Starving Daughters

I stumbled upon this video via one of my blog feeds, and after listening, I had to share it here. Not simply because it resonates with me, but because I've expressed frustration with these issues here before. (generally under Friends-Lock)

And, each time that I've expressed those frustrations, my fellow frustrated women in the audience leave comments about how you, too, deal with these kinds of thoughts all the time. The video breaks it down in a way that may sound very familiar to you. It certainly did to me.

Why do so many of us feel as though we must be the end-all and be-all of everything? And, more importantly, how do we begin to get over it?

And now, something that doesn't make me a sad panda

One of the rare instances where my design and photography skillz actually get to come together: I threw this mockup together for the beloved designer I shot with last weekend, as a Sneak Preview Invitation to go see her collection at Fashion Week.

The logo in the hoop is not my creation, and it was her request to put words in the hoop, but everything else, from photo to fonts, is my fault. ;)



I don't get to do print layout often, so it was a nice change. Looks pretty nice as a 4-to-a-page flyer, too.

Sadly, I can't share any of the other shots until after Fashion Week, because the designer asked me to keep a lid on them, so as not to spoil the surprise. They are pretty darned awesome, though!