Week 1 of Hours
2-6
I have the pleasure of working with Tom Dulaney, a Media Ethics professor at Point Park University. We are working on the project called the “Dee Project”—an Instagram account that currently has over 3,000 followers and interactions. This project is about promoting self-love and girl power. The “Dee Project” has several benefactors and supporters including: Girl Power Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Fashion Week, and Style 412, among other smaller individually owned businesses.
So far, I have spent easily more than 10 hours this week with meeting with Tom and working at home on this.
We came up with his website and mission:
Vision
Living Authentically, Embracing Truth, Embodying Strength
Mission
The Dee Project fosters an environment of truth, liberty, and action through shared experiences and mutual support. All individuals are celebrated for their unique nature, perspective, and abilities. By inspiring others to live a life of confident authenticity, The Dee Project builds a foundation that raises everybody to follow their hearts to becomes their best selves.
He has asked me to go through his Instagram and favorite my top 10 favorite posts of what my favorite posts have been and explaining why. Keeping it simple is the top priority of ours. We made our core values:
Core Values
- Authenticity – people must live life true to their values, ethics, and beliefs
- Acceptance – all human beings bring something to the world and deserve to be accepted because they merely exist
- Expression – everybody is free to express their identity through all sensory methods as long as that expression does not violate the rights of others
- Confidence – all people feel strong and capable on the inside while living their true lives
- Individuality – all people should be respected for who they are as individuals and honored for their contribution to the greater whole
- Egalitarian – all humans are created equal and are equal in the eyes of the divine therefore no circumstances of social status elevates one individual over another
- Empathy – life is a shared experience and understanding the trials others face is at the core of that shared experience
- Inventive – life brings new challenges and those challenges require better solutions
- Entrepreneurial – special talents should be celebrated and rewarded, taking risks to follow bliss is a uniquely vital endeavor
- Iconoclastic – though we all learn from one another, no person should ascend to levels of authority over our choices, options, or ambitions
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (this week)= 24 HOURS TOTAL
This week, I have had the pleasure on working on a Valentine’s Day blog on how to dress for your spouse and how to treat them, especially on Valentine’s Day. I worked out of class working on this blog for about 3 hours, editing pictures and grammar.
We also did a photoshoot for Valentine’s Day for examples on what to wear, how to do make-up, and how to feel confident with that winter/holiday weight. That took up 6 hours.
Then, Tom and I talked about spring break and I am going to Niagara Falls and we talked about outfit ideas and how to dress comfortable but still cute.
I updated Tom’s Instagram and helped him sort through his spam accounts and how to get the “swipe-up” feature on Instagram. For instance, if someone likes his outfit, they can “swipe up” on his story and find out where to buy the exact outfit.
Week 3 Hours
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (THIS WEEK)= 31 HOURS TOTAL
Working with Tom this week was very minimal but we still achieved a lot! We achieved another blog post about “How to travel light, but cute” because I have the opportunity to travel to Canada with my boyfriend. I wrote about the outfits and different items that are a must to travel with.
We came up with different shots of what we would want to photographs of:
What I travel in, while still looking cute but warm and comfortable, shoes and clothes
A shot in the drivers seat
A spa shot
A shot in front of the falls with a cute and comfortable outfit
A shot of food–always important
Nighttime dress
We also did another photoshoot and I wrote a little paragraph about what it feels like to do a photoshoot, while not feeling at the top of your game.
This week was very minimal because we did not meet like we usually do for our Wednesday afternoon meeting because his daughter got school called off. We FaceTimed instead and achieved a lot that way.
Week 4 Hours
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (THIS WEEK)= 44 HOURS TOTAL
This week, I had the pleasure of going away with my boyfriend to Niagara Falls- the Canadian side and me and Tom talked almost every day. I wrote a paper about traveling with your loved one, and how to deal with fights when you are away from home. Me and Tom talked about the Dee Project and much more. He is more than just a Practicum instructor to me, he is my friend and that is why this class is so enjoyable to do. I like everything we are doing and accomplishing. I believe that by doing this Practicum with him and working through on the Dee Project with him, it has given him so much inside strength and positivity in the way he dresses and feels about himself, and he has done the same towards me. He tells me what to write about because he knows that I enjoy writing about the certain stuff that I write about. Self-confidence is our biggest goal with The Dee Project and I believe that we are both helping each other achieve it and believe in ourselves.
Learning how to deal with our differences and what bothers us, we have so much power inside ourselves that we both bring out for each other. By working on this practicum makes me realize that I can and will achieve a lot in my life. Tom has taught me a lot about myself and social media all together.
Although I was in Niagara Falls for spring break, we still achieved a lot during that time. We still achieved a lot on The Dee Project. We made the website and put in more tabs and content for our readers to read about.
http://www.thedeeprj.com/about/
The Dee Project
Vision
Living Authentically, Embracing Truth, Embodying Strength
Mission
The Dee Project fosters an environment of truth, autonomy, and action through sharing experiences and empowering distinctiveness. By inspiring others to live with confident authenticity, The Dee Project builds a foundation that raises everybody following their hearts to becomes their best selves.
