The day I decided not to be a Basic Bitch

Contrary to what my Instagram displays, I’m not a boss bitch every day. In fact, most days I’m pretty average looking — for definite lack of trying. I’m lazy and slobbish and dare I confess, most days I don’t even bother to brush my hair. (euw right?)

Being the judgmental cookie that I am, I always used to question why some girls spend so much time and effort on make-up and looking good. I mean, what’s the point of accepting yourself as you are with your flaws if you can’t even confront your naked face in the mirror? I actually pitied the girl who did all of that and yet still decided to edit her pictures to look so much better. Honey, fall back.
As I’ve said before, during the week is my down time. So basically, I do not bother with make-up and doing hair and fancy clothing. I’m more of a ‘this passes for decent’ or ‘this just came out of the laundry so it must be clean’ type of gal during the week. That doesn’t mean that I don’t put in effort, but the effort is admittedly minimal. Ain’t nobody got time to be flossin’ on a dreary Monday morning.
It was not until this week, when I decided to actually put a little more effort into my physical appearance that I actually realized what a major difference it made. Not only did I feel much more ‘pazzazz’ but it actually shaped my attitude toward my day more positively. I kid you not, people greeted me on my way to work, my colleagues commented on my look, I was just overall more confident (not that I’m usually not, but more so). I was ready to take on the day, or as my one colleague phrased it, I looked ‘prepared’.
So it got me thinking…. People (including myself) are so quick to judge the girl who wears make up every day and is constantly trying to look good — but having been that person for a day, I wouldn’t mind doing it a little more often if it made me feel like a million bucks. For whatever reason a girl wants to make herself look beautiful, we should not cast judgement or shame just because we feel it’s unnecessary.
Of course, I feel that some do tend to go overboard and need to chill on the damn filters and MAC, but that’s just my opinion. If it makes you feel good, do that thang! I can’t even be mad at you. But remember, the person beneath is worth a million bucks either way.
That being said, I’ll probably go back to being a slob 75% of the time because I’m lazy and that’s just how I do.

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