinking tea. And I am excited to read the new JK Rowling book.

    Thank you for asking us all to write out our thoughts because, it was actually nice to just put it all out there. Even if it's nothing that big. Love your blog, and your writing, and you work, as usual!

    xo
    http://kittysnooks.blogspot.ca/

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    1. Also - would you mind if I shared about this photo series on my blog?

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  6. this is so wonderful! your photography is amazing and it makes me smile to see such self-love being spread.

    lately i have been busier than ever but it's finally in a good way, if that makes sense. i have been putting myself out there and different opportunities/experiences have just been opening up ever since. i'm excited to see my best friend this week, to bake for a wedding next week, and to keep taking baby steps towards my goals. i'm learning to be as patient with myself as i am with others, to sometimes say no, and to believe in myself the way that i believe in my friends and my lover.

    i can't wait to see & hear more from you, as always!

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  7. I really wish i had this blog to read when i was a teenager. I weighed 200 lbs when i was 16 and i never wore clothes that FIT. Always baggy,ugly shit that i thought hid me. If i had you when i was younger, i'd have been so much happier and ..FREE. I'm 30 now so i've finally learned to let go of all the bullshit that comes with adolescence.
    You should consider getting involved with some kind of youth group. A lot of young girls could do with your counseling.

    I'm slowly cleaning and decorating a house my husband and i are renting. Still trying to figure out what MY style is.

    sloan_gray at yahoo dot com

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  8. Beautiful beautiful beautiful! My only wish is that I could come get naked for you and be in on this project!

    Things I've been thinking/doing/planning on... oh boy. I've been in a real deep thinking funk lately. I'm 100% lost in self-discovery. I've been single for a while now, and I've not been single the entirety of my adult life, or my teenage life. I have been in and out of relationships for a decade, and now I'm not...It's novel. So much to learn, so much to discover!

    Alli xx

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  9. These photos are absolutely stunning.

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  10. I seriously cannot even tell you how much I love this. I wish I lived near you so you could snap some photos of me... this actually makes me want to get out my camera and do something similar with women around here, or some other type of fierce and empowering photography series.

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  11. Your photography is amazing, and every single one of the women you shoot is beautiful. No wonder they leave with a smile on their faces. :)

    Most of the things I've been doing/hoping/planning on have to do with the little person I'm currently growing. Next week we find out if we're having a girl or a boy, and I'm wondering about the best ways to help them grow up into confident, independent people. I'm doing everything that I can to keep going to work so that I can support this person to the best of my ability, and I'm hoping that being a "mom" doesn't mean I need to start wearing "mom jeans".

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