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#RSGETREAL: 15 "Get Real on the Internet Week" Photos to Make You Feel Better About Your Life
Feeling fed-up with all the pretty, posed, and perfect shots in your Instagram feed? Tired of everyone on Facebook showing off home-cooked meals while you order Dominos again? Maybe it's time for a dose of "Get Real on the Internet Week.” Sponsored by Real Simple magazine, the campaign aims to stand as an antidote to “faux-perfection on social media."
Earlier, I shared some unedited, unfiltered, and terribly mundane images from a day in my life. Now it's time to take a look at other Internet denizens getting real. Here are 15 photos shared by folks on Instagram and Twitter with the #rsgetreal hashtag.
Image: Peripixie/Instagram
Not-So-New Pedicure
“Growing out your bangs? Pshhhht. I’m growing out my pedicure…that my seven year old gave me…in October,” posted Jen Garry on Instagram. #rsgetreal
Image: cuddlesandchaos/Instagram
Terrifying Cookies
Real Simple magazine shared this picture of the magazine’s photo editor’s attempt to decorate cookies (“Sorry if she starts to haunt you,” RS tweeted). #rsgetreal
#morninghair #stillinpajamas
“I don’t exactly look fashionable while writing a fashion blog,” tweeted Bridgette Raes. #rsgetreal
Guilty Cats of Instagram
“At least she has the good sense to look guilty,” Erin Henry says. #rsgetreal
Breakfast of...Champions?
“This is what my breakfast typically looks like. Oh well,” tweeted Illinois TV journalist Meghan Townley. #rsgetreal
New Year's Cleaning...Still
“The end of a January spring cleaning that started on Jan 1,” Emily Bishop tweeted with this photo. #rsgetreal
Cat Hair Crisper
“Every time I open the fridge, Figgy jumps in!” admitted Real Simple editor Yolanda Wikiel on Twitter. “It terrifies me to think how much cat hair I’ve digested!” #rsgetreal
Cute PJs, Though
“Sometimes my biggest accomplishment of the day is showering and putting on matching pajamas,” posted teacher and new mom Kate Marie with this Instagram photo. #rsgetreal
Um...Sure!
“Cartoon-shaped Easy Mac is a totally acceptable lunch for adults, right?” asked Abi Naumann on Instagram. #rsgetreal
Vanity Madness
“Cleaning up this madness that exploded on my vanity as I tweet!” says @HelloLaura96. #rsgetreal
Happens to the Best of Us
“‘Wait. What?’ Says I as photog politely tries to tell me of our little lipstick situation,” posted writer and stylist Kimmy Erin. #rsgetreal
The Important Stuff
“This is what the freezer looks like. #vodka #bread #ice,” says @leerothchild. #rsgetreal
#nomakeup #nofilter
“It’s not always about filters and clothes. Feeling brave today. ” posted Hilary Davies. #rsgetreal
Better Luck Next Time?
“I had high hopes for my cow-shaped chocolate chip cookie,” posted Instagram user @yahley2. #rsgetreal
