Spoilt for Choice
2024 Self Portrait Series - March
I turn 31 today! My whole life I was told to be scared of turning 30, but it was one of the more positively transformative years of my life.
I rang in my 30th with a girls-only pajama brunch where we all had our tarot cards read. Nothing will crack you open like a tarot card reading followed by some mimosa-fueled girl talk. Best birthday ever.
30 brought me so many opportunities to play. I was always told I was supposed to have my life figured out by now, but this was the first year I gave myself permission to *not* have it all figured out.
It. Was. Terrifying.
It. Was. Amazing.
And, weirdly enough, allowing myself the space to shift to a lower gear helped me start figuring it out.
I always get a little overly nostalgic around my birthday. It used to be because I was scared of getting older, but it’s changed. I’ve lived enough life to know how much evolution life brings. And I know that as time passes, I’m going to miss this 30-year-old version of myself.
I’m so grateful for this year full of books, sunshine, exploration, heartbreak, love. I’ve learned so much. If I had one wish for my 31st year, it would be to keep a little bit of space to “not have it all figured out” even as life starts piecing back together. If you think you have it all figured out, you’re not learning. And where’s the fun in that?
How it was made
I hung rainbow bottles that I usually use to propagate plants by a C-stand. I took lots of different pictures of bottles and assembled them all in Photoshop later.
