It’s Expensive Being Female

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I needed to do some spring shopping. Ya know how it is. The weather is getting warmer. I might wear capris. Oh. I can’t fit in my capris. I NEED new capris. They’re almost $40. What?! To wear capris I will need to shave my legs. Oh dear Lord this is going to be fun. I know it’s Asheville, but even though I didn’t take part in daily shaving throughout winter doesn’t mean I’m a hippie chick. Razors $10. Refills? OMG! A pack of 8 are like $14. Are they made of gold?

My feet are resembling Fred Flintstone‘s so I might need a pedicure. $30 plus tip! Now I have to show off the now pretty piggies so we need some pretty flip flops (no, I don’t do frou-frou high-heels). Flip flops cost $25? You’re kidding, right?

These are BASIC costs. I’m not including makeup. If I added up the costs of all of my favorite makeups, the total would be around $100 for a full face of makeup. How bout hair? I spend $9 on a box of color every 4-6 weeks or I resemble a skunk. If I have time and remember to get a cut, I can cheap out on that because my cut is pretty hard to screw up. I can get it for like $20.

And how bout bras? Men, do you KNOW how much those things cost? A CHEAP bra that isn’t even that good is like $20. A good bra? That thing can cost over $50. Yeah, aren’t you glad you don’t have to worry about that?!

I haven’t even thrown in any costs for jewelry or accessories. I just don’t even want to think about those at this point. Women have it rough. It’s expensive being female.

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I Forgot What Color My Hair Is

After so many years of coloring my hair I forgot what my natural hair color really is. I mean, I knew it was brown. I just didn’t realize how dark. I’ve had reddish-brown, coffee-brown, golden-brown, and every other shade in between. So with all those colorings I lost track of my real hair color. So the other day my cousin posted a picture of my father and I when I was like 14. I had dark hair! The picture made it look almost black. It was never quite that dark, but still…

Above is the pic of me and my Daddy back in the day. See? I had dark hair! (BTW, I sure do miss my Daddy!)

This is more of the color I have now. You can see that it is a bit lighter. I mean, it sure isn’t blonde or anything, but it isn’t as dark as that other picture.

It amazes me how I forgot how dark my hair was. I guess you just forget when you keep changing it. Or the color seeps into your roots and affects your brain. Either way, I forgot!

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