There was just one more thing in the morning’s routine that needed to be done.
I had to get myself showered and dressed.
I don’t know why I do things this way but everyone morning, I get everyone in the house breakfast, dressed, clean up the kitchen and settled in their daily activities before I tend to my needs.
Then and only then when everyone is happy, I start the mad dash of consuming caffeine, feeding my belly, cleaning my body and dressing in something that will not place me on the ‘People of Walmart’ site.
I had completed all the fore mentioned tasks but there was just one thing left to do.
You see, no matter how I am dressed or what I am doing, I can not leave the house without mascara on my lashes. I could 30 minutes past the time I had to be at a place and I would still stop to put a couple swipes of mascara on.
Maybe its because I have really light eye lashes and without it, I look scary.
On this particular morning, it was when I was in the middle of my mascara application that I saw it. This was something that I had never seen before on my person.
I was so surprised that I did a double take and almost dropped the mascara wand.
How in the world could this happen?
How in the world could I have missed this?
Sure, I am over thirty and have had four kids. So my body had been through the ringer. Isn’t it enough that I had to deal with saggy boobs, a belly full of stretch marks, deep wrinkles in my forehead and hairs on my chin?
I get that the body changes with age but it just seems like I hit 30 and WHAM! The whole thing is going to pot.
But this?!
This is just too much. This didn’t look like it had just happened in the last couple of days. No, this looked like it had been going on for a while, years maybe.
This was suppose to happen to my husband and 80 year old men not me a slightly over 30, young, voluptuous woman.
I am not suppose to be sporting five, coarse, long, ear hairs.
This is terrible.
This will not be tolerated.
I could understand one lone little wispy hair growing from my ear but five? Come on, really?!
I am just appalled that my body would betray me this way. And after all that we have been through, this is what I had to deal with? I am really saddened by this, actually heart broken.
But if life has taught me anything, I must pull myself up by my boot straps (or ear hairs) and carry on.
Now, does any one know a good ear waxer?
Ha, I am the same way with mascara. I am mildly(HIGHLY!!!) addicted. I love your face in the pictures! And I feel the same way when I see my ‘stache or thick chin hairs!
Linds´s last [type] ..Adapting and progress
I feel ya’ on the ear hair. I have a mole on one ear & a few years ago it started sprouting a long, curly, dark hair. The problem is that my hair is dark (mostly), so sometimes I don’t catch this hair until it’s a good inch long. I rarely wear make up or really do anything that requires a lot of time in front of the mirror, so this hair has plenty of time to keep growing, unnoticed by me…
Dana K´s last [type] ..The Dakotas- Part Two
heh, my poor kids have inherited my husband’s fuzzy ear lobes. I’m going to have to start searching for an ear waxer for them, too.
thepsychobabble´s last [type] ..30 Days of Truth-Day 20-Drugs and Alcohol
Crap. I have one long ugly thing on my chin. Do I need to start inspecting my ears too!!
Old(er) age is NOT for the weak.
Heater´s last [type] ..Randomness
You would hate me because I never wear make-up. Though you might love me because I hear ya on the 30 thing. I always heard that things like metabolism slow when you hit 30. It is like the aging process really speeds up at that point.
liz´s last [type] ..Blame it on the 90&8242s- Man!
I want a pic of the real thing. Otherwise, I don’t believe it… ;-P
Elaine´s last [type] ..They were supposed to be yellow
The real thing was much too scary. I just couldn’t subject people to that.
Oh, I feel for you on this one! Makes you wonder why no one gently told you about them doesn’t it?
Tina @ Ride On Toys´s last [type] ..Pewi Ybike – What The Heck Is It
Exactly! Its like walking around with spinach in your teeth. For the love of pete, tell me.
Oh no!! It’s all downhill from here:-(
I feel the same way about my mild gray eyebrow hairs. Its just ridiculous and not acceptable that our bodies revolt like this. Just pull those suckers out and tell them to go screw themselves.
Amy´s last [type] ..Easy Baken Giveaway!
Yet another reason to keep wearing my hair over my ears. I refuse to start inspecting that area for wayward hairs. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the ones on my chin and the ones on my mole on my neck. And don’t get me started about the gray hairs that spring out the day AFTER I color my hair!
Wendy´s last [type] ..Maggie Reading!
these things never cease in pissing me off… and by “these things” i don’t really mean ear hairs… (though i did frantically reach to feel my lobes, while reading this…)
But the random cheek hair.
the chin hairs.
dare i say it, an occasional boob hair.
wiry gray hairs on my head… BAH!
misty´s last [type] ..Peaceful- Easy feeling
Boob hairs are totally wrong too!
