I totally forgot to blog about this beforehand, but hopefully it will be available on TLC's website and in reruns.
Anyway, my friend Tenessa was featured on What Not to Wear last night! You can see my spouses in it right at the end -- NT is the guy in the checked shirt cheering, and AS is the woman with glasses and dreads getting interviewed at the end. I was at the big reveal, but I don't really show up on camera (blink and you'll miss me -- I had to rewind to find myself).
I like the show, and my friend confirmed that the hosts and the whole crew are really nice and fun. Her episode has some interest to budget-minded people because she's one of the few guests to consistently talk about how she only shops at thrift stores and/or wears hand-me-downs from friends. She picks up a shirt that costs $250 and says, "For that amount, I could get 250 pairs of jeans on dollar day at the thrift store!" 
At one point the hosts say something like, "You have to admit that these clothes are a huge step up from your dollar-day clothes." Tenessa says, "OK, I'll admit, these clothes are worth more than a dollar." LOL. She never really gives up her thrifty self; even at the end she says she still shops at thrift stores but is willing to spend a bit more to get nicer pieces that fit the fashion guidelines they gave her.
My friend's What Not to Wear episode!
December 14th, 2011 at 04:26 pm
December 14th, 2011 at 05:03 pm 1323882197
I'm sorry I missed it! I watched the Biggest Loser Finale with the kids' (we're all into healthy eating and fitness now) and TLC rebroadcasts start at 10:00. I almost watched. Will have to see if I can find it On Demand.
December 14th, 2011 at 07:11 pm 1323889872
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Very cool that your friend was on it. I tried to nominate a friend of mine, but they were only taking people from certain regions.
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December 15th, 2011 at 03:02 am 1323918160
Joan, yes, she gets to keep all the new clothes, $5000 worth! (She also said they didn't make her throw out every single scrap of her old clothing, which is what they imply on the show. For instance, they can't show logos on TV, so they didn't trash her Spongebob T-shirt.
gamecock, at the big reveal, after she came dramatically down the stairs, she had to do it two more times while we all acted like it was the first time, to make sure they had all the shots they needed.
CB, I think they were doing a big bunch of Minneapolitans recently, which must be why they picked Tenessa. There were about 4 new episodes before hers that were Minneapolis ladies too.
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