It’s become part of my routine, I keep the TV off until “What Not to Wear” comes on before my lunch time (yes, even working for myself I have a lunch time.) I have this secret fantasy that one day Stacy and Clinton from TLC’s “What Not to Wear” will be waiting at the gym or the local grocery store for me with a team of cameras and smiles on their faces when they tell me that I have been nominated for the TV show “What Not to Wear.” The sad reality is that show was recently in their last season and so my little dream will never come true. This might all sound a little crazy because this show is about people who dress pretty preposterously in public, but let’s be honest – if you saw me on the daily, I am a perfect fit. In fact, as I write this little post I am sitting on the couch in my work out clothes, an old college fleece, and mismatched socks… let’s get real, I am the perfect fit for a show that makes fun of how people dress and then makes them look super pretty (and offers a $5,000 shopping spree, um hello.)
I wish I looked like this every single day, but we sure do know that is far from the truth….
We have this routine, you know, every single day… I walk into the gym, my coach laughs at me and makes some comment about how pretty my hair looks, I tell him I have yet to look in a mirror for the day and then I work out. The truth is, I really do look like I rolled out of bed because I did just roll out of bed. The best part of it all? The gym is usually the only place I go every day. Working from home means I get to wear whatever the heck is clean (and we all know sometimes we wear things that might not actually be clean.) I would be somewhat mortified and somewhat pumped if TLC deemed me acceptable to be helped because it’s pretty apparent I could care less what people think of me when I’m debating if I should get up to brush my hair or hit the snooze and sleep ten more minutes. (Spoiler alert: more sleep always wins.) Now, you might be saying to yourself: Jenna, you always look so nicely dressed in your profile photos or instagram images…. ha, I laugh at that. There’s a reason I don’t take glorified selfless everyday – um, what is make up? I ask myself this question every Monday – Friday… I then spend ten minutes tracking down a hair brush and socks that match so that when I actually go out into public, I won’t lose all of my friends.
The best part about all of this is, I LOVE fashion. If I wasn’t a photographer I would love to be in fashion – sure, my tee shirts don’t showcase that but you better believe I spend a few good minutes a day dreaming up outfits, throwing on accessories, and pinning items I am pining after on Pinterest. I love consulting with my clients to help plan out their outfits for their engagement session and enjoy getting dolled up on the weekends. Sure, I live in sweatpants while I work at home, but when I go out, I (usually) put more than five minutes into what I look like. Something wonderful happens when you don’t really care what people think (that mixed with the fact that everyone at the gym has seen me at my worst, so who really cares) but nothing stops my daydreams of a $5000 shopping spree, a makeover, and a fresh new wardrobe. Lord only knows that if they threw away my yoga pants I would cry the biggest tears on the planet. Oh Stacy and Clinton, I so wish you would come find me and save me from my work out clothes woes, but alas, this is just a piece of the puzzle that makes me, me.
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