Kyoo 77

It's all in the name of beauty.....

Actually, it's more in the name of experience and story-time.

So, recently, I decided that I would try waxing my legs. Oh, this is not for the faint of heart by the way. This decision required a week and a half of preparation. The preparation? Getting the hair long enough. It drove me crazy! I'm already OCD about my legs and to have to grow the hair out to 1/4 of an inch about killed me. The real kicker was when I went swimming this morning and felt a noticeable drag from my legs. I kicked the can after that and called the hair long enough.

This leads to the actual experience. The consensus? Don't try this at home! It was painful, irritating, and missed a lot. Maybe I was doing it wrong but I think I'm a fan of shaving. Quick, relatively painless, and it does the job right. None of this every-other-hair stuff. Now I can officially say that I have waxed my legs. And I will probably never do it again.

I know you all can rest easy knowing that. What to hear something else?

I went tanning for the first time today too.

I told myself that I would never tan but I broke down for a few reasons:

1. It's cold. Tanning is warm.
   
2. There is a lot of cloud cover here and very little sun. I need sun. Tanning is like the sun.
3. I'm going to Central America in a few months and don't want to scar anyone's retinas. Two words: pasty white.

This in mind, I purchased a tanning package and began my adventure. I was actually kind of scared this morning because I didn't know what to expect. But, Snickers filled me in on the need-to-know specifics. Still, it was an interesting experience.

The tanning room was decked-out in this tropical theme and instantly made me happy. I got ready, slicked on the SPF 50 sunblock (safety fist), popped in my Boston cd (that sold me right there - the fact that the bed had a CD player in it!), and familiarized myself with the instructions. After searching for longer than I care to admit I found the "start" button and lied down to bask in the fake sun. It was warm, and light, and relaxing, and gave me time to think. Tanning time is great meditation time.

And the best part was that I didn't burn! I'm looking forward to next time.

Tanning = good. Waxing = bad.

It was a productive day. I also went to class and work. Don't think I primped the whole day.

And, I'm sure you're dying to hear about my trip to Vegas this weekend that officially kicked off my birthday celebration. Well, you'll have to wait.

Have a great day :)