I wear casual clothes almost every day of my life. Makeup consists of a little bit of blush and sometimes, if I’m feeling wild and floozy, a bit of mascara.
I had a glimpse into the world of broadcasting this weekend when I was asked to be on a panel for the new 30 minute programming being filmed for Moms Everyday. I flew to Colorado and joined four amazing professional moms and we spent three days filming six shows to air on different stations across the country.
I felt so lucky to be there. Especially because I didn’t have a freakin’ clue what I was doing. Luckily, they all were patient and had pity on me when I constantly asked, “Do I talk now? How about now? Now?”
But harder than reading from a teleprompter, or trying not to look at the hair out of place on your head in the monitor above you, was the fact that for three days, I had to be a grown-up professional in my appearance. No yoga pants. No flip flops and definitely no Goldfish cracker stuck to my ass. And when the show wrapped, I was exhausted. Not from the work but from having to look somewhat decent for that long.
Hats off to those in broadcasting – it’s a lot of makeup and a lot of hair products. And what’s even harder, it’s a lot of slow talking – an action I’m completely incapable of doing.
But you know what? I had a blast. I loved watching something awesome come together with a group of powerful, amazing women. It was such a female-empowering experience. I learned from these ladies and appreciated the hard work of the folks behind-the-scenes.
I must admit, I dreamed of going on that microphone from the control room and pretending to be God talking down to everyone. They did humor me though and let me change the words on the teleprompter for one of the ladies and got her to talk about swinging and sleeping with multiple partners.
Gotta love an experience that embraces a good practical joke…
Plus, I stalked, I mean, nicely chatted while she tried to get quickly away in the elevator, with Amber Rose in our hotel. She was very pleasant and can seriously wrote a crew cut. Plus, you gotta see her latest dress for the MTV Video Music Awards – google it. Damn.
And on top of that, I got to try out hair extensions, courtesy of Bao Vang, one of the panelists, who let me borrow hers for some fun after the shoot. I’m definitely getting some of those for my 40th birthday next month. Nothing says “I’m not old” like trying to look like a 20 year-old.
Here’s some pics from the insanity…
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- Seeing Amber Rose (model/ex of Kanye West) in hotel lobby
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- Seeing the set for the first time
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- Talking during a panel chat
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- Filming a promo by myself. Gulp.
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- All the ladies!
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- Bao & her beautiful extensions
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- Sexy hair – courtesy of Bao’s extensions!
Thank you – to all the ladies of Moms Everyday and the amazing crew – you gave me a weekend I’ll never forget. And neither will my poor little toes who currently hate me for attempting to wear heels. I’ll send you the podiatry bill…
