Love Yourself Always

Olympia, WA

2009-05-03T09:23:00.000-07:00

Artist: Myself
Location: Olympia Food Co-Op (east).

Tacoma, WA

2009-05-03T09:22:00.001-07:00

Olympia, WA

2009-05-03T09:20:00.000-07:00

I did not do this, but I found it at the Olympia Food Co-Op (east). I thought it was fitting.

2009-03-30T13:03:00.000-07:00

Today we go back in action with the help of sidewalk chalk.

It's been a while, yes.

2008-09-21T20:23:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry! I'm busy busy!

But:

That's back east. Thanks Rachel!

More soon,
Mollie

February 22: New York City

2008-04-20T19:11:00.000-07:00

Okay. This is me admitting I didn't have from for my Polaroid in my carry-on (I didn't check a bag--how badass is that?)

BUT! I definitely put some effort out there. I swear.

I was there during the big snow storm. In front of NYU, in the snow, I wrote "LOVE YOURSELF!"
I took a photo but I cannot find it and I fear it was pruned from my hard drive.

More soon.

Love,
Mollie

More, more, more...

2008-02-15T13:59:00.000-08:00

I'm headed to the east coast this week! Prepare for some Boston, NYC, and other random New England cities...!

December 29: Portland, Oregon

2008-01-10T09:31:00.000-08:00

I went to Portland, Oregon for the day with my friends Ben and James.

(The third one says "LOVE" above the "MORE.")

Ben threw the "LOVE MORE" one up there...

:)

December 24, 2007: Union Street, Tacoma

2008-01-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

My dear friend Brooks and I met for coffee on Christmas Eve morning and we decided to do a short stint of photos. We did 4.

Brooks letting loose his artistic abilities. :)

Who am I?

2007-12-13T09:37:00.001-08:00

Hello.
I'm Mollie. I'm 17 years old and I'm an employee at the Tacoma Mall Vans store. I love my job, I love my friends, I love my car, I love my sister, I love shoes. I'm vegan and I love that, too. I love art and tattoos and piercings. I love going to work and I love going to REI and buying bandannas. I love Nordstrom and I love the Olympia Food Coop. I love Washington and I love Mount Rainier and I love photography.

I love Tacoma always and forever.

What do you love?

Tacoma, Wa: Tacoma Mall

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Get involved!

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Step 1: Take a polaroid.
Step 2: Write something nice on it.
Step 3: Place it somewhere so that someone will find it and be happy!
Step 4: Email me a photo, tell me the story--anything!

Why?

2007-12-10T18:30:00.000-08:00

I started this "project" in the midst of a great depression. I've always loved polaroids, and I had a few floating around in my car. I was feeling really upset and depressed. I found some of the photos and a Sharpie and the idea came to my head to write something encouraging on one of them for me to read. I wrote "Love your life." After holding onto it and pondering it for a bit I realized--I didn't need the photo. I took two more of the photos and added "Smile" and "Laugh often" to them and I got out of my car.

In front of where I was parked, there was a free newspaper dispersing apparatus (ie: news paper thingy). I saw a rather rigid and sad looking man take a paper out and I knew that would be my first stop. After that, I left one on the windshield of a car (see the first post) and one on a bench. I then made a few more and left them around. I went from feeling so upset to feeling so amazingly happy and good about myself. I knew that if I were to stumble upon one of these, I'd be absolutely thrilled.

The name "Love Yourself Always" comes from a photo from an upcoming batch. I loved what I had written and decided to name the "project" that. Ultimately, my project is to spread happy. Wherever I go, I'll leave photos and happy messages to make people smile. It makes me smile to know that, maybe, because of a little thing I did, someone is a little happier.

My second batch of photos is coming up soon.

Also: I bought a domain name. Soon this blog will be hosted from http://www.loveyourselfalways.net. I'm also getting a rubber stamp to stamp the backs of the photos. :)

Love yourself. Always.
Mollie

Tacoma, WA: Pacific Ave

2007-12-09T22:20:00.001-08:00