As I’ve worked to rebuild my life, career and happiness
this year, there has been one little thing staring back at me and making me a
bit uncomfortable. I mean, literally, staring back at me. It was my profile
picture, taken as a professional business shot when I worked in Corporate
America. Oh sure, it was nice. Very appropriate, Photo Shopped to remove each
imperfection, and every hair in place. But, over the past eight months, it started
to taunt me. Who was this person? She looked so together, so professional, so….
boring!
Time
for a New ImageNo, I don’t mean the makeover kind, I mean the literal kind. I needed a new electronic image. A new profile pic. One which reflects that I’m human and not a Stepford Wife. So, I called up my good friends at Titus Photography to hook me up!
When picture day came, I suddenly felt awkward. I started
questioning whether I was being ridiculous and my current profile pic was, in
fact, just fine. Or, maybe I was just trying to talk myself out of it. Let’s
face it – no one likes picture day at school. It’s too much work. What should I
wear? How should I smile? Is that a zit
on my chin?!
But, drawing on my 2013 theme of what do I have to lose, I summoned the courage and trekked to the
studio. It felt a lot like the high school senior picture session I had 22
years ago – with Spanx replacing spandex and under-eye concealer replacing eyeliner
in the 2013 version.
How
Much is that Doggie in the Window?
After the session, I waited for delivery of my images.
When the CD arrived in the mail, I popped it in to survey the results. On
initial look, I thought, “Wow! These look great!” Then I noticed something I
hadn’t seen in my Corporate America photos. I looked really, really happy.
Like, dog hanging her head out the window on a summer day happy. Wow, I guess
self-employment really agrees with me! I looked through the images until I
found the perfect profile pic. One that reflects my personality and happiness,
but was also taken later in the session, giving my face muscles time to tire
out and loosen up that Cocker Spaniel smile.
So, I give you the new and improved Kristina Marsh
profile pic! No more Corporate America staring back at me from the corner of my
social media screens. Thanks, Titus Photography, for helping me shed the last
of it! 
