I was dropping the twins off at preschool the other day when their classmate’s mom came up and grabbed my sweater. “Is this new?” she asked. As I was about to answer, she said “I know it’s not, because you’re on the diet!” I admitted as much, and we proceeded to talk about TGAAD and whether she would join (she’s thinking about it).
Our exchange made me happy, as it suggested that my mom and sisters aren’t the only folks reading our posts. But it also left me a bit disconcerted. Somehow, I didn’t think about participation in TGAAD affecting my interactions in the real world. I assumed the diet would stay in the blogosphere and its vast network of tubes. Now, I realize that I have outed myself as someone who spends a fair amount of time thinking and talking about clothes, and I wonder how that will play out in my day to day life.
Thus far, the response from family, friends, and my (relieved) husband has been positive. And there has been an unexpected upside: TGAAD has provided me with an impetus to be more put together. This stems in part from an effort to maximize my closet, but is primarily due to the desire not to appear to be a complete mess if someone who knows I’m on the diet sees me. This impetus does not always prevail, as the neighbors who saw me frantically putting out the recycling in my PJs on Tuesday can attest. I have 50 more weeks to work on it.
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Kristin,
I too am a little self conscious when people look at me in my middle earth outfit and ask themselves…”That woman has a clothing conundrum? Who knew?” I was also asked by a television producer how I would feel if a camera crew came in to document my closet and some of the other participants and their closets. I haven’t called him back simply because I don’t really know if I’d like that or not. So…I get it.
Kind of makes it seem like you may have an extra conscience out there….a daunting thought really. I have a hard enough time evading the one I’ve got!