Self-Portrait Truthiness – Alternate Title: At Least You Can’t Smell My Breath

Is this Wednesday Wordless? Well. Not really. But at least it will have photos in it…

Back on Monday, March 10th, the always awesome Sweetney showed us her real, first thing in the morning self.

That’s right. Just after waking, no make-up, no hair primpin’ - no nothin’ extra.

Can I just say I LOVE a woman who’s not afraid to be Real?

I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve Photoshopped zits out of pictures I posted online. I mean, did you really want to see my whitehead? I doubt it.

But I’m also all about The Real.

If you’ve seen my “Everyday Me” collection (inspired by Madame Meow and clickflashwhirr), then you know I’m all about showing The Real. Cause, yeah. All my original zits are on those photos. I didn’t take any out (or add any, for the record).

And, I’m sure some of you recall when I shared Kevin & Leroy with you:

And then I introduced you to Pattie:

So, really. Not afraid of sharing The Real with any of you, because we can only benefit from accepting one another as who we really are. And if flashing my muffin-top at you will help facilitate that, then so be it.

Now, after Sweetney shared with us, she DOUBLE DOG DARED the rest of us to do the same. And then so did Her Bad Mother, Oh The Joys, IzzyMom, Mrs. Flinger, Motherbumper, Mamalogues, Breed ‘Em And Weep and the lovely Canadian 2008 Bloggies Winner (you go, girl!) who I have a huge hard-on for (yes, I can have those. and my penis is bigger than yours): Redneck Mommy.

And when THOSE women dare you to do something – you don’t F-Around. And when they DoubleDogDare you… you run like a mofo and complete the task ASAP.

So, I present to you the Ugly Truth that is Me Upon Waking:

“Do I really have to get up now?”

“Okay, I’m trying.”

“But I can’t look at you after last night.”

Now YOU should do it. Really. GO.

DO IT.

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#1 by Crunchy Domestic Goddess on March 19, 2008 - 12:17 AM

you are so awesome, lotus! i heart you.
that last picture is just beautiful. seriously.
and i need to do this challenge soon myself. btw, mine should also be titled that because my morning breath is enough to kill a horse.

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#2 by Maggie on March 19, 2008 - 12:28 AM

Yay, Lotus! You look good no matter what.

I haven’t technically done this, but I also kind of feel like I have because my self-portraits are pretty much never with any make up and pretty much exactly how I look, bad hair and all. In fact, my hair probably looks better right out of bed than it does all day

Still, maybe I’ll do this some morning. If not, I’m still glad you did.

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#3 by VDog on March 19, 2008 - 12:30 AM

I think I’m gonna hafta do this so y’all can see how HAWT I am first thing in the morning. LOL

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#4 by zoeyjane on March 19, 2008 - 12:39 AM

um, yeah, doesn’t looking like i just rolled out of bed ALL day count? good job, putting more the real out there.

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#5 by Ashley on March 19, 2008 - 12:44 AM

lol I don’t have time to take pics of me in bed. Unless it’s before I go to sleep. lol. I’m usually jumping up as soon as I hear the baby cry. lol

Good job at keeping it real!

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#6 by Mackenzie's Momma on March 19, 2008 - 1:21 AM

hey, lotus, I did it too! except i stood up and put my glasses on so i could actually get a shot of my face(cause who wants to see the wall behind my head?)

#7 by To Think Is To Create on March 19, 2008 - 1:24 AM

I’ve been meaning to do this all week, I keep leaving my camera downstairs.

Or is that just an excuse…?

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#8 by Jenty on March 19, 2008 - 1:36 AM

LOL, I love this post.
And Lotus, you look quite good in the morning!! Good for you for doing this post!

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#9 by amanda on March 19, 2008 - 2:31 AM

I hadn’t met Pattie. It’s nice to get acquainted with her.

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#10 by river on March 19, 2008 - 3:28 AM

If I had a blog I would NEVER do this. wouldn’t want to scare away all my readers with my pillow creased cheeks and scarecrow hair, not to mention the slitted eyes trying to keep out the glare of daylight.

#11 by MizFit on March 19, 2008 - 4:23 AM

is it wrong to say I think I love you?

I think that my best and worst quality is that I look PRECISELY THE SAME.

doesnt bode well for my daytimelook but its pretty ok for my firstthinginmorninggrabbingtoddler appearance.

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#12 by Veronica on March 19, 2008 - 5:23 AM

You know I totally *heart* you? Lets have babies together.

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#13 by Beck on March 19, 2008 - 5:58 AM

Good GRIEF! You are SO BRAVE! And that is exactly what I stagger out of bed looking like, execpt being about three decades older than you.

