I have never considered myself really in to fashion, looks, and appearance. Before I had children I would say that, while I wasn’t gorgeous or beautiful, I was pretty. I wasn’t super skinny, but fell in the ‘average’ body type category. I tried to keep my hair styled and colored with a color just a bit richer than my natural shade. I wore a touch of makeup and tried to make it look like I wasn’t wearing any. My clothes were certainly not ‘designer’ quality, but were nice enough to make me feel good without being too trendy. Occassionally I splurged on a manicure, possibly even acrylics, and I always kept my toes painted. Then I had children…3 kids in just under 4 years. What happened?!
Most days I am lucky to get a shower. If time for a shower presents itself I usually run out of time or energy before my hair gets dried and styled. I don’t’ think I have put makeup on my face in 3 years. The makeup I have in my drawer is so old that it would probably make a good science experiment. My body has changed, obviously. My clothing has become the typical uniform of a stay at home mom. It consists of sweats, athletic pants, t-shirts, hoodies, sneakers, and the occasional ball cap.
What saddens me about this whole appearance issue is that I want to change! I certainly don’t want to spend a ton of time on my appearance, but I would like to go back to feeling good about the way I look. I don’t want to fall further into the ‘mommy frump’ than I already have. I want to avoid any feelings of guilt if I take the time to look good…even if it is just to run to the market. But, the truth is that I don’t know where to start.
