Am I a bad person for buying mascara to run in?

Just let me have my mascara and don't judge me.

So today, I bought waterproof mascara.

For one purpose.

To wear during races.

Yes. I bought make-up just to wear while running. In races.

I know.

How sad am I?

OK so maybe those are fake.

BUT, in my defense (cause, you know, this is my blog and I can defend myself), I have long glorious eyelashes. But they are blond. So you wouldn't know, unless you were close, or (as I am 95% of the time I leave the house) I'm wearing mascara.

And honestly, I feel naked without mascara. I rarely wear any other make-up anymore, but I always wear mascara.

My brothers? Also have long glorious lashes. But their lashes are black/brown. JERKS.

My niece? Long and glorious baby lashes [even without the falsies] but also blond. I know what I'm getting her for every birthday starting with age 13. (Who am I kidding, I started wearing make-up at 10.)

So anyway. Back to the waterproof mascara.

I like looking at my race photos (both official and ones I take myself). But I hate that my face looks so ... naked in them. Mascara-less. Yes I know you are supposed to look ... rough in race photos, because, you know, you just ran a race, but I need a little help. Just to bring me up to par with all you lucky ducks that don't have blond eyelashes that make your eyes disappear into your face.

So. Yup. Mascara purchase. Problem solved.

But I feel like I just lost a lot of runner cred.

What do you think?

Is it so bad that I want to do one little thing to make me look slightly better in race photos? (or not even in photos, but just in public?) I don't dye my hair. I don't fake-bake or wear bronzer. I don't wear fake nails (actually other than maybe 2 pedicures per year, I don't get my nails done). I barely even wear heels anymore. We all have our one (just one? yeah right) little secret vanity. I'm proud of my eyelashes (and hair, and legs ... and I'm full of myself, sorry) but without mascara, it's like they are not even there.


OK this is a really long post about eyelashes. Sorry. Peace out.

Pushing Myself

This has been a year of doing things outside of my normal comfort zone. So far this year, I have:

1. Given presentations at work to leadership groups
2. Given a presentation to my peers at a conference
3. Ran a half marathon
   
   And most recently:
   
4. Modeled in a charity fashion show

Somehow I ended up in the 80s group, hence the hair and make-up. I was mildly dreading this leading up to the Show, but it ended up being fun, and I met some very nice people. Plus, it's fun to be able to say I've been in a fashion show. And I really liked my dress (didn't get to keep it, but I could have purchased it at a discount).

I work for a healthcare system, and the show was to raise money for one of our hospitals. So, it was for a good cause. I can never say "no" if it's for a good cause!

Halloween

So I decided not to be Sailor Sweetie for Halloween. I wanted to wear a wig. So I was Velma Kelly, or some sort of classy 1920s jazzy flapper.



Anywho, I went to my lovely friend Teresa & Donovan's house for a Halloween party. We compared cameras.



And then Teresa and Donovan decided to take us into their basement .... to show us the "secret room" in the back of the basement, which turned out to be .... a racquetball court. I lucked out and snapped this photo:

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Originally uploaded by notmargaret

getting ready for Halloween. would it be weird if I started wearing these eyelashes for non-costume purposes? like to work, or perhaps for a festive evening out with friends?