Life is not always as it seems.
I'm sure you've heard that phrase many times, but it bears repeating now and again.
The pictures you see on Pinterest and your favorite blogs have a hidden story, one that you seldom hear. At least they do on this blog. 😉
Behind the fancy camera is a messy kitchen and a "photographer" in yoga pants who needs to shower. Badly.
The perfect lighting is an east facing window. The white background is a fridge next to a piece of plywood taking a break from covering up a hole to the crawl space in the basement.
The perfect studio has someone trying to climb the tripod and a cheering section with oohing, aahing, and making beep noises like the camera timer.
And maybe a few meltdowns.
and that picture you saw at the beginning?
It had about a half hour of editing work done while the kids are bickering and tearing the family room apart. 🙂
Ann Marie lives here
any time! That's what I'm here for. Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
Wendy
I just love you. thanks for the honesty! makes me feel human on days like today..
Ann Marie lives here
I love ya too 😉 Thanks for sympathizing, it makes me feel not-so-crazy. With posts like these I feel like I am holding my breath, hiding, and scared to hit publish. Comments like yours make me feel SO much better! And yep, I'm wearing pj bottoms. We all are still in our pjs!
Sharon @ Parents of a Dozen
Our best lighting is in the kitchen and it is hard to find a time when no one is eating in there, especially when we need to vlog. Love the post!
Lindsey, the Redhead Baby Mama
I am wearing day old PJ pants as I am trying to catch up on reading, feeding my 18m old at teh same time. I can relate. Also, do you use photoshop? I have the freebie online, but it's starting not to cut it!
Ann Marie lives here
I'm wearing my pj's from last night, working on blog stuff, and feeding my 11 month old, haha!
I do not! I use paint.net (which is free) but have been thinking of upgrading lately. I totally feel ya on not cutting it! Let me know if you take the plunge, I've been thinking of getting Elements and Lightroom.
Amy*
Can't tell you how much better this post makes me feel...yoga pants, ratty hair and all!
Amy*
Ann Marie lives here
check, and check. 😉 Have a great week, Amy!
Jacque @ theDIYvillage
This is so true! I just did a post of my nutcrackers and to prove to a friend that its usually chaos around a photo shoot I took a picture ... it wasn't pretty haha!
Ann Marie lives here
if only our friends and readers knew, haha! I need to start taking a "keeping it real" shot at the end of crafting or a photo shoot. Or maybe not. You guys would all think I'm a slob 😉
Megan
Umm...yoga pants-check, need to shower-check. The living space is clean, because I spent the morning cleaning it, but the kids rooms are destroyed and the laundry pile would be best described as a mountain.
Ann Marie lives here
and is it so funny how this post was posted last Friday, but I'm reading through your comment and making mental "checks" in my head. Yep...
Erica Deuel
You are amazing and I can so relate!!! ps. your kids are so cute...even in the meltdown!!!
Tess
What a fantastic post! Reading blogs can definitely make us all feel a little down on ourselves - everyone else's lives look so shiny and perfect in blog world. I love this reminder that we all have a little craziness behind the scenes. 🙂
Sara
Oh my!! At least I'm not all of the way alone!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this post....thank you for sharing!
Mary R.
How fun to see behind the scenes! I was JUST thinking about something similar over here - how what you see on our blog is pretty, but behind the scenes, yes, I am wearing sweats and need a shower! 😛 Nice helpers you got there!!