It's a Girl Thing

And strangely Karlo is being supportive. I did something tonight that I have never really done. I totally splurged on myself and I have to admit . . . it felt really nice. Well, except for the skin burning part. Let me explain . . .

Last week while I was sitting in the chair at my salon getting my haircut I noticed a flier advertising some big event at the salon tonight. It talked about facial peels and although I had no idea what that was, I was compelled to inquire. One thing led to another and I got all excited talking to the skin specialist girls. They took one look at my dreadful skin and broke into a clinical discussion as to how I could so benefit from . . . whatever the heck they called it. I just had this feeling that I never really splurge on myself and dammit maybe it was time. So I booked myself a slot for my first ever chemical peel. They asked if I had any friends that I could bring along, but I didn't even bother asking anyone. I was just going to quietly sneak in, burn a few layers of my skin off and not say a word to anybody.

But today I was chatting with my friend Sue and I needed to let her know that I would likely not be at work on Thursday or Friday (due to my face falling off). When I told her what I had planned she went nuts. She had been wanting to do this for a while, but didn't know where to go. I was so thrilled that she wanted to come. Not only to have a buddy to hang with, but me bringing a friend would score me $95 in more free products. Yippee!

Well, I walked out of the salon with some shiny tight skin and a boat load of free gifts:

Over $200 of free gifts to be exact. In addition to the product, I got a free massage (targeted right to my problem neck and shoulder area - it was heaven), a free make-over with a makeup consultant (dream come true), and more skin consultations from a bunch of women, older than me, with positively no wrinkles. Oh, and free wine and snacks to boot. We had a ball! Unfortunately it still cost $400 despite the $200 of free products . . . with the promise to pay a whole lot more over the next few months. But I have decided that I'm worth it. I don't splurge in any other aspect of my life and it just plain felt good. It's about time I do things that feel good.