I Went Red

I pulled my knees tightly into my chest and wrapped my arms around them. This is my thinking posture. Crystal took a sharp breath and gave an askance glance. Jaaaasmine, you went red! She then gave me a look reminiscent of a mother who’s just seen her son ride a bike for the first time. Apparently, Crystal was proud.

I suppose my life can be debriefed as a series of white. And when I wanted to spice things up, I erred on the side of beige. Oh, the wild life I lead.

A couple months ago, when Crystal toured Orange County for the first time since moving from Ohio, we dined in Laguna Beach and splurged on pedicures. When I chose the color for my toenails, she was the first to comment on fact that I chose a color very much like the color already on my toes. I went from Snowflake 057 to Bouncy Beige 039. And wildness abounded.

Recently, I walked in the nail salon by myself, marched up to the rotating display case of polish, and chose the most obnoxious color of red I could find. Fire Engine 002. In the past few weeks, I’ve been SO busy with trying to catch up with Life that I realized I wasn’t actually living it. I wasn’t taking the time to breathe deeply, lay with my head on JD’s chest for a extra few minutes in the morning, or smell the proverbial roses. Or wear red nail polish. And, as many fabulous girls can attest, life is too short NOT to wear such a flashy color on your toes.

So I went red. Because I want to stop trying to catch Life and instead enjoy the moments that make it so beautiful.

This picture was added because: (1) It's a sneak peek of a fierce Day After session I shot a couple days ago that I can't wait to blog; (2) I want to show my mother that my terrible posture is job related and no amount of persistent nagging will fix it; and (3) It's the first time I've sat and played with the newest set of Totally Rad Actions! Doug Boutwell is about to launch the newest batch of his awesome Photoshop actions, so I got a preview and I LOVE what I'm seeing!! There are a bunch of new and cool actions, so be sure to stop by the site and test out a few! In case you're wondering, the above image is comprised of the following: Sparta (27%), Claireify(87%), and Wish You Were Here (10%).

Happy Sunday!