Bumming it brings balance

I'm either dressed to the nines, or completely bumming it. That's how I roll and that's how I like it. No one should be wearing a full face of makeup and dressed presentably all of the time. It's unnatural! For me, I live in a land of extremes. If I'm going to look good, I'm gonna bring it with everything I've got. But I can't half-a$$ it. During the school year, as soon as I get home I change from my fabulous, completely put-together outfits into pajamas. Hair up. Let my makeup smear. I like to think it brings balance to the universe. So, just so no one is led astray by my perfectly-poised outfits (ha), here are a few pics of me just bumming it. And I go out and about while bumming it too! It builds character. I have many of these bumming it days during summer break, naturally. I think I'm going on 2 weeks without having worn makeup or heels right now... Sacre bleu I need a night out! (Just kidding. Totally enjoying recharging my batteries.)

Side rant. How come in movies, people with curly hair never get frizzy, out-of-control crazy curls? When I put my hair up I have all kinds of awkward, refusing-to-be-tamed rebel strands that curl out of my scalp at the oddest, most unflattering angles. All I'm sayin is curly-haired people are not being accurately represented in movies/tv, and I take offense to that because now people have unrealistic expectations for how curly hair should look. S'all I'm sayin. End rant.

Note: many of these are "exhausted teacher pics" that I've posted on Instagram over the last school year... Aspiring teachers, in case anyone hasn't warned you yet... this is an absolutely exhausting profession. (But totally worth it, of course!!) If you're doing it right, you will be exhausted (and happy!! and fulfilled!!) at the end of every long day.

First I would like to thank SnapChat's "pretty" filter for making my face somehow still presentable in this stereotypical bumming it picture

This was one of those aforementioned "exhausted after a day of planning, teaching, grading papers, and running a household" posts. My husband Q likes to nap in my lap. These little breaks while he naps are always prime picture-taking opportunities because I  always play on my phone while he naps on me.

One should always bum it with nature. Because nature bums it with us.

#ExhaustedTeacherLife Frazzled hair, expression, and all

See. Another nap in lap picture. I told ya, it's our thing.
P.S. Feel free to not tell Q I've been posting pictures of him napping... He has a bada$$ image to maintain.

What is this picture doing in here?! This was taken Thanksgiving morning, in my coffee pajama pants, surrounded by various stuffed animals Q has given me. ...You can bum it in the morning too.

So this is all to say, that just because you love fashion, that doesn't mean you have to be perfectly polished and fashionable every day of every week! Be comfortable! Be natural. Let loose a little, it's healthy for the soul.