A friend told me the other day that reading my blog makes it sound like I'm living Little House on the Prairie. Lest you think it's true, I'll come clean--I tend to blog about the happy things in my day, the fun, the inspiring, the crafty.
And while I do love my life and my family so very, very much, my life is not perfect. For example, I have had the HUGEST, UGLIEST zit right in the middle of my nose for the past day or two. (See? It's not even good enough to be a blemish!)
I am choosing to believe that people have actually been looking at my darling little nose ring rather than what they're really staring at...
So now you know, my life is not perfect. I am almost 35 years old and have the hormonal, acne-prone skin of a teenager.
(But, let me share this wonderful tip I read in a magazine while waiting at the dentist office a while ago. To deal with the problem of big, ugly zits, dab some honey on the offending thing, cover it up with a band-aid and go to sleep. In the morning, it will look much nicer. Not gone entirely, but not so red, not so huge, and to the point where if you use a LOT of makeup it's only slightly noticeable. So the other night I went to bed with the Backyardigans plastered across my nose. I have kids and therefore no grown-up looking band-aids! Toben laughed, but it was worth the humiliation to see the improvement by morning.)
What you aren't perfect? A zit? That's it! I am no longer reading your bolg! Hee hee. Funny as my friend was just commenting about the same issue the other day. Sort of suggesting that blogs are a bit fake as people usually only blog about the good stuff. I disagree. For me blogging is an escape from my daily life, a place to focus on the good things, get away from the not so perfect stuff. I could share the not so perfect stuff, sometimes I do...but I don't think people want to hear it. Hmm... don't know if that makes sense but there it is!
BTW...try toothpaste on that zit. Put it on at night and sleep with it. If it doesn't work at least you will smell good :o)
Posted by: Erin S | February 21, 2007 at 08:49 PM
What, no picture?
Posted by: Janna | February 21, 2007 at 09:41 PM
Hilarious in two ways! I'm acquainted with the zits and one of my friends said the same thing about my blog today.
Posted by: The NON-Superwoman | February 21, 2007 at 11:04 PM
I think most blogs are this way, and I know mine is. I've never heard of this honey treatment, but, ahem...it may come in handy for a big little problem area I have on my chin this week. :)
Posted by: Stacy | February 22, 2007 at 08:21 AM
I think your blogs are a nice balance between Green Gables and reality, lol. I'm with you on the zit thing. Finding a dermatologist is on my to-do list. So glad you're getting Reliving the Passion, too. We'll have to share thoughts!
Posted by: Marla Taviano | February 22, 2007 at 12:45 PM
man alive, i just had one half in/half under my nose. at the same time i had one on that hard piece of ear flesh by the ear canal. those hurt like the dickens.
Posted by: capello | February 22, 2007 at 12:57 PM
Honey is hygroscopic, so it absorbs moisture. No moisture, almost no bacteria. So it makes a great blemish reducer and wound dressing. In fact, it was one of the first forms of medicine used in ancient times.
And I think all of us tend to blog about the good things in our lives. As women, we are programmed to put our best foot forward and not whine. We are convinced that no one wants to read about all of the bad, depressing, normalness of our lives. Although, sometimes it's nice to just let go and really gripe about something that is bothering us, on our blogs, lol.
Posted by: Shannon | February 24, 2007 at 07:25 AM