We edited our “mission” into a more self-loving statement.
Week 5 of Hours
3/4-3/11
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (PAST) + 15 HOURS (THIS WEEK) = 57 HOURS TOTAL
This week I had the pleasure of helping Tom, my practicum instructor and my Media Ethics instructor, with his blog post on makeup and how to’s. We wrote distinctly about why it is important to wear and look how you want. As a woman, with little self-confidence, the Dee Project has taught me so much about myself and my style.
Dealing with Tom’s social media account has taught me a lot of patience and has really helped my social media skills—and my writing creativity skills. Taking pictures of Tom getting his makeup done was an experience I will never forget. Finding the good angles of someone can be difficult, especially with retail lighting, but you manage, and it has gotten me interested in photography also. I knew I have always been interested in videography because of a video class I took with Robin Cecala, but now I might be interested in taking a photography class with one semester left to take.
Although I only have 13 hours left for this practicum to get my credits for this class, I will still work with Tom in the future and help him expand the Dee Project. Knowing that I have helped Tom make a difference in the Dee Project and his self-confidence, has made all the difference for me.
We also made Tom a testimonial for the Dee Project and with makeup. Link is below:
“A Special Note: I am currently applying to be a member of the #SephoraSquad. If you would be so kind to submit a testimonial on my behalf, you may do so here:” Link is below:
“Leave a Testimonial for Dee’s #SephoraSquad Application”
Week 6 Hours
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (PAST) + 15 HOURS (PAST) + 6 HOURS (THIS WEEK) = 63 HOURS TOTAL
This week was a slow week for us. We are coming up for hashtags for Instagram posts and we are organizing a blog for “international women’s day.” We did a photoshoot on Friday, very casual, with no makeup, and comfortable clothes, on “how to look beautiful even on your worst days.” Our ultimate goal is to make women (like us) feel beautiful, no matter what. We also went back to Sephora and added more makeup tips and “how to’s” on our makeup blog on the http://www.thedeeprj.com/.
We are also working on how to make his website http://www.thedeeprj.com/ more secure so we do not receive as much spam and vendor emails and phone calls.
Week 7 Hours
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (PAST) + 15 HOURS (PAST) + 6 HOURS (PAST) + 4 HOURS (THIS WEEK) = 67 HOURS TOTAL
This week was a very slow week for all of us. All we accomplished was that we went through each hashtag that we came up with, over 160 different choices. Also, we wrote another blog about “How to Stand Out in the Crowd.” This blog was about getting attention from the right crowd and for the right reasons. After dealing with the crowd from St. Patty’s Day parade and seeing the outfits and how the people acted, we decided to come up with a strategy on how to get noticed, but for the right reason. It was interesting and really opened up my mind on how to write correctly. We update the website and placed in more pictures of outfits. We are planning another photoshoot for next week also.
Week 8 Hours.
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (PAST) + 15 HOURS (PAST) + 6 HOURS (PAST) + 4 HOURS (PAST) + 8 HOURS (THIS WEEK) = 75 HOURS TOTAL
This week was an intense week for us. We are coming to the end of working with the “Dee Project” and it is getting close to crunch time. This week we did another photoshoot on Monday–formal wear. It was interesting to wear very formal dresses with formal make up. This taught us how to look and act formal. It was a learning experience for sure. We went out to eat after and we learned a lot about ourselves when it came to eating. The “Dee Project” is all about learning and being yourself–while still gaining the RIGHT KIND of attention from the right kind of an audience. We settled on our hashtag and it is “#SelfLoveIsSelfBeauty”. We believe that learning at a young age that you are beautiful and if you work hard, you will get anywhere in life. The the “Dee Project” becoming such an up and coming project, it has completely taken over my life and lifted my self-esteem. Not only has the “Dee Project” taught me the use of social media and how to write better, but it has also taught me the most valuable lesson–especially what a woman needs to hear–self confidence is key, in the work world, and in everyday life.
Week 9 Hours
10 HOURS (PAST) + 12 HOURS (PAST) + 7 HOURS (PAST) + 13 HOURS (PAST) + 15 HOURS (PAST) + 6 HOURS (PAST) + 4 HOURS (PAST) + 8 HOURS (PAST) + 9 HOURS (THIS WEEK) = 84 HOURS TOTAL
This week we really squeezed a lot in since the end of the semester is coming up. We plan on working forward together and still keeping the “Dee Project” up to par. One thing that we struggled on doing was working on the word press website for the “Dee Project” and the home page. We made the subtitles clickable and have the subtitles take us to each section on the website. That took us a couple hours for it to finally work, but it taught me a lot about myself and the internet. Of course, we used google to help us a little, but overall, for never taking a coding or website class, we did a very good job getting through this obstacle. We also officially finished our facebook profile for the website and put in our blogs, plus two more that we wrote for this week–“how to get over a guy” and “how to do a subtle, yet stunning makeup tutorial.”
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