"I wore my own clothes back then, which were not very good, and I cut my own hair, which also was not very good, " Ms. Williams said.

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She threw in slight OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) for good measure, to which I scoffed, thinking of the clothes strewn about my house.

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This process involved travel, time, money, speaking at length about my previous experiences, and, most painfully, several hours of wearing proper work clothes and blow-drying my hair ( straight hair and I are not good friends).

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