Writer's Block

I’ve always heard of this malaise but haven’t experienced it in a huge way until recently. Honestly, I can’t think of anything to write about!  Part of the problem I’m sure, is that I’ve begun to wonder if anything I have to say is important enough to put into print, and if anyone has time to read it. We are constantly going here and there, so I’m assuming everyone is as busy as I am. The stories hitting the internet this week are so touching and in some cases so grim, that writing about mundane life almost seems counterproductive. I guess I could add my two cents to some story coming out of the entertainment world. Talk about counterproductive! Why Lindsay had so much blush on when she was late to the morgue… how much or how little Angela weighs now… is Jennifer really pregnant?  What about Ashton? No, I know he's not pregnant.

Perhaps I could write about manners and where they’ve gone or why a person would throw away a perfectly good latte because of a simple remark by the barrista. Another story.

Truly, most topics are seeming unimportant to me except for how they relate to loving and helping each other, and eternity and what we’re going to do about it. This is not to say I’ll never write about something silly again, but not for awhile.

Quest for Beauty

Looking good is fairly important to me, and as I stood at the mirror pulling this way and that  with my fingertips on the loose skin at my temples, and then at my neck, I was thinking, If only I could really do this…But as far as ever messing with my face with surgery or botox goes, it’ll never happen. First of all, I’m a chicken and couldn’t face (no pun intended) going under a knife to smooth out my skin. Also, there are several women I’ve seen who look as though they opened a catalog and said, “There, that’s the look I want; fat lips, squinty eyes, and cheeks which look stretched to the limit. Never mind the neck, I’m leaving it turkey-wattle-like.”

I will stick with minor, tried-and-true attempts at keeping my face presentable; wash, brush, floss, and moisturize with calendula, Retin A, vitamins and minerals, UVB, UVA, alpha hydroxy acids, kinetin, blah, blah. I’ll keep my eyebrows under control, use light lipstick, and smile a lot.

I decided it WAS time to color my hair, another thing I could do to follow my quest for youth and beauty.  I see women every day who look fine with their hair its natural grey color, but on me it seems to pull what color I have out of my face, through each dull hair, and out into the air. I used to pay an arm and a leg to have my hair colored and highlighted, but now do it myself with fairly good results. (I think!) I do get highlights in between coloring at the roots!

Two more important regimens to follow for beauty are of course diet and sleep. Hmmm, all protein, all vegetable, only carbohydrates, or sea food- eat everything I see? I’d eat chocolate for all three meals every day if I thought I could get away with it! But no! It’s oatmeal for breakfast, broccoli, fish, brown rice, and 1% milk for lunch, and spinach, chicken, and whole wheat bread for dinner. Thinking of the other above mentioned regimen, I think I’ll put this blog to bed and get my beauty sleep. Anyway, my mom always said, “Beauty is as beauty does.”