I’ve never been one to really care about what I look like…well, I mean that I don’t worry about having on lipstick at 9 o’clock at night to go to Miejer when we’re out of milk. Heck, I don’t even wear lipstick at all anymore! That used to be so untrue about me. I remember in high school (and some in college) how terrible it was if you didn’t have something to wear to school that was just right. I’d call some of my friends the night or two before a dance or party and ask them, “What are you wearing?” Thanks, Darra, for being the one that always got these calls! Back in the big hair days, I would come home from school and tease my bangs again, just because. I came back from a trip to Florida for spring break, my junior year, and had sun blisters all over my lips. My mom wouldn’t let me skip school. She insisted that no one would be looking at my lips. Are you kidding me? Of course they would…what else could they look at? That happened again in my sophomore year of college…the teacher even made a comment about how terrible I looked, in front of the whole class! She was NOT my favorite teacher!
Things sure have changed. I’m not sure when this happened, exactly. I think it may have been a combination of staying at home with the kids, not working outside of the home (some days not even leaving my home) and probably spending so much of my time taking care of the kids. If I want to get a shower before they get up in the morning, I have to get up at 5:45 a.m. Sorry to tell you…that doesn’t ever happen! 6 is about as early as I can get up (and I’m not happy about that)! I noticed this morning after getting out of the shower that I have two small purple veins under the backside of my right knee! Some of you would be devastated…I was a little. But then I snapped back to reality. No, my legs aren’t perfect, nor were they ever! Darn! I guess I won’t be wearing shorts above the knee anymore. Oh wait! It’s been a while since I’ve done that! We’ll just add it to my list of imperfections and call it a day…I’m the only one adding these up anyway!
I was helping Gabe get dressed this morning, and I noticed a dark brown freckle on his neck that I’ve never noticed before. “Look at that freckle,” I said. “I wanna take it off,” he insisted. “No, we can’t take it off. Freckles stay on you forever. Besides, it makes you unique. No one has a freckle just like that in that exact same place.” He was content with that. A few hours later, he was watching TV in my room while I was changing clothes and said, “What is dat on you leg?” I tried to explain to him what it was and was feeling a little disappointed that the day I noticed my most recent imperfection, he did, too. “I guess you weally unique cuz dats a BIG freckle!” There isn’t anything better than a child’s perception.
This morning’s conversations actually took me back to when my niece, Kali, was younger. She asked me what tweezers were, after seeing them on my bathroom counter. I told her that I used them to pull out hairs in my eyebrows that I didn’t like. She responded, “What about the ones on your chin?” I’ve never forgotten that!
So, if I see you at Meijer some night and I’m walking around in my PJ’s, let me apologize for my appearance in advance. I take care of 3 amazing kids everyday, and sometimes more. I’d rather spend my time playing Hot Wheels, singing Ring Around the Rosey, and pretending to be a lion, than applying lipstick, eyeliner or straightening my hair. If you do see me out with perfect makeup and dressed in something besides a simple shirt and jeans or sweat pants, there was probably an episode of Little Bear on at our house that morning! And most importantly, I’m loved the same by my family, whether I take a shower in the morning or not!
Have a great day, everyone!
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