Ellington

Beauty can be dangerous for a clumsy girl who is willing to sacrifice a few moments of comfort for beauty.

I have just pulled what seems like the 100th bobby pin out of the hair-extension-filled updo I have worn on my head all day. While fiercely scratching my sore scalp and shaking out the tightness the fabulous hairdo left my scalp tingling with, I suddenly realized that I have been in slight pain numerous times for the sake of beauty, and after factoring in my accident-prone nature and clumsiness, I have realized that I might just really hurt myself one day.

I started my day with a nice hot shower and cut myself with my razor while doing what probably looks like a contortionist's circus act. In a rather small shower, you have to be a bit flexible to get all the right shaving angles. Then, rinsing the shampoo out of my hair burned the cut on the back of my knee. I stepped out of the shower, and instead of feeling a soft bath mat, I felt the excruciating pain of my son's Lego digging into the bottom of my foot. Things went pretty safely after that until I jabbed myself in the eye with a mascara wand while putting on my makeup. I must have been paying attention to the small burn mark that is finally beginning to heal on my forehead from my curling iron.

I put on my new dress that goes perfect with my favorite red heels. Those shoes hurt my feet if I walk in them for more than an hour but I love them. They may be uncomfortable but anyone with an adoration of shoes understands this sacrifice. I went to the mall to make an exchange and ended up staying there for two hours, probably fueled by the Starbucks that is now in the mall which happens to be right across from Godiva where I bought chocolate for lunch. With aching feet I went to the fabulous shoe sale going on right now at Belk and tried on about 8 pairs, none of which I bought no matter how strong my urge to splurge got. I noticed that my shoes were actually causing a blister on my heel. I decided it was time to go home, but only after I tried on that amazing blue dress I passed by earlier. While trying it on, the strap caught my nose ring and gave it a nice little tug. It didn't feel so good, but I bought it anyway. It should be making its debut at Hal & Mal's Friday night for the Capital City Roller Girls benefit.

I had a couple other mishaps today, such as a wire hanger getting caught in my hair, the zipper on the side of my dress that gave me a bit of a rash, and probably many other things too slight to remember.

I had not realized before today just how much discomfort I go through on a daily basis for the sake of fashion. Maybe it's a bit vain, maybe it's unnecessary, maybe it's prissy, but I believe it is worth it. I feel like a million bucks in those red shoes and no little blister is going to stop me.

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113471

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Caroline, I think you may have just lost your life insurance policy! LOL

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LatashaWillis

Date

2007-07-13T17:38:26-06:00