I’m often asked where I get ideas for my blogs. Honestly, it is the everyday, mundane occurrences. I welcome the “inspired distraction.” Helps me to be creative.
Today, unbeknownst to myself, I was inspired to write this post because of an interesting incident.
I was at a stop light in the left-turn lane. It was late afternoon, and I was en-route to the grocery stores and my two daughters were with me in the backseat. I was tired, and the ticking sound of the left-turn signal was soothing and hypnotizing when suddenly, my youngest daughter asked me to clarify something. It went like this…
“Momma, what is that lady doing in the car?”
“What lady?” I didn’t want to take my eyes off the road because any moment the light would turn green.
She pointed. “There, next to our car?”
In a car on the right of us, was a woman staring intently into her visor mirror.
My eyes bugged out at what I saw.
Calmly, and without inciting any emotion, I replied. “Well, it looks like she’s plucking hairs from her chin.”
“Eww…!” Was the unison response from the girls.
The light turned green and we inched forward. As the disgusted grumblings continued, I couldn’t help but feel different. In fact, just before I drove off, I noticed that the woman had a booster chair and a baby car seat, both empty. As we turned, the woman sped past us.
I drove and found myself thinking that her beauty regimen was ingenious.
Ingenious? Yes.
Hear me out. You have the visor mirror really close to you (I mean really, what’s it there for?), you don’t need much time to locate and extract those yucky facial hairs, and you can do it anywhere. Even at a stoplight. Better than texting. Plus, you are safely inside a vehicle with the doors locked so no one can bother you.
You can argue and say, why do it on a busy street where people can see you do this private chore? And to this, I say, who cares!
Everyone these days is in a hurry heading somewhere and will forget what they saw…usually. Except me who thinks it was a brilliant move and my daughters who are grossed out.
I’m not suggesting that we should dress, shave, and groom ourselves in our cars. What I’m getting at is that this woman found a moment to use her time efficiently because she may have too much on her plate to think of herself and do these womanly duties. She may have a full or part-time job and juggle motherhood. Even ladies without children can relate: the climb up the career ladder is just as difficult.
So, kudos to the woman plucking her facial hairs. You look like you utilize your time efficiently.
Still, I have a few things to say…
Slow down. Take time for you. Don’t cram everything in one sitting. Your children will appreciate you regardless. Your spouse may have other thoughts, but that’s not my problem. Whatever you do, take the time for YOU.
And if nobody has told you lately…YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.
Oh, one more thing…Thank you for today’s writing distraction. (Wink)