Selfie.

Will I be a terribly shallow person if I said I liked selfies? Of myself, of course.
I must say, a lot of preparation goes into a selfie shot. My fellow Selfians know what I mean.
You are all dolled up, the dolling up a careful process - the make up must be just right, the hair just so. The arch of your eyebrows, if not natural, then skillfully pencilled in must be perfect.
There's a particular look you want to achieve - beautiful (at least in your eyes) and carelessly poised.
Yes, carelessly poised, two very unlikely cohorts but there you have them. Because, really, that's what Selfie's are about. Careless poise, looking like you just woke up pretty, made up and so very cute.
My phone picture folder is full of selfies. Smiling, straight-faced, looking happy, haughty, serious. But in all of them I look quite nice, even if I say so myself.
Come on, who doesn't get a lift from seeing a beautiful photo of themselves? Never mind if anyone else disagrees with how you see yourself - that's not your problem. If I think I'm fly, then I'm fly!! I don't care what y'all or them all think, y'know?
If my make up turns out really well, out comes my phone and click!
If I manage to tie my gele well, click! If I like the way I look in my dress, click! If I like the way my skin looks, hell yes, click, click, click!!! If I am just loving me, click, click, click, click!!!!
So, yes. I may be shallow, I may be vain, heck, it may even show the juvenile side of me! Guess what, I don't care, because when I look at the lovely picture of me, I smile and say to myself,
"Gurrl! Looking Good!!"
And I'm happy!



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