I have a recurring chin hair. It makes me look like a witch. Luckily, I usually act like one anyway.
You kill me. The laughter began at the *People of Walmart* site comment!!! And no…I do not know a good ear waxer…thank GAWD.
Rachel {at} Mommy Needs a Vacation´s last [type] ..Wordful Wednesday- The Alphabet
Consider yourself lucky.
Oh sweetie, I have hairs growing out of my moles (I always thought they were freckles). We all have weird hair issues!
S Club Mama´s last [type] ..MyPartyShirtcom review & giveaway
What’s web more appalling is that no one told you!!!
I *need* mascara or I look like an albino.
I’ll see your ear hair and raise you stray chin hairs.
MommaKiss´s last [type] ..WW
I’ll see your chin hairs and raise you, one random long boob hair.
Oh good golly, FIVE?!?! Betrayal. Complete and utter betrayal.
Suz´s last [type] ..this is getting good
ear hairs? eek! have you checked for nose hairs?? At least my long hair could hide the ear hairs…hard to disguise the nose hairs though!!
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April is Autism Awareness Month. I’m dedicating my blog all month long to Autism.
Barbara Manatee´s last [type] ..Autism Around the Web
I have a hair right between my boobs that goes from invisible to inch-long in the matter of a couple of hours. And believe you, me, I watch for it. It is a miracle of nature. It didn’t even occur to me that I needed to be watching my ears. Great.
Carabee´s last [type] ..Recital
Thanks for giving me yet another thing to look forward to.
Yuliya´s last [type] ..hump day nuggets- or blatant plagiarism
They make ear hair trimmers. For realz!
I don’t get those yet, but I get gray hair…..and lots of it. My body hates me.
dysfunctional mom´s last [type] ..Hello HELLO
Why oh why oh why does this happen?? I don’t get it and I don’t think I want to. I just want to make it stop. Please oh please just make it stop.
P.S. What do you use on your hair to make it spiky in the back? We have like, the same hair, and my hair won’t do that!
Pamela Gold´s last [type] ..Horror on the Rocks
I just use was Mary did to stand her hair up in the movie, ‘Something About Mary’.
Kidding.
I apply mouse to my wet hair and then dry it upside down and then to finish it, I use a hair wax like right now I am using one from Aveada.
Stupid bodies. Why do they do this to us? And after we take such good care of them and give them donuts.
(I’m going to the bathroom to look at my ears after hitting submit.)
Jennifer´s last [type] ..Things I never- ever want to hear
OH Jen, I am NOT laughing, seriously. Because I feel that pain. I have a Marilyn Monroe (Yeah right) mole on near my lip and as long as I have estrogen in my body it will grow hairs….and they drive me nuts…(My mom used to have one that grew from her chin …and after menopause no more chin hair) I have tweezers at the ready…and I always know when I’m going to Ovulate or get my period. LOL Sorry TMI???? )
hey I found you on twitter, and I’m so glad. I have missed reading your blog!!!! xo
Kir´s last [type] ..Mama Kats Writing Workshop- Tell Me Something Good
That is just beyond. BEYOND! Of all the insults…ear hair?
You poor, poor thing!
Oh my goodness – you are TOO funny. I love your post about the fountain too – I have one boy and one girl – and it’s interesting to say the least. Keep up the great posts!
Denine Anderson-Regan´s last [type] ..Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation
Just wait until you turn 40….
Connie @ Young and Relentless´s last [type] ..If Today Was Your Last Day
Yes definitely should be an old man thing- that and long nose hairs. Why is 30 so mean?
Emmy´s last [type] ..Visiting Las Vegas-Family Style
You crack me up!
kp´s last [type] ..Fill In the Blank Friday
Oh, that would have scared me, too!
(PS Mr. Serious has some and I’ve started to pull them. He doesn’t really appreciate it, but I don’t appreciate those wiry, long hairs sticking out from his ears!)
Krystyn´s last [type] ..My first time
I wouldn’t worry. Probably just a hormonal hiccup or something. Just wait when you really see weird things that only happen to old people like your mother — start happening to your body. I don’t look down somedays. Never know what I might see…
Jamie´s last [type] ..Musing on last second prep for a party on a porch
Never tried one before, I’ve heard that they hurt a bit. My sister-in-law tried it and she told me she wont do it again. That got me scared.
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