Personal Improvement Project

When my family and I moved across the country this past year, we bought fixer uppers. I have been supervising some home renovations and we are slowly going through the house and fixing it to be more “updated.” I also turned 40 this past year and as I looked naked in the mirror the other day I decided that I could use some “updating” as well. I came to the conclusion that a full scale renovation such as a kitchen remodel (a.k.a.. breast lift, liposuction, surgical procedures, etc.) was out of the question as I did not like the idea of major surgery and since I’m only 40 mother nature still has some work to do on what is going to fall and expand before I tackle those projects. I’m totally for whatever someone wants to do to their body; I just wanted to keep it be maybe just some new paint or curtains!

So I consulted a general contractor to see what my options were for my 2007 personal improvement project. My general contractor happens to be my husband’s best friend’s wife who is a plastic surgeon. Yes, when you are searching for something to answer the question “Why in the heck did I marry this man?”, this is an important reason right away (for me, personally). She is an amazing surgeon and a really nice and normal woman, nothing like those guys in Dr. 90201. Anyway, she gave me suggestions such as micro peels to give me a youthful face, Botox for the worry lines on my forehead, and Thermage to tighten my skin without surgery, but I finally decided on the laser hair removal for the bikini line. I figured the Botox would come when the girls were teenagers and after 25 plus years of shaving for bathing suits I thought that this would be a nice improvement and a task that would be off my list permanently. For all those waxing woman out there, I’m just too much of a wimp. I know I can do other things that seem equally painful, but waxing just gives me the willies.