Hi,
I've been reading along here for a while and then wanted to let it go but it's very entertaining and accurate.
I've been following Annie since New York/London days because I liked her style then, I've always been able to ignore the quinoa etc and wasn't her focus then.
The early days in Munich were also characterized by more joie de vivre, more colorful outfits, lifestyle just.
What I still find good and why I still follow her at all is that she prioritizes health and her ideas about life (you can find good or not, she has also verbalized this once, something like: just because everyone does it that way or because it is the easier way you do not have to do it that way).
I think she has a trauma from her "fat and acne" times, what started with good intention (healthy lifestyle, little stress, skin care etc.) has degenerated and become an obsession.
I also can't really believe this perfectly curated life where even drawers have to be sorted and cleaned 10 times a year, and I find it creepy to portray that on the internet, even though I'm sure there are followers who really still take her as a role model.
Sure you only see part of it but I find it negatively triggering for people who struggle with perfectionism or some form of orthorexia.
What I would miss is: a meaningful profession that contributes to society, exposure to other countries and cultures, literature aside from "self-help books", failure, the ups and downs of life....
And OF COURSE she is also the perfect pregnant woman, she has only "cute" cravings like ginger water, buys as well as for the apartment everything new including pregnancy clothes although she should have 400 leggings at home (hello overconsumption).
I just don't buy it, I was pregnant myself last year and now have a baby and it was & is WILD. Although I had an uncomplicated pregnancy it was the most blatant change I have ever experienced, physically and emotionally. I usually live pretty healthy but went to Mc Donalds 3 times in one week just because I felt like it, some days I just slept and didn't clean anything up, etc.
And no matter how organized you are, birth and postpartum are just exhausting, there are bodily fluids from you and the baby everywhere, and you quickly change your perspective on tidiness and perfection (unless Mo and Annie have 3 employees cooking shredded chicken salad and wiping baby puke off the white couch).
Unfortunately, pregnancy and motherhood is glorified on the internet and often not shown authentically, if anyone is pregnant, this video by Jenn Imm helped me a lot because she was so honest ("Confessions of a pregnant woman"):
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=confessions+of+a+pregnant+woman
I also can't forget Mo's comment in the announcement video, he says something like "it's going to be messy" and you can see by the facial expressions that he's a little excited and Annie is like "mh yeah" and thinking "my baby doesn't make a mess because I control everything".
Well, these are my thoughts, I haven't watched the new video yet but I'm a bit curious how everything will develop, maybe the baby will lead to her becoming more relaxed, I would wish it on her
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Also I think this Reel is so Annie (and all The other THAT GIRLS misleading people on the Internet):
had to laugh so hard
ps: hope it is ok to link something here