I‘m sitting by the heater as close as a girl can possibly get without melting.
I’m flicking through Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook…
In a holey nightie that used to be my Mum’s.
My hair is torn apart like a windswept tree.
Washing lies unfolded on a chair and I could fold it. But I don’t.
Underneath that chair lies a great big stain that I can’t for the life of me get out. So I hide it.
Right now I am so far from Instagrammable.
So far from Pinteresting.
That it is laughable.
But sometimes I worry about coming across too perfectly.
And that scares me.
So for the record.
If ever there was any doubt.
Strip me back to my bare essentials and you will find that I am just me. Human. Breakable.
Skin and bone.
Cellulite and pimples.
Happiness and heartache.
I am all of that and then some.
My grass isn’t exactly greener.
It is more than likely just the rose-tinted glow of a pretty picture.
So that we both might lose ourselves for a moment, to a more pleasant ideal.
And dream a little bigger.
For just a little while longer.
Me unmasked vs. my camera-ready alter ego
Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing,
It’s okay not to be okay…
Lyrics from Who You Are – Jessie J
Love it 🙂
you’ve done it again…made me think, appreciate, ponder and wonder…. 🙂
Well said Hun, we are all human xx
Green with envy. I wish I looked half as good ‘unmasked’ x
You look stunning either way
Thank you Sharon ð
Thank you Emma ð
Good, I’m glad, thank you Monika ðð»
Oh stop it, I bet you you do (no, I know you do) – we’re each our own worst critic x
Thank you Hayley, ain’t that the truth, and its always good to remind ourselves of that ðð»
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Beautiful inside and out! xx
You look amazing both ways. I showed hubby and he couldn’t tell the difference, said you look nice in both photos 🙂 I think so too! But so very brave for you to be so honest, lots of love xoxo
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Thank you Karli ðð»
Haha ah you are too kind Lauren (and husband) but thank you. Do something everyday that scares you right 😉 xxx
Exactly xo