Love, Life and the Pursuit of Glamour
Long before I had Iman, long, long before I had even thought about having kids, I had promised myself one thing... no matter how demanding motherhood would be, I would never turn into one of those women who let their kids "take over" their personal appearance.
Ok, so I can't avoid the spit ups and the chocolate stains. I can't even avoid the rumpled "slept in" look on my clothes. But I can certainly keep a good haircut and look glamorous, despite the 3 year year old and the baby in tow.
Some days as I apply mascara while bouncing Ayzah in the other hand, I wonder if God meant for moms to look scruffy. But then I guess not. Moms have a lot of responsibility and a lot on their hands. If we can do something for ourselves, we should be proud, and happy to see a reflection of our old selves in our new roles.
posted by Hina @ 12:45 PM
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4 Comments:
VERY aptly put! =) I'd never been the kind to dress up or put in effort to dress up... but somewhere in the its been coming out slowly for the last two yrs.
Good for you. I swore a solemn vow that motherhood was not going to doom me to a wardrobe of sweatsuits and tshirts. And it hasn't. I wear skirts more than pants, heels more than flats and try to always have a fresh manicure and wear makeup every day. I absolutely think it is one way of staking out a claim for ourselves. Motherhood is a consuming, fabulous job but it doesn't mean we have to look like frumps!
hi you, i drafted a post along similar lines, i'll put it up sometime today, but yes, i know what you mean.
So true, you just need to cut corners here and there after kids as I'm not into cooking everything from scratch kinda girl anymore.
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