I said I wanted to be more transparent so here goes: this will literally be about a failed attempt at a “brilliant” photo I asked Christian to help me with.

This picture was simply the lighting test before I planned on something else.

It took no more than ten minutes. I started itching in a place I just wanted to ignore so I pushed it out of my mind. By the time I was in the house my butt was literally on fire. A slow burn that just took over. Tried showering. Applying anything to soothe the itch but nothing helped. I couldn’t walk. To top it off the picture I wanted did absolutely nothing for me. I literally laid in bed on my stomach googling plants of the area and questioning how nature could have betrayed me!

Made for some great family comedy. The boy saying how “foolish I was to sit bare butt outside.” Lubz asking if I needed to “take a butt nap to feel better.” Those guys, as always, made an uncomfortable situation so tolerable.

I remember when something like this would ruin my entire day. How I used to let others people’s opinions about me change the way I felt. It’s almost comical to think about. Growth.