sebagai anak cewek, dari gue kecil gue selalu jadi bulan2an keluarga gue dalam urusan "getting ready". maksudnya getting ready dalam hal mau bepergian gitu loh. dari yang dibilangin mandinya lama, dandannya lama, bla bla bla.. semuanya lengkap!! sementara gue sendiri sebenernya bete banget kalo mesti spend so much time to get ready. apalagi kalo pagi2 jam nya mau ngantor. kayaknya repooot gitu. duluuu, waktu masih kecil, emang yang bikin lama adalah urusan bangun dan masuk ke kamar mandi nya (
namanya juga anak kecil.. malessss!). tapi semakin gede, semakin banyak yang mesti gue lakukan just to get myself ready to go out the door.
dari yang tadinya gak mesti pake make-up, sekarang paling gak make-up an dulu. blow dry rambut dulu. belom lagi kadang suka bingung mau pake baju apa. kalo maen asal ambil trus gak matching, bisa bikin gue bete seharian. kayaknya saltum gitu.. ato malah jadi ga mood ngapa2in. males ketemu orang, bawaannya jadi moody berat di kantor. susah deh jadi cewek!! urusan salah pake baju aja bisa ngaruh ke mood, coba??
kadang gue suka mikir, jadi cowok kok lebih enak sih. abis mandi, tinggal ngeringin badan, pake baju and
there! ready in less than 15 minutes (counting the time in the shower). tiap hari gue selalu muter otak gimana caranya biar besok gue bisa getting ready as fast as possible.
masalahnya, udah jadi kebiasaan gue untuk put on my make-up, although it's very light and nothing compares to those make-up junkies. yang penting pake bedak, ngerapiin alis and lip gloss. but even that takes at least 5 minutes of my time. trus rambut juga gitu... mesti di blow dry, kalo gak... jadi lepek, keluar2, berantakan.. jadi bikin bad mood. ada masanya dimana gue sengaja berambut panjang, biar tinggal diiket aja. tapi gue juga mikir kesehatan rambut gue.. kalo diiket mulu jadi suka rontok. sementara kalo digerai tanpa dicuci ato di blow dry, lepek banget (derita punya rambut lurus yang halus banget!). jadi lah gue bela2in blow dry rambut dulu tiap pagi. and that takes at least 10-15 minutes of my time. lamaaaaa!!!! belom lagi kalo urusan ngantor dulu, gue selalu pengen kemeja gue terlihat rapi. jadi biasanya gue nyetrika dulu di kamar, paling gak kerahnya berdiri dengan bagus dan ga ada crease2 akibat di impit2 dalam lemari. takes time bener deh...
jangan dikira gue suka yah taking so much time just to get ready. gak suka banget. but i have to go through it, so i can have a good day. weird reasoning, eh? women!
nah, sejak gue hamil, urusan getting ready ini juga jadi faktor yang rada2 annoying buat gue. apalagi di trimester pertama. belom lagi urusan mual2 di pagi hari dan rasa malas yang makin tambah gede. pengennya tuh kadang2.. kalo bisa gue tinggal blink aja trus gue udah rapi and ready to go. sementara selama hamil kan gue juga ga bisa grasa grusu yang buru2 gitu. mesti takes time, semuanya serba pelan2 (walopun kadang2 akhirnya suka lupa!). belom lagi urusan make lotion di daerah perut, demi menghindari stretch mark. dari makein oil, stretch mark cream, lotion, semuanya deh.. itu aja kayaknya udah bikin gue kecapekan sendiri. trus awal2 sih masih mayan gampang pemilihan bajunya, tapi sekarang?? apa2 juga udah ga cocok ama gue kayaknya... secara badan udah makin menggembung gini. dandan juga sama... sampe gue balik ke jakarta lebaran kemaren motong rambut gue jadi pendek, biar gue ga terlalu repot ama urusan blow-dry. walopun tetep rutinitas itu dijalanin tiap pagi, tapi mayan cut my timing... karena rambutnya pendekan, yang penting kering, gak perlu pake di sisir per layer segala.
there were times during my first trimester that i ended up getting tired from all the time to get ready, that by the time i waited for my bus to work, i got light-headed from standing too long. sekarang sih udah mendingan, karena udah diakalin pas dandan gue duduk dan ngatur barang2 dandanan gue sedeket mungkin jadi gue ga perlu bolak balik yang menghabiskan energi gue. oh and also always make sure that i have my breakfast before i walk out the door. tapi tetep aja, everyday, i always try to get ready as little time as possible but still look made up so i can have bright day ahead.
i'm always amazed to see those women who can look so made up with their perfect hair & make-up and matching clothes from head-to-toe every day. i wonder how long does it take them to get ready? i know some of my friends would take 2-3 hours just to get ready to work, while i always want it no more than 30 minutes (including shower).. cuz more than that is just waaayyy too long for me. i just can't stand to stay in front of the mirror and get ready, but i have to cuz that's the sacrifice of being a woman. i can't help it that i want to look good everytime i go out and even though i complain about taking too long to get ready, i won't sacrifice it by looking 'kucel' when i go out. a lady should look nice, no matter what, i think. i don't need to have a full make-up and a matching outfit from head-to-toe, but enough to make me look nice and ready to take on the world.
it's hard to be a woman *sigh*. we may bring it ourselves to make it hard, maybe. i don't know. how about you? how long does it take you to get ready and prepare for a bright day ahead?
:: sLesTa
