Dare to Dream Again: March 2015

Back In February, I went to a friend of mine for a glamour photography session to update my photos and well to just hopefully feel pretty.

Correct me if I'm wrong....BUT....I'm pretty sure I am not the only woman who while on her way home from a long day at work with tousled hair and remnants of the makeup she so carefully applied at 5 o'clock that morning... is standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, looks at that magazine with the beautiful, airbrushed almost to perfection woman on the cover...and thinks to herself......yeah....right...if only... And while we know that it is airbrushed and that those women have their own beauty blunders we secretly wish just once I'd like to feel the confidence that that model seems to be exuding. "Just once I would love to FEEL THAT beautiful!" Please tell me I am not the only one who has had such thoughts??

I have always struggled with the idea that I am pretty. Not really feeling very pretty at all lately, feeling more like a frumpy mommy.

This is where Ashley and her glamour shots come in (http://www.ashleymikulaphotography.com/glamourboudior/pijfx7ttx5w32at7mum9dqwnapl4h7) ....Ashley is this amazing talented photographer...talented in so many areas! Not to mention she has really great hair and is so pretty..and SUPER cool! And she is the reason for this blog!!! She is the great gal that got me started with blogging and set up this awesometastic blog!

I end up setting up a glamour shoot with her...where I went to a local salon she partners with here in Western Pennsylvania....Salon Eye Candy (http://salon-eyecandy.com/) in Belle Vernon..they do the hair and makeup... go back to Ashley's studio and play dress up!!!! She made this awesome tulle skirt/dress...OMG..I felt like a princess!!! I EVEN had false eyelashes....shhhhh..I KNOW right?!? ...but seriously! THAT was way cool! I had rockin' eyelashes! just sayin'!

During the photo shoot..I was a little anxious...a little like...I'm too old to do this..I'm too chubby to do this..and really I am just not that pretty...anyhow...she puts on some music and we laugh and talk and she shoots away! It was so much fun!!! Not to mention I got to go home all glammed up, great time to make it night out on the town..btw!

Then the best part is when your pics are done, she calls you and you go to her studio where she has them displayed like some exhibit! HOLY cow! I remember walking in and seeing MY pics displayed so beautifully! I was like WOW...that's me?!?! WOW...I'm not so bad! I have never felt more beautiful than I did that day! I felt like a cover girl! LOL!

How many times do we as adult women, really take time to pamper ourselves and do something like this? Mostly NEVER!!! I think every women should do this...especially as we get a little older..we need to remember that we are beautiful. We need to feel it again and prove to ourselves that we really aren't all the bad!

Ladies, I urge you to find someone in your town and to take the time to do one of these glamour shoots...or even be daring and do a boudoir shoot! HOW cool would that be!?!? Not sure if I could pull that one off...but seriously, go for it ladies! It's time to take back that power and remember that YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!