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Notice Something Different on the Modeling 101 Blog?

Newer readers may not notice certain changes I make to my Modeling 101 blog but I know my long-time readers will take note of a big change I made that was LONG overdue. Still don't see it? It's cool...I'll wait...

Hint: scroll down and keep an eye on the right hand side of the blog as you do so. Are you there yet? Almost? Okay.

See it now? Yes! I've added "Labels" to my blog. They pretty much categorize all my posts and make it much easier to find content that's relevant to whatever modeling topic you're curious about. You're probably wondering to yourself what the heck took me so long? Sometimes I'm a slow learner...I've seen the "Labels" option before as I've been creating my posts but ignored it because I wasn't sure what it was for.

Well, I finally looked into it and BAM, all my problems with organizing my posts were solved! Okay, so the solution is like 6 years late, LOL, but better late than never, right? I'm sure my long-time readers who've been with me since the beginning are probably screaming at their screens right now, chastising me for making them have to search through tons of posts the hard way. I'm sorry!!!

Don't worry, I've punished myself for you: I've spent the last few hours adding labels to my posts. Remember, I have 1,000+ to do! I'm a little more than halfway through though so in another day or so, all of my posts (aside from the few I felt don't need labels) will be completely organized.

I'm still experimenting with some of the labels I've chosen. I didn't want to overlap posts under too many labels and wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to navigate. So enjoy this much cleaner and straightforward way of getting access to the modeling information you've been wanting to know!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Dania,

I've read about the 34-24-34 measurements and looked through the different kinds of body shape, but I couldn't find mine... I'm 31.5-24.4-29.5 (80-62-75 in cm) and my shoulders are wider than my hips. Also, my legs are skinny (except for the thighs... though there is a little space between my thighs), my arms are skinny, my stomach is quite skinny and my ribcage doesn't carry much fat. My face does, though. Also, my skin does have impurities. I have blue eyes and long brown hear and well-shaped eyebrows. My height is 5ft7" and my weight is 113 pounds. I don't know what else I could mention. Could I be a model (even though my measurements are weird and my skin on my face is a bit impure)? Thanks! xx Immastayanonymous ;) (sorry I didn't mention weight in my first comment!)
June 25, 2013 at 7:38 AM
Dania Denise said…
Hi, Anonymous! You'll find the answer to your questions in its own post, titled "Answering a Reader Question #631," which can be found on my new blog: "Modeling 101 - Answering Readers Questions."

Please visit this link: http://amodelsdiary-readerquestions.blogspot.com/ and you can view your post there. Thanks for reading!
June 25, 2013 at 10:59 AM
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