Week 2 of Birthday Month

I think we should just automatically take Mondays off because they are so high on the suck scale. But then that would turn Tuesdays into the new Mondays and then we are all right back where we started. And so I muddle through another start to the work week...

I have a little list of things I would like to accomplish this month, in honor of my upcoming celebration of turning one year older and in no particular order, here we go:

• Get a microdermabrasion
• Lose 5 pounds
• Commit to Obagi
• Work out 3 - 4 times per week
• Get my real estate license renewed
• Get my roots "done"
• Go get a makeover at a makeup counter
• Buy a new outfit or two

And yes, these are all very self-centered items, but I don't care, because it is MY birthday month and I'll do it if I want to! ;)

And considering that I've already had the microderm (last week) and the hair appointment is recurring and just so happens to be this weekend, I'm not really doing anything out of the ordinary. Except maybe eat better and work out more.

In other news, we are also three weeks away from the start of t-ball, part 5 and a fun-filled ski trip to Colorado! Hooray! I just need to convince some folks that I really want to have my birthday dinner at a location only accessible by horse-drawn sleigh. That would be awesome.

Ugly

I've been working out and eating (mostly) right. I've been cooking and going to church... I've also been doing Obagi for my skin.

This is not the first time I've gone through the program of Retin-A at night, Glycolic Acid in the morning, and bleaching cream both morning and night. In fact, I typically do it about 8 to 12 weeks each year, usually in the winter.

This IS, however, the first time in about 5 years that I've gone full-on, all-out, non-stop with the program.

I forgot something very important.

Obagi makes your face sort of ugly before it makes it pretty. I'm in the ugly stage. All my blemishes have been rising to the surface, so my face is very broken out. And the peeling! Oh. My. God! Enough with the peeling!!!

Last weekend, my breakouts were so bad, that I went and had emergency extractions at my esthetician. I think that made them worse, unfortunately.

Luckily, the breakouts seem to be subsiding, the peeling is revealing much smoother skin, and hey, I can stand anything for a short period of time.