2011 style

I didn't get to do too many outfit shots over the last 365 days, but I did get some and I wanted to post them all together, as a year in review.  I have noticed a few things in going back through all of my old photos:

1.  I smile way more now in my pictures (I think I am finally (somewhat) comfortable in front of the camera).
2. I look down/left/right a lot.
3.  I put my hands on my hips a lot.
4.  I had some pretty rough hair days in a few of these.
5.  I need to be easier on myself.  It's so hard when you go through pictures right after they are taken and you pick out all of the negative things (see #4 above) but I have to keep in mind that these were taken starting just 4 months after my son was born and I was going on zero hours of sleep in many of them.
6.  I have a lot of clothing.  One thing I am working on is purging things.  I mean a real clean sweep of my closet.  I have such a hard time with this and always end up hanging on to things that I don't need or that don't fit me well anymore.  I have struggled with what to do with all the clothes (I generally pass them along to my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law or the Salvation Army).  I did attend one clothing swap and it was a great time.  A friend of mine has held Naked Ladies Parties (it's not what it sounds like) and I am thinking of doing one with my friends.  Everyone brings unwanted clothing, accessories, etc and you do a big swap.  Everything left over is donated to the local Salvation Army.  I would like to get my closet(s) under control this year.
7.  Damien is a really talented photographer.

2011 was a very slow blogging year for me.  It was, however, one of the best years of my life.  I am happy to have these memories on here to be able to look back at, but I am even happier to have the time to create these memories with my family.

Happy 2012.