The whole mommy-blogging internet is on fire with truthful self-portraits. You roll out of bed and take a photo in your bathroom mirror. Her royal bloggy highness, Sweetney, started in all with this post. It's no secret that I hate to be left out. But, could I really do it? Am I that brave?
I had to think about it.
I would like to portray myself like, oh I don't know, say... Heidi Klum. All supa-fab and gorgeous. I know the wonderful Friends of Fussy wouldn't let me put on airs. I would get a virtual smackdown from my readers for being a fraud!
Well, there are little things called legalities. Heidi's attorneys say I can't pretend to be her or they'll file that lawsuit...
Bummer, there goes that idea.
What could a self-respecting, attention-grabbing, semi-shameless Mommy Blogger do?
I was forced to to make a decision.
Could I overcome my vanity, my fragile ego and my shallow sense of self and put an actual photo first thing in the morning on my site for thousands to see?
I did it! Here I am first thing in the morning.
No make-up, no hairbrush, no photoshopping.
Wait for it.
Wait for it...
What? You thought Mrs. Fussypants would really join in? Pshaw!
I thought y'all knew me better than that!
Love, Fuss
I KNEW you wouldn't do it. It just wouldn't be "Fussy" if you weren't all primped out.
Posted by: Sister Honey Bunch | March 20, 2008 at 07:53 AM
You look awful in the morning but you have a gorgeous kitchen.
Posted by: Jenny, Bloggess | March 20, 2008 at 08:08 AM
Bwhahahahahahaha!
Love me some Nick Nolte in the morning.
Come on Fussy, you know you wanna show us!!
Posted by: sam | March 20, 2008 at 08:38 AM
You should really rethink Hawaiian shirts - they don't really flatter you haircut (I'm just saying).
Posted by: motherbumper | March 20, 2008 at 08:43 AM
Ha!!!! Are you losing hair fussy?!
Posted by: Lisa | March 20, 2008 at 08:52 AM
OK, that is hilarious. And now I feel dumb for posting mine this morning. ;)
Posted by: Aimee Greeblemonkey | March 20, 2008 at 08:59 AM
Oh no, you're hatless!
Posted by: Baby Mamma aka Tamra | March 20, 2008 at 09:06 AM
HA! Too funny. I'm not really up for scaring the internet by letting them see me au naturel. Any of my readers who met me in Guatemala saw me as bad as it gets in public - I think they've suffered enough.
Posted by: Michelle | March 20, 2008 at 09:14 AM
LOL!!!! I just snorted my coffee.
So THAT'S what you look like without a hat.
I pretty much look like that in the morning, but with darker under eye circles. ;)
Posted by: Jamie | March 20, 2008 at 09:28 AM
hee hee I'm glad to see you're not a follower!!
Posted by: bananas | March 20, 2008 at 09:30 AM
What... that's not you?
You're such a goofball, and that's why we love you. That and your mad photoshopping skillz :-)
Where do you get your fonts? Please share the fonts love with me. I love them!
Posted by: rachel | March 20, 2008 at 09:42 AM
That was just wrong...in so many ways. ;)
Thanks for the smile.
Posted by: Grandy | March 20, 2008 at 10:31 AM
It's the pregnancy. It'll do it to you every time!
Posted by: themommykelly | March 20, 2008 at 10:35 AM
ok
IM SO GIGGLING that I do my monday facetime rolling out of bed (and have a guest post coming on crankyfitness where I didnt brush hair as Toddler hid my brush) and had NO IDEA I WAS IN THE HIP-CROWD.
now
if I could just make my neighbors realize that---
M.
Posted by: MizFit | March 20, 2008 at 10:52 AM
LOL! We were just talking yesterday in a meeting at work about Nick Nolte's celebrity mug shot. I love that you paste your head on everything.
Posted by: sugarplumsmom | March 20, 2008 at 11:24 AM
You look like Nick Nolte in the morning? That's funny, I look like Gary Busey in the morning. LOL!
No matter what you look like, you make my day! :-)
Posted by: Christine @ Serenity How? | March 20, 2008 at 11:36 AM
Now I know who was stalking me in MY bathroom this morning! You are shameless, absolutely shameless. I love it!!
Rawk on with your bad self!! (You might want to book yourself for a facial though)
Posted by: Say What? | March 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Yeahhhh... I don't think I'll be posting to that one either. I'm so not pleasant in the morning.
