#SOL22 Unpretty Day 17 of 31

3/17/2022

(Each day in March, I am choosing a song to inspire or anchor my blog post. I'm curating a playlist that I will share at the end of the month.)

I know there are huge, awful, unthinkable problems in the world right now. Slicing every day and finding the nugget to write about (while connecting it to a song) has led me to a topic that is rather self-centered and unimportant in the scheme of everything. It's just what's on my mind today.

I've been thinking about my eyebrows. I've been thinking they could use work. Last Sunday, I had a whole conversation with my sister about ways to improve my eyebrow game. She suggested a good waxing and then she pointed me towards an eyebrow kit. The kit is a stencil that goes above your eyebrow. You tap your brush into a colored powder and tap onto your brow. I've seen this on Instagram (Eyebrow Trio) and it looks easy and remarkable. I'm worried it will not be as easy as it looks, but I'm willing to try.

I'm also concerned about my double chin. It's an unfortunate inherited trait that extra weight becomes a thick wobble under my face. If I could vote any fat off the island, the chin fat is the first that would be booted off. And while I'm on the topic of loose hanging skin, my loose hanging discolored bags under my eyes are also discouraging.

There are some days where I just feel "unpretty" (as TLC sings). I will turn it around and focus on the things I find attractive and also the things my body can do for me each day. There is so much to be grateful for.

But the eyebrows....the chin......the undereye bags.......unpretty. (I remain optimistic that the eyebrows will be improved with my new kit!)

5 Comments

Glenda M. Funk

3/17/2022 02:57:38 pm

You’re entitled to focus on you in your posts from time to time. Show me someone in this community who doesn’t. I’ve written two posts specifically about my eyebrows this month, and I may write another. And I’ve written at least four about my crazy eyes. If I were you, I’d see a professional about the brows. The kit will likely be hard. But that’s coming from crazy eye lady.

Heidi Atlas link

3/17/2022 03:38:54 pm

This is a funny, true to life post. While we should be thinking about meaningful, deep ideas, who isn't thinking about some body part that really irritates you? Nora Ephron wrote the book "I Feel Bad About my Neck: Thoughts on Being a Woman." At the time, I didn't understand what could be bad about a neck. Now, my daily Zoom calls showcase my neck and the hanging skin all around. Is it a double chin? Or just lots of hanging chin? Regardless, Kathy, this is quite the slice. I love your honesty and your writing style - so fresh and open.

Jackie link

3/17/2022 04:17:34 pm

Thank you for this! I resonate with the focus of your post and I will add to that "back fat" and "thinning hair."

The kindness we afford others rarely finds its way to the person in the mirror. Here's sending you <3 as you bravely bear testimony to the casualties of standards of beauty that we rarely value as much in others as whether or not they are kind and gracious.

eva kaplan

3/17/2022 04:37:53 pm

You are always so honest. You say what's on your mind. I admire that. Have you heard of microblading? It is done for eyebrows. It may be something you'd consider. I am a believer in the old Over Eaters Anonymous saying, ""Accept the things I cannot change; Courage to change the things I can; And the Wisdom to know the difference." We live only one life and gosh darn you should be happy with yourself for YOU and do what you need to do to feel pretty! On another note: You have a beautiful smile and you're beautiful just the way you are!

Brian Rozinsky

3/17/2022 07:49:19 pm

Even when you're shooting straight, you still manage a smile: "If I could vote any fat off the island..."That imaginative mash-up made me chuckle.

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