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Are you "put together" every day?
It's weird, and maybe it's because I'm single, I don't know, but lately I have found myself putting a lot more effort into how I look when I leave the house. Gone are the days of sweats, a pony tail and no make up and now lately I always seem to feel the need to kind of pull myself together. Even if it's just jeans and a t shirt on the weekend, I try to make sure that I at least fix my hair and put on some makeup before I leave the house. I find that I feel better about myself when I do this for whatever reason. I always wondered why I saw these Mom's at the kids weekend sporting events always so put together, it seemed like so much effort for me, but now I am *that* Mom LOL
So, curious, are you always "put together" when you leave the house?
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/9/11 - 34:24 - 1st race evah!
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
Kelly Monaghan's 5K - 5/15/11 - 3rd Place in AG
Walk the Talk 5K - 5/18/11 - 31:12 PR
Ridley Run 3.1 - 4/14/12 - 1st race of the year, 32:45
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Re: Are you "put together" every day?
Our Angel Boy- m/c in 2007 @ 9wks due to Trisomy 17
I am easing out of my 'getting through each day' look and starting to look more like myself lately. I've even had a few compliments this month.
But, I admit, I sometimes still head out looking like somebody's mom.
I go to the gym every week day but don't try to glamorize myself before I sweat like a pig...lol.
I come home and take a shower everyday but don't always have the time or energy to blow dry and straighten my hair. I try to make it look neat and sometimes put makeup on but I don't wear it all the time.
I'm usually in jeans and a tank top (layered over another tank) but it's really hot out right now
Liam is 5!
Hell no. I go through phases when I am, but they're typically short-lived.
Things have been pretty insane here lately, though. I'm hoping to get things back under control soon, and perhaps then I can give a different answer.
Alex (11/14/06) and Nate (5/25/10)
"Want what you have, do what you can, be who you are." - Rev. Forrest Church
I try to be.
I actually purchased new clothes for this time post-partum - they're all yoga pants, workout type shirts/tanks/jackets, but I feel better in that they're matching/look put together vs. a t-shirt/yoga pants since not much else is really comfortable on a c/s incision. I wear makeup every day, but my hair varies in style because I only wash it 2-3x per week. Ponytails do end up happening.
I'm bad. I usually head out in jeans/khakis/etc, but I rarely wear makeup - just mascara. My hair is always pulled back into a loose, looped ponytail. I really need to cut it off so I HAVE to do it. It's long, and unless I'm going out with DH or for GNO, it takes way too long to dry/straighten/curl the ends under.
The longer i take to get ready, the longer the kids have to kill themselves or each other.
I don't feel human without having real clothes and my face on. My mom was that way, so I guess I learned it from her. I agree that I feel better about myself when I am dressed.
Also, from the hormones that I am on, my face has exploded. I need some major cover up to hide the pimples.
I wear nice outfits, mostly casual skirts and dresses. I do my hair every day but lately I have been going through a series skin treatments. In between treatments I have to use really thick balm on my face so I haven't been wearing any makeup other than mascara and lip stain. I have weekly treatments for the next 6 weeks so it will be a while before I wear full make-up again.
I'm a WOHM, and I can say that some workdays I don't even look that put together - lol!
Every day, I shower and do something with my hair, but I wear no make-up. On weekends at home I will have showered/done hair, but I will probably be in yoga pants and a t-shirt. If going to run errands, I will put on jeans and a presentable t-shirt, but not much more effort than that.
I am jealous of those women who look so put together all the time and make it look like there was no effort to get there.
Yes. I wear makeup everyday, even it it's just powder-to-foundation, blush and mascara.
I was at Chic fil A last week, and every one of the moms there was makeup, hair, and outfit done. I told my DH that it was hot mom day at Chic fil A, lol. It's been awhile since I've seen that many random moms (not a play group) looking good in one place. Via hot mamas. : )
Christmas 2011
No, it's not really a priority to me most of the time. If I'm going out socially sure, I'll fix myself up. But if I just have to take a break from yardwork to run and pick ds up from school? Nope. I also generally do absolutely nothing to myself and just wear yoga pants to work but in my line of work that's preferable to nice clothes: I need something that I am comfortable moving in, can run after someone if needed, and isn't going to be ruined by someone else's feces or vomit!
Today I showered but did nothing but brush my teeth and let my hair air dry. I'm wearing old jeans and a t-shirt, but I've been doing yardwork and cleaning out the garage all day. When I needed to run to the hardware store down the road for some screws and a latch for the gate I went as-is. When I have to go get ds from school in an hour I'll go as-is. (I'm only inside on the computer right now because I got HOT and had to come inside to cool down for a minute, lol.)
Every weekday, I am up before the kids. I shower, dry my hair, dress and put on makeup before they get up. If I don't do it before they're up, I would not be able to get a shower. It seems like a lot, but I've been doing it since Logan was about 10 mths old. I don't leave the house in sweats or without makeup. I am not high-maintenance at all, I just have to be dressed!
This-- Except substitute DH for BF, add in Tuesday staff meetings or med clinic, and only one child to hurt himself.
I'm never put together. It is something I want to work on though.
I think that if I cut my hair I'll be forced to do something with it other than pinning it up in a knot. That'll be a good start for me!
Kaden William 11/4/06 and Dawson Michael 6/30/10
Dawson's first birthday - at the zoo
Yes, usually. However, if I run to the store early in the a.m. after dropping MS off at school, I'm usually in workout clothes, no makeup and sometimes a hat. When I'm a hot mess I almost ALWAYS run into someone I know.
If it's a low key day and I know we won't be going anywhere I usually skip makeup and real clothes.
Yes, and as you know, you and I are in the same boat as single mommies. I feel the need to always at least look decent when I leave the house. In some ways I like it because I always feel confident. In other ways it's somewhat tiresome.
I feel like I put pressure on myself to be more fashionable too. Which is expensive and I can't really afford it on my budget.