A Slave to the Mirror

Hey ya'll, happy Tuesday! Since the past couple of posts have been about Larry and my love story I wanted to change it up a bit and write about something that we all can relate to. I'm not sure how long you all take to get ready every morning, I know I take at least an hour to straighten my hair and apply my make-up and I'd like to think I keep it pretty basic. A couple of nights ago Larry and I had a conversation about me making an effort to reduce the time it takes for me to get ready every day. I realized that every weekend we bicker because he's ready to go and I'm still sitting in front of a mirror putting on my face. I hate being rushed and he hates waiting! Men get up and they are automatically ready (no fair) but us girls we like to take our time and make sure we look good so that we can feel good in return, problem is we think we NEED to do these things to look pretty or feel confident. Larry loves when my face is bare and my hair is big and wavy...me, not so much. I call it a habit while Larry calls it vanity and he may just be right....I've got to admit though, I despise having to do these things every day and my skin thanks me every time I wash my face at the end of the day. I have clear skin so in reality I really don't wear make up to hide anything, I guess this has just been my routine for so long (since 16) that I'm somewhat afraid of change. Will people think I look weird? haha who really cares? Caring what people think has cost me 4,015 hours of my life and it'll cost me another 13,870 if I plan on sticking to my routine till I retire at 65. I promised Larry that I would, little by little, break my habit and make the change so that eventually I can feel comfortable enough to walk out the door without having to alter my appearance with products that aren't even good for my skin to begin with. It's not going to happen overnight of course..first, I plan on starting a skin care routine to even out my skin and moisturize it so that I can have that healthy glow. If you guys have any suggestions I'd love your input. Second, I will grow my eyebrows out enough so that I no longer have to shade them in and finally, I will work on getting my natural wavy hair as healthy as I can so that I no longer feel the need to straighten it. I'm actually kind of pumped to do this. Compromise is a huge factor in maintaining a healthy marriage/relationship, remember that!