Caprese salads for this pleasant, sunny day.
Well, my face is slowly returning to normal (for those that didn't catch it on Bob's blog, I cut jalepenos then scrubbed my face with a cleanser...all while having jalepenoey hands). I was able to use a buff puff pad (from my shelf of rarely used products) to gently buff away the dead skin on part of my face. There are still some patches of flaky skin left. I am hoping by tomorrow they will buff away nicely.
Anyway, have you ever thought, "I'd probably be really good looking IF...?"
I've always thought I could be really attractive if I were thin and had great skin. My eyes would still be squinty, but that's ok. Not that being a hottie is the most important thing to me (I'd have made more effort to lose weight if it was). I just sometimes have that thought as I wash my face at night, or do my hair in the morning.
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All the time, especially now in the midst of my "Holy Shit, I'm in my Fucking 30s" crisis.
I have a problem with my eyes, especially my right eye, which is why I tend to prefer to be photographed with shades on. It squints too much when I smile and looks very alien to me.
I also have always thought that about my teeth. I have a little bit of crowding with my bottom teeth and an overlap with one of my top teeth. There are people who have known me for years who have never noticed this. But I notice it. And I feel like I would be beautiful if I had perfectly straight teeth.
I can get very down about the rest of myself. There was a time when I felt so good about who I was, and I was very confident. And I think I would be more attractive if I could somehow find that confidence again.
And I'm glad your face is feeling better.
*smooch*
I'm glad your face is doing better.
My most hated feature is my nose, I've always hated it. I wish it was just a little smaller. I'd be hot then. *grin* Well hotter. *snort* yeah right.
I would have been more attractive if I had been born in a different body with a different face. At least I have a sense of humor though. *grin*
I'm with Boo. I've become much more critical of myself in my 30s.
But alas, as the great sailor and spinach spokesman Popeye once said: "I am what I am, and that's all what I am."
Glad your face is feeling better. Ewww, jalapeno hands - had 'em, hate 'em.
I've always found there is always something more when it comes to physical beauty. For instance, I lost 30 lbs last year and have kept it off. Is that good enough for me? Nope, I still think I look quite heavy in photos. And I think I need major toning and then I would look good.
I've even taken the drastic step of surgery. All my life I had this double chin thing, no matter how skinny or overweight I was. So I promised myself at 16 that before I turned 40 I would have it fixed. Thank God for Lipo. So on my 39th b-day I had lipo on my chin. Now? I'm unhappy with the small amount of wrinkly skin there. And I'm constantly checking out people to see if they have that too and most people do. It's the skin that allows them to move their head around.
It's sad really that we are so critical of ourselves yet those who love us look at us through completely non-critical eyes.
Wow, you did the surgery thing! I'm a bit envious, but sounds like it wasn't particularly life changing, so maybe I shouldn't be. :-)
FWIW, I thought your arms looked nice & toned in pictures.
I would be very happy if I could drop 25 or 30 years. All problems solved - sags, bags and flab, lol.
I missed the jalepeno thing. Did yogurt get mentioned?
Tip from Swami:
The best way to remove jalepeno residue and sting is plain, natural yogurt. In a pinch you can put yogurt in your eyes and of course swishing it around your in mouth is no problem. (Milk is more gentle to put in your eyes than yogurt.)
Yogurt (or milk) works because the lactic acid it contains quickly and easily dilutes the burn-causing acid in the jalepenos (I forget what it is called) so it stops burning and rinses off easily. Water, even water with soap will not dilute the acid, and the acid tends to cling to your skin - so diluting it with lactic acid works great. Dilution is a wonderful thing. Lactic acid works better than citric acid (as in lemons)and of course you can't put lemon juice in your eye.
If you eat something way, way too hot and your mouth is on fire, drink milk. Slowly. Take a big mouthful and just hold it in your mouth until you feel the burn start again. Then swallow and repeat with another mouthful. This really helps, and it buffers the hotness in your stomach too so you will have less stress when the hot food eventually exits your body.
If you are going to order a super hot meal in a restaurant order a glass of milk too and have it handy, just in case.
I think the same way you do, Kim. Losing weight would help the most. But I also hate my smile (crooked) and my eyes (too far apart). And my nose is childish. And I'm short. *sigh* But other than that, I'm ok. *grin*
You know, I always knew the drink milk to cut hot burn in your mouth thing, but didn't think about putting anything like that on my face. Sure, NOW you tell me.
Kim, the surgery was life changing. I could finally stand to look at my face in the mirror and in pictures.
I was so terrified of taking the wrap off my head that I left it on longer than normal. Once I had enough drinks in me to unwrap I was shocked at the change. I cried like a baby.
I can imagine how scary it is to take off the bandages. I'd be horrified that it didn't fix the problem!
I have those thoughts regularly. I think it's normal, really.
You look nice as a Simpsons character.
I must remember Swami's advice.
I will be beautiful when I transplant my brain into a new body.
There has to be some benifits to being a scientist.
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