Priorities
As if it needs saying, I am not a normal girl.
I don't buy purses, shoes, jewelry or clothes unless absolutely necessary, which basically translates to NEVER. I dye my own hair. I get a haircut once a year, and that trend only started two years ago. Prior to that, every 6 months or so I would gather my hair into a ponytail after a shower and hack off a few inches with utility scissors. I've had my hair and makeup done exactly once in my entire life, and that was for my prom, which was approximately 21 years ago. I've had roughly 5 manicures and two pedicures between birth and now, and still consider that too much.
So, yeah. I am *not* a normal girl.
Problem is, this wedding thing has got me thinking of shit I never thought of before. Like: "Are my teeth white enough?" and "Is my skin tone even enough?" 'Cuz there's gonna be about 80 billion pictures of my dumb ass, and I don't wanna cry over each and every one.
At any rate, there are some issues I have about my skin that have been going on for YEARS, but only now, with my wedding looming larger-than-life in the not-too-distant-future, do I find it necessary to go and see a dermatologist about. And that very same dermatologist recommended a chemical peel, because (although I find my skin problems severe) the doctor thinks I'm fucking ROCKIN' IT for my age, and says a mild peel should clear up any concerns I may have.
Said peel costs about $1,000.
Question is, should I really spend that much money on what is essentially vanity when I could either save it or spend it on something more useful? Or should I look at the situation like my friend Felicia does, which is basically: "You never spend money on yourself. Other girls spend that much on themselves in a month or two. You're getting married, and how often does that happen? You should treat yourself!"
I'm really leaning toward the vanity-this-is-a-waste-of-money side of the argument, but I promised Felicia that I'd try to look at it from another point of view. Problem is, I'm a bossy bitch who basically NEVER needs another point of view, so I'm not even sure how to do that.
Little help?
I don't buy purses, shoes, jewelry or clothes unless absolutely necessary, which basically translates to NEVER. I dye my own hair. I get a haircut once a year, and that trend only started two years ago. Prior to that, every 6 months or so I would gather my hair into a ponytail after a shower and hack off a few inches with utility scissors. I've had my hair and makeup done exactly once in my entire life, and that was for my prom, which was approximately 21 years ago. I've had roughly 5 manicures and two pedicures between birth and now, and still consider that too much.
So, yeah. I am *not* a normal girl.
Problem is, this wedding thing has got me thinking of shit I never thought of before. Like: "Are my teeth white enough?" and "Is my skin tone even enough?" 'Cuz there's gonna be about 80 billion pictures of my dumb ass, and I don't wanna cry over each and every one.
At any rate, there are some issues I have about my skin that have been going on for YEARS, but only now, with my wedding looming larger-than-life in the not-too-distant-future, do I find it necessary to go and see a dermatologist about. And that very same dermatologist recommended a chemical peel, because (although I find my skin problems severe) the doctor thinks I'm fucking ROCKIN' IT for my age, and says a mild peel should clear up any concerns I may have.
Said peel costs about $1,000.
Question is, should I really spend that much money on what is essentially vanity when I could either save it or spend it on something more useful? Or should I look at the situation like my friend Felicia does, which is basically: "You never spend money on yourself. Other girls spend that much on themselves in a month or two. You're getting married, and how often does that happen? You should treat yourself!"
I'm really leaning toward the vanity-this-is-a-waste-of-money side of the argument, but I promised Felicia that I'd try to look at it from another point of view. Problem is, I'm a bossy bitch who basically NEVER needs another point of view, so I'm not even sure how to do that.
Little help?