Since the Self Portrait Tuesday blog has been completely remodeled and relaunched, this month’s theme is “Introduce Yourself”. So, hi. This is me.

This is probably my favorite self portrait I’ve done, because I think it really captures how I see myself. Mysterious, but not in a dark way. Soft around the edges. Intent.

I love these self portrait challenges because my life is always so wrapped up in caring for my family, this gives me an opportunity to slow down and focus on myself for a moment. I get to think about who I am deep down, under this mantle of motherhood. I discover more about myself with each challenge, and it’s been a very useful and thought-provoking exercise for me.

And now a question for my readers: how do you guys keep in contact with the you that’s inside? Especially you mothers, how do you hold on to the person you are apart from your family? How do you not lose yourself?