For many of you who saw the baby-product segment I did on Los Angeles’ KTLA-5’s Morning News (CLICK HERE TO WATCH!), I hope you enjoyed all the fabulous products! (Remember to visit my friends over at Plush Little Baby for giveaways and all the latest research and info for posh family gear!)
HOWEVER, there was a BIG part of the story you didn’t see: My personal drama with what to wear, whether I should tell, and what the hell to do with LadyP.
I’ll share with ya… Issue #1:
WHAT TO WEAR: I kid you not, I dashed out of my house with my entire closet piled on top of my bed…. all in an effort to figure out what was “appropriate for television.” With my baby belly now OUT, I couldn’t decide which way to swing. Tasteful and loose blouse, or modern-mommy fitted chic? Or maybe I should just capitalize on the temporary-cleavage I’ve got at my disposal for the next few pregnant months? (I came THIS close to wearing the lowest-cut and most arguably-provocative of options just to be able to sport an ample bosom on TV for once in my life, but then the small-town gal in me decided against it.) Would you judge me in a too-tight outfit? Would you judge me in a moo-moo? Would you judge me if I channeled my inner Pam Anderson? Yes, Yes, YES. Hmmmm. (Not to mention my Hubby would be mortified if my ta-tas were pushed up over and out before 9am.)
What you also didn’t see: The mess of prepping for a teeny 2-minute segment!
On to the next dilemma: WHETHER I SHOULD ‘TELL’ (regarding my baby bump). Just yesterday, it dawned on me that I wasn’t sure if I’d informed the incredible lady who runs Plush Little Baby that her hustling spokesperson was about 7 months pregnant. Crap. Would it matter? Would she flip when she saw me? Well, I thought, the segment is about baby products. Surely my bump – and my 1-year old on set – provides added credibility to viewers that I do in fact know what I’m talking about. But as a girl who’s worked in TV-land, being preggo on camera (in high heels, like me) is often source of panic for producers (if you don’t work with them full-time already). Double crap.
Issue #3: WHAT TO DO WITH LADYP. After dialing up everyone I knew over the preceding weeks – including yesterday – I still didn’t know who was going to keep an eye on my wild little toddler while I was busy setting up the products on set for 30 minutes. “Sorry not in town, Sorry I’m working, Sorry I’m the car-pool mom that day, Sorry I have an appointment that morning…. Sorry Sorry Sorry.” $hit. (Thankfully, my mom-in-law saved my butt around 3pm. Close one.)
Once that was settled, I realized: Who cares about any of the rest of it. There aren’t any lives at stake. This is fun. Just GO. Fabulous is figuring things out with the resources you have AT THAT TIME and DOING… so I did. Belly, bosom, baby and all.
Now I’m ready for the holidays.
