"The thing that disturbs you is only the sound of the low spark of high-heeled boys."
Traffic
It's not a full commitment yet, but I won't be able to hide my intent now. Today I trimmed those leg hairs to within a quarter inch of their lives. The missus will pick up on this quickly, as her T-dar is on full alert. I don't intend to hide it from her. Frankly, she just needs to talk to her therapist about why she is so determined to control this aspect of my being. I gave her eight months of hair, and I'm ready for my follicular sabbatical.
I suppose that I wouldn't necessarily have to follow up with a razor now, but, in truth, she'll hate this as much as she would smooth legs. The razor will make one of us happy anyway.
I still think an epilator would be the way to go, but since I have been raising my voice repeatedly about practicing some austerity as a household, I hardly think that I can spend $50-100 on myself just now. That's just inviting howls of hypocrisy. Gotta practice what I preach, right? It was all I could do today to stop myself from taking advantage of the last day of BOGO at Payless. So many temptations, so little time (and money).
Having trimmed my leg hair, I can now take off my glasses and almost see again what my bare legs look like. In a word, blurry. Ah, but nearly hairless.
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I hope your wife begins to understand how important this is to you.
ReplyDeleteGood luck and enjoy!
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Love the Traffic reference of course. Refined as always Leslie Ann.
ReplyDeleteThings will improve, perhaps only in grudging increments, but they will. You might have to take a few metaphorical punches. In so doing that angry energy will be diminished.
Patience, kindness and the rest...
Good for you! Like I said, "you have to fight for your right to be Leslie".
ReplyDeleteThis is a bit off topic, but that line from the Traffic tune is interesting. It always stood out from the rest of the song, but it remains a mystery to me, as to how it fits in with the rest of the lyrics. Who exactly are these high heeled boys, that Winwood and Capaldi are referring to?
Melissa XX
haha @ the BOGO sale. I bought 5 new pairs of shoes (yeah, I know... I couldn't find a 6th... grrr).
ReplyDeleteI remember those days of arguments over the lack of hair on my legs. She didn't understand why I needed to shave. I didn't understand why it was a big deal, since she never touched me anyway. Sigh... Good luck, sweetie!!
Leslie, I hope this all works out. I know it will.
ReplyDeleteNow, please tell me just how one shaves one's leg hairs down to 1/4 inch?
Calie xxx
@ Melissa
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking there was some heavy acid use involved in that record. I have a friend who tells me that because I've never indulged in the chronic, I've never heard the music. Pshaw, I say! 23 skidoo!
@ Calie
Beard trimmer. It's not been used on a beard for 4 or 5 years now, and will never find a beard on my mug again. Hate to waste a perfectly good tool, though. Works quite well cropping leg hair.
@ Leslie Ann,
ReplyDeleteThat term 23 skidoo, piqued my interest, so I looked it up to find it's origins. Here's what I found:
PHRASES
twenty-three skiddoo a hasty departure. [ORIGIN: the origin of twenty-three is unknown.]
ORIGIN early 20th cent.: perhaps from skedaddle . The term is said to have been used originally in reference to male onlookers chased by police from the Flatiron Building, 23rd Street, New York, where the skirts of female passersby were raised by winds intensified by the building's design.
Interesting!
Melissa XX
You're an excellent story teller, I really enjoyed this post and I hope things go well and you are able to move forward with your bare legs :)
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie,
ReplyDeleteJust ran across your blog today so I haven't read a lot of it so far. Where you are at right now is where I was about two years ago.
As far as an epilator goes, here's my thoughts (I have a Braun Silk Epil):
1. They are PAINFUL, especially the first time.
2. It takes a long time to do your legs. Shaving is much quicker. Even though epilating will last much longer than shaving I find it much easier to give myself a little extra time to shave a couple times a week.
3. My legs were very prone to ingrown hairs when I used the epilator. Tried all the standard remedies/preventive tips, none of them worked.
4. I always had little red bumps on my legs from where the follicle got turned inside out. Tried the standard cures for that too, no help.
Hope that helps some,
Sophie
Sophia, I appreciate the tips. I knew about the pain, but the ingrown hairs, not so much. I'm kinda prone to those anyway. Food for thought. Hope you enjoy the blog.
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