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.”