Monday, January 20, 2014

As I Was

When most photos of me are taken, I am usually standing (or sitting) with family/friends/etc., with a cheesy smile on my face, or I'm laughing inappropriately, talking, or blinking.  Some people are naturally photogenic, I haven't found this to be the case with me.  It's not that I don't like having my picture taken ... what am I saying, yes it is.  I guess it's the idea of a staged photo that I object to.  Ones where I (or other people) are naturally DOING something, or are in a situation that tells a story, are much more interesting.

I recently found this photo of me ... it was probably taken in the late 1980s.  The Husband snapped it with my then-state-of-the-art Polaroid camera.  I was finishing the drywall in the basement room that would become his home office.



This photo clearly shows that I make a complete mess of myself when I'm drywalling.  As I work, I scrape my knife on the edge of the tray (that yellow thing in my hand), and then I wipe the knife clean on my pant leg.  If I had turned around, you would see that my left leg was probably fairly clean.  I must have just started the second coat of mud, because I'm working on the vertical seam ... my habit is to do ceiling, inside corners, vertical seams, then the long horizontal seams.  Can't get this much of a story from a posed, 'Say Cheese' type of pic.

The family who bought this house from us in 2000 is still there.  I wonder if this room is still painted green?

(Thanks to Jane at Small But Charming for dreaming up the idea of "As You Were".)

18 comments:

  1. Back in that era your hair reminds me of my long hair. Could only afford a haircut 1/year.

    And of the AC that I had to adjust a garden hose on for cool air in summer.

    In winter I wore a down jacket in the house.

    None of the above is in my life now.

    XO T

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  2. So you have always been handy!

    Remember when we wore bandanas for everything?

    I use to wear them in the kitchen when I was a chef.

    I totally empathize with having my picture taken, i can't smile on demand.

    Thanks for sharing.

    xo J

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  3. Great photo, and it does tell more of a story than a staged photo. I think I look better in "captured" photos, too.

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  4. Random photos are the best, no self consciousness. I'm very impressed that you are doing drywall.

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  5. Fun picture--so pretty and ernest.
    Love the bandana!

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  6. I love this photo. Reminds me of when a co-worker of mine said he wasn't going to get married until he could find a woman who could (as he put it "spackle". He loved that Connie was cute and handy. I'm pretty sure he's still single :). I guess I was the lucky guy that got the only one!

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  7. I love that picture of you. Caught doing what you do. But, I also like staged photos so I guess I am happy with most anything. Hugs, Latane

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  8. Those are the best kind of pictures... and you still amaze me with the projects you take on.

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  9. I love it... and the bandana! I still have all of mine.

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  10. Love a woman who can mud! It's probably my favorite part of DIY. Looks like you're doing a great job. Glad Jane dreamed up this game.

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  11. Cannot express how much I love your husband's paintings. They are perfect in every way.

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  12. I love those photos that tell a story. Look how young you were there- how young we ALL were then.

    I had a Polaroid, too. oh yes-waiting for those magic pictures that developed! xo Diana

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  13. Nice photo. Not much for being photoed either. Impressed that you like to drywall, very handy skill to have.

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  14. We all love our Polaroids! And, this is a great photo with a great story. Clearly, you have always been amazing.

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  15. I much prefer candid photos as opposed to the "posed" ones.

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  16. ....Isn't that the way you're SUPPOSED TO dry wall..??? ; D
    Great pic--
    Catherine

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  17. Visiting from SmallButCharming's As We Were party. Gotta love house rehab, huh? I just read several posts bout how how you found and bought the house. It's gorgeous and worth every nickel, as far as I'm concerned!

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  18. This sort of photo is the best kind to have, rather than the squinting into the sun variety. It captures that bit of the past just perfectly.

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