#14 by clickmom on March 19, 2008 - 6:07 AM

It’s too late for me to do anything about this today, but I can definitely participate tomorrow. The only thing I fear (cause I am at my most adorable in the AM-then it’s all down hill) is the flash. Cause I wake up while it is still dark. Wait a second, maybe that is why I look so cute hmmmmm…..

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#15 by wright on March 19, 2008 - 7:19 AM

Love the last shot – he he he, can’t look at you after last night!

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#16 by Ree on March 19, 2008 - 7:28 AM

I’ll probably have to take only pictures of the back of my head…since I’ve never shown my full face. Does that count?

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#17 by Kitty on March 19, 2008 - 7:53 AM

Yay for keeping it real.I look scary in the morning-IMO you look fine *sticks tongue out at you*

#18 by Lilacspecs on March 19, 2008 - 8:15 AM

I’m pretty impressed actually…no eye boogers or anything upon waking up is pretty good.

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#19 by napaboaniya on March 19, 2008 - 8:42 AM

Lotus, you look FINE even while waking moments!
If I ever had the guts to post my morning look, gosh! I’ll scare EVERYONE off my blog *lol*

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#20 by Lou Lohman on March 19, 2008 - 8:44 AM

The size of certain anatomical features notwithstanding (legendary and otherwise), you are absolutely beautiful in the morning. I wish I was good enough an artist to then say “I’d like to paint you”.

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#21 by Rebecca on March 19, 2008 - 8:51 AM

Yay, Lotus!

And I remember Kevin and Leroy. That’s the first time I ever met you, I think.

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#22 by Redneck Mommy on March 19, 2008 - 9:18 AM

Rawr!

It’s a well known fact that I love yer Pattie. Kevin and Leroy are cute but not nearly as sexy as Pattie.

But you my doll faced friend, well, you can climb into my bed any time. Just make sure you bring your um, TWINS, (heh heh) along.

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#23 by AmyM on March 19, 2008 - 9:49 AM

You’re hot. Way hot. Early AM Amy aspires to achieve your level of first waking up hotness.

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#24 by rachel on March 19, 2008 - 9:51 AM

I huge puffy fabulous heart you!
You’re still adorable. The one with your hand over your face.. princess looked at me and said: “Is that you mommy?”
I’ll do this when I get my new camera.
2 weeks. You can hold me to it
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#25 by b on March 19, 2008 - 9:53 AM

Oh my! This made me laugh more than you know. I will take you up on your challenge

Great post.

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#26 by janet on March 19, 2008 - 10:05 AM

girlfriend, you look better first thing in the morning than i do ALL FREAKIN DAY LONG!

i am not as brave as you. you’ll notice that, while i may have TALKED about fred and ethel backfat and their little sister, muffy muffintop, i haven’t actually SHOWN them … they’re getting a little irritated about their anonymous status, but i hold firm.

and you? you’re the one i have the hard-on for!!!

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#27 by MP on March 19, 2008 - 11:09 AM

DAMN…EVERYONE is jumping off the bridge…
I actually try to keep the camera AWAY from the bedroom

As I just said to Sarah – Goon Squad..I’ll do one from vacation when it’s a relaxed face waking up.

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#28 by Secret Agent Mama on March 19, 2008 - 11:16 AM

You know me. Even though I couldn’t handle the Everyday Me, I do show a lot of rawness on my P365. Love me, too.. I’m posting a morning pic, too (Project 365 – 209/365).

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#29 by Secret Agent Mama on March 19, 2008 - 11:18 AM

Oh and YOU.. you give ME a hard-on, babe!

#30 by Mrs. Flinger on March 19, 2008 - 11:52 AM

You’re awesome. And cute. And I AM SO TOTALLY JEALOUS OF OUR NOSE RING. Bitch. Might need to go be a total Lotus Look-Alike now. Because I would be HAWTT.

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#31 by Kim on March 19, 2008 - 12:12 PM

You are still beautiful.. Not one wrinkle!! I will do this challenge sometime this month for sure!

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#32 by Christina on March 19, 2008 - 1:57 PM

Look at you – you’re gorgeous even when you just wake up.

I’m going to do this project. As soon as I remember to get my camera ready in the morning.

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#33 by sweetney on March 19, 2008 - 2:09 PM

OH MY HOTT!

ps: YAY!!!

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#34 by drea on March 19, 2008 - 2:50 PM

you rock!! im not sure if im brave enough 2 do this, I may

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#35 by justmylife on March 19, 2008 - 3:12 PM

If I looked as good as you the first thing in the morning I would do it. I, however, look like I am coming off a 3 day drunk, so I won’t be sharing. I have scared my family, they mention if I feel as bad as I look, I really should go back to bed. Of course they won’t let me. Go figure.

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