Posted by: Reynie | March 20, 2008 at 12:17 PM
You can't post a pic fussy! It would go against everything you stand for! "We can't both look good it's me or the house!"
Posted by: Jennifer's luvin' Fussy | March 20, 2008 at 12:31 PM
oh come on fussy give us a little peek? a cheek? a forehead? an eyeball? ;) Something! I did it!
Posted by: Mackenzie's Momma | March 20, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Dang! You clean up good!
Posted by: Valarie | March 20, 2008 at 01:10 PM
This is hilarious!
Posted by: Sonia Simone | March 20, 2008 at 01:10 PM
I knew you wouldn't do it! I won't either!
Posted by: Happy Mommy | March 20, 2008 at 01:40 PM
Dear, dear Fussy, I must come out of lurking to say... you're my favorite. You made me laugh - in a public place no less - on a Thursday. Things just don't get better than that.
Posted by: Mamasteff | March 20, 2008 at 02:01 PM
wow. you're purty in the morning..;)
Posted by: ali | March 20, 2008 at 02:03 PM
What I was thinking as I scrolled down -
"Oh crap - if Fussy does this, I am SO gonna hafta do it..."
Nice save Fussy!!
Posted by: Domestic Chicky | March 20, 2008 at 04:22 PM
LOL That's exactly how I feel about the first morning picture craze that has gone around the blogosphere a few too many times. I think it's safe to say that it's sort of like a bad flu that you hope no one tags you for! Okay... so it's true for me anyways... I joined in one time though, in true fussypants form, you may remember...
http://www.shawnanigans.net/?p=750
Posted by: nancypants | March 20, 2008 at 04:51 PM
you look better with your hat on.
Posted by: The Nester | March 20, 2008 at 04:53 PM
So the hat is the secret to all of your beauty? The picture still looks better than me in the morning! That is why I won't be posting my morning pic.
Posted by: justmylife | March 20, 2008 at 04:56 PM
OT: Mrs Fussy, come look at a gift one of my friends gave me from the "both of us can't look good it's either me or the house" series.
http://ultrabeautyboutique.com/?p=101 (second photo from the bottom). =) I knew you'd be so proud! I gave you a little linky love too. *heart*
Posted by: Darla | March 20, 2008 at 05:26 PM
Oh, I really was waiting for the real face of Fussy! For shame! I added mine. Come on, give into the peer pressure! :)
Posted by: Summer | March 20, 2008 at 05:59 PM
OK. That was too funny. I'm not as brave as Sweetney, but I did post a bedhead photo on my Blissfully Domestic profile. It is called, simply, "bedhead." It's not a full headshot. That's all I'm telling for now. I didn't know this was a minitrend to photograph bedhead, a couple weeks ago, mine just looked like it did in that picture so I told my husband he simply MUST take a pic! :P
Posted by: Domestically Challenged Goddess | March 20, 2008 at 07:27 PM
HAHAHA.
I posted a picture of me OBVIOUSLY wearing makeup and said at the end that I'd cheated and that I was wearing makeup and STILL! STILL! people were like "you look so awesome first thing in the morning!". Funny!
Posted by: Beck | March 20, 2008 at 07:37 PM
You are SO funny! Thanks for the great laugh!
I don't dare show my first-thing-in-the-morning face either.
Posted by: Heather | March 20, 2008 at 08:20 PM
WTH is up with people linking to non Fight the Frump posts? Cheaters! Lame.
Posted by: Dre the Texican | March 21, 2008 at 09:00 AM
Girl, your hair is a little ratty.. LOL This made me chuckle out loud.. and I sooo knew Fussy would never be caught without her hat!!
Posted by: Kim | March 21, 2008 at 09:32 AM
All I'm thinking is that I need to find myself a fussy-hat if it makes THAT big of a difference! Geesh! ;-)
Posted by: Peapodsquadmom | March 21, 2008 at 09:40 PM
BWAHAHAHAHA! You rock.
Posted by: Sarcastic Mom | March 23, 2008 at 11:16 PM
I would love to show you all what I look like when I first wake up, but then there would be so many to have to have killed. I can't afford all those hired goons on my puny salary! Thanks for the giggle!
Posted by: 'cuz i'm the mommy, that's why | March 24, 2008 at 03:54 AM