Wow ~ today is the day, we have waited for since the day we were filmed so many weeks ago. I have mixed emotions about reality tv and my debut on it! Of course I am excited about it ~ who wouldn’t be? I think we had a fabulous shoot that day with lots of wonderful talent and help to pull it off. Am I anxious it will come out okay on TV? Of course I am. Will we be shown in a positive light and not the negative one we so often see on reality tv? Will I look fat (sorry guys that is a question we all have no matter our size or age!!!)? Will they catch me making one of my faces that I make without even realizing it and put it on national tv ~ possibly out of context? Will we get made fun of or talked about. Probably, but dressing like I have all these years hasn’t come without the occasional comment or look – ok more than occasional if the truth be known.
The film crew and producers were also great to work with – they weren’t scheming to create animosity among us and we told them when they filmed us they had better make us look skinny and smart (yea right). They said they would – time will tell. I was surprised at how much was set up and refilmed instead of it being just caught in the moment. When they filmed at the office & my house it was crazy how big their crew was – they had one guy specifically to go in and tape over or move anything that they didn’t have the permission or rights to us (pictures, magazines, coke cans etc). I am sure by all of the big trucks and moving vans that pulled up in my driveway that day the neighbors had to be convinced I was moving! It was a little awkward to think that your every word was being recorded and our every action was being filmed to be used you don’t know how. This was my first experience being recorded for that long in that way – was a little nervous!!!!
But my hope is that the world is going to see what an amazing group of women we had working TOGETHER that day. It was an amazing experience to have the talents of so many strong women being showcased that day ~ from the hair to the makeup, from the photography to the styling, from the models – both human and four legged, from the Gypsy Tails to the all the helpers.
I want that to be the message that the viewers take away – that women can work together and support each other with a positive outcome. It really was a good day and a good experience for all.
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