One of my favorite photographs of myself

I was supposed to post a picture from the boudoir photo shoot I did in December 2010 but I had to choose one that was appropriate to share. In all honesty I fell in love with just about all of my photographs.

This particular photo happens to be one of the best I've ever taken. Thanks to Seattle Boudoir Photography for the beautiful job they did!

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Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!! Payday Friday!!! Time to finish my Christmas shopping!

This morning when I rolled out of bed at 4:15 am *sigh* I was ready to do my Turbo Fire 55 EZ class! My body felt refreshed and energized! I opted not to lift weights or go to Spinning yesterday evening because I felt tired. Typically I can go pretty hard on my workouts throughout the week but even I have days when I need to sit one out.

Once I arrived at work I dropped my stuff in my office and headed over to Blue Water Taco for my “payday breakfast.” I promise you…sometimes this is the highlight of my Friday! I tend to scarf this down so fast I don’t have the chance to take a picture. Today I snapped a shot before the spicy Mexican scramble w/ a side of bacon disappeared! Potatoes, eggs, Pico de Gallo, cheese, jalapenos, cilantro and fresh salsa…mmmm mmmm good!    

My brain is running a mile a minute today…don’t quite know what’s up with that? Anyhoo, I went to preview and pick out my photographs from the boudoir shoot I did last Saturday. Honey let me tell you…my bae is a LUCKY man (he already knows this) as I remind him often! When I saw my “fierceness” flashing across the big screen at the studio, my jaw hit the floor!! The pictures are absolutely beautiful! They turned out even better than I expected! I should have my prints back next week and I’m thinking about posting the one that is most appropriate for mass viewing? I’ve said it before but I am SO GLAD I did this!

I heart Friday’s!

Thirty days of ME...Day 9

Day Nine- Something you're proud of in the past few days

I am proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone and doing the boudoir photo shoot last Saturday. It's something I always dreamed about doing, I just didn't feel comfortable in my old body. I can cross this off my "things to do before I die" list! Accomplished!

Boudoir shoot....SUCCESS!!!

Bright and early, 9:30 am arrived at the loft for my shoot. I read all of the content on the photographer's website prior to going so I had a fairly good idea of what to expect. First off they offer you a glass of champagne, which I declined because it was a bit too early for alcohol for me. I opted for water instead! Then they gave me a very pretty robe to put on before I had my makeup done.

The makeup artist was very interested in what "look" I was trying to achieve. She listened to my wants and got to work. I'm always very skeptical of other people doing my makeup, outside of my cousin Dyani. I also must admit I was a little nervous about whether or not white girl Tiffany would know how to match the right colors to my caramel colored skin lol! She complimented me the entire time and told me I am already beautiful so I made her job easy...she probably says that to all the girls lol!

My makeup for the shoot!

Once she finished I stood up and took a look in the mirror, she did an amazing job on my makeup and gave me the exact look I was going for! From there it was time to change into my first outfit. Although I was putting on skimpy sequins and sheerness, I didn't feel nervous at all. Phil (the photographer) made me feel comfortable for the start. Two other ladies helped "style me" throughout the entire shoot. I felt confident and sexy the whole time! Time to change into outfit number two, still feeling like a HOT diva! Again the team coached me through the second round of shooting.

All in all I had a wonderful experience and I'd love to do it again! They do offer couples shoots, maybe next time my honey will join me! I cannot wait to witness his expression when he receives this gift.

Boudoir photo shoot..tomorrow!!

I am excited, and I mean extremely excited!!! I wanted to do a sexy boudoir photo shoot as a gift to my honey for his birthday but I wasn't as close to my goal as I wanted to be (his birthday is in September). Instead of receiving this gift for his birthday, he'll be receiving it for Christmas!

At first I thought, can I really do this?? I mean can I really pull off a boudoir shoot?? This is completely outside my comfort zone and my body still isn't exactly where I'd like it to be. Then I thought, you know what, I am sexy and I'm sure my baby will appreciate these photos of me!

So tomorrow morning I'll be primping and posing, hoping to capture and create a gift for my honey that he will never forget! I'll also be shedding a few more of my fears and inhibitions as it relates to the weight I've lost. I'll have to share my thoughts about the shoot tomorrow when I finish!