first up is one of my best friends....i've known jorjee douglass since the early 90's when we both lived in san francisco, rummaging through thrift stores, going to rock shows, and enjoying the pre-dot-com wild, artsy and free frontier that it was. now that we have both found ourselves in los angeles, i'm not sure how jorjee even found time to respond to me...she wears so many hats: wife, mama, make-up artist to the stars, a founding member of the citizen's band, singer/songwriter, fashion icon, blogger...but i remember when she told me she was pregnant and how excited i was...she was probably one of my first friends to have a baby and somehow that made it seem more real for me...jorjee, being one of the most creative and fun people i know, is one of those mamas that brings love, light, magic and humor to her family and to everyone she meets.
have you always known you wanted to be a mama?
yes! i have always known i'd be a mama, but coming from an overly large family of eight, i always thought i would adopt a child. i used to dream of being adopted and treated like a queen. i never had the urge to have my own until it was almost too late--i was 40!
{jorjee eight months pregnant performing with the citizen's band}
tell me about your kids.
i have one girl. she just turned four. her name is maude mary feathers boddie. i can't just tell you about her without making this 100 pages long! she is the smartest lady i know! i love her and respect her so much, and that's just putting it mildly! i wish i were her...ha ha, i don't really, but i'm just blown away by her awesomeness daily!
{maude, at two years old, following in her mamas footsteps painting pretty faces}
how did you find out you were pregnant?
while i was at work. i lived in new york at the time, but i was on a job in los angeles {payless shoes commercial!} and i could just tell! it went something like this: "i think i'm preggers i'm gonna go buy a test at cvs on the way to work" and i did. when i had a break, i walked across the street and took the test in the public bathroom at peet's coffee. positive!
since you are a working mama, how do you balance your work/life load?
i don't really balance it...i live like a junkie, i fill myself up as much as i can with my daughter and family when i have time off and don't see that much of my friends, that's my trade off. but i have great quality time with maude. when i work the days are 12-14 hours so it gets hard! i try to arrange for her to come to set after school so we can hang out for at least an hour.
what is your favorite thing about being a mama?
i'm not really doing anything that differently...i think i've always been a mama!
does "alone time" exist for you? how do you take care of yourself?
i go to a korean spa and soak every few months...i stay up late and watch bad tv or i get up before everyone else in the house.
tell me about your job? how does it affect you as a mother?
i'm a make-up artist, so my daughter looks pretty all the time! {laughs!}
who/what inspires you as a mama?
maude inspires me and her future well being. come to think of it, i'm very inspired by my sister-in-law, liz. she can do everything and does it in an awesome witchy way. hello glitter play doh!
what other projects do you have besides work & family?
i am a founding member of the citizen's band, a performance troupe in new york...i also write things...and i've just started a hippie band collective with my husband and your wife called canyon people...we're making honest dirty rock'n'roll for all with a rotating cast of guest star characters!
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