Only Skin Deep
For the past couple of weeks, I’ve had weird dryness around my lips. Even after I had gone through a round of antibiotics at the recommendation of my dermatologist, the redness and itch have been annoyingly resilient.
This morning, in my hotel bathroom, I noticed a new red blotch on my chin and a small breakout across my forehead; they’re bumpy with a bonus of itchy. I don’t know if it’s the air or plane travel, but this upshot in my weird skin condition is making me feel swollen and distinctly uncute. I’m not a girl who makes a dime on her looks, but I have had historically well-behaved skin, so it’s just not something I know how to handle.
Maybe it’s shallow of me, but … taking a red-eye flight home tonight will already make me out of sorts and cranky. I don’t relish coming home to JG at 7 in the morning with an extra helping of puffiness. I don’t take huge pains to look glamorous - I mean, he wakes up with me, so I can’t hide much - but this is almost a step below no-makeup-crazy-bedhead. I don’t want to be so uncomfortable that I don’t want to kiss him hello. I know that JG will be happy to have me back home, but I want to be the girl who left on Wednesday, not an itchier, puffier one.
JG would probably say that I’m thinking too much and, of course he still thinks I’m pretty. A good man, that one.
couples, homecoming, business travel, skin condition
March 2nd, 2007 at 12:27 pm
hydrocortisone cream works a myriad of wonders! i’m totally into not being uncute!
(does that double negative mean something???)
March 3rd, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Tracey - I will definitely look into picking up some of that cream. My face has been waging a war against me and I’m afraid it’s winning! Thanks for the tip!
March 3rd, 2007 at 7:32 pm
I’ll bet he’s so happy to see you home that he doesn’t CARE