Project No. 3

"To be loved by someone is to realize how much they share the same needs that lie at the heart of our own attraction to them. Albert Camus suggested that we fall in love with people because, from the outside, they look so whole, physically whole and emotionally 'together' - when subjectively we feel dispersed and confused. We would not love if there were no lack within us, but we are offended by the discovery of a similar lack in the other. Expecting to find the answer, we find only the duplicate of our own problem.”
― Alain de Botton, On Love

I had a hard time thinking of what to do with this week's theme. I read the lines about five times, seeming to get lost, yet I couldn't help the familiarity it brings me. I was once lost and searching for love. And yes, subjectively, it can be 'perfect' at first, or it manifests to be. As two people get to know one another, the cracks begin to show--and there you are--two people lacking some things, here and there. You are not really a perfect fit, but you can make it out to be. It's just what it is.

Oh, well...this love brought me a little girl who is snoring beside me. 

You can see my friend, Lora's work on her flickr account. 

Project No. 2

We were like matching bookends, 

almost touching but with volumes between us and stories, 

so many stories.

-Iisa J. Bick

It is week two of our photo project. I found it hard to make a picture this week as I am taking care of my sick little girl (besides work and household chores). 

That line above, I chose it as our theme this week because most times that's how I feel towards myself. I am still me, but motherhood changed me a lot. The new responsibilities and new priorities gave birth to a better version of me; but somehow, I lost a bit of the good stuff the former me possessed. It is quite hard to put on paper. I am still me, but I've grown so far from who I used to be--with volumes between us and stories, so many stories.

You can see my friend Lora's work on her flickr account.