13/07/2026
I was thinking about how so many people are trying to go the more natural approach with dealing with aging and getting away from the poisonous injections and how I have been trying to deal with aging without ever doing botox, fillers or peels.
I've got smile lines so deep you could plant seeds in them. Forehead wrinkles that could tell you my entire emotional history without me saying a word (Some people wish my face came with subtitles. Other people wish it came with a mute button. Too bad, I'm not editable.).
For the past few years, I have been looking at my perfections/imperfections and figuring out who I inherited the genes from and turned them into love and honor. I've got my mom's hands — veiny, creased, a little too honest about how many dishes I've washed — and I wouldn't trade them for anything, because every time I look down I see her. I've got my grandmother's nails. Well. I had my grandmother's nails, strong as bedrock, until I decided ONE gel manicure was a good idea and now they're basically wet cardboard when gardening. etc...
On September 3rd, I'm rejoining the itty bitty t***y club — because these implants have ruptured AGAIN and I am done letting mystery goo live rent-free in my chest. I didn't sign up for a science experiment; I signed up for fuller cleavage, and something for Adam to play with. Please check in on Adam. He will need a support group :)
Here's the thing: I've got insecurities like everybody else. Dark spots, uneven skin, t***y texture that could double as cottage cheese at a brunch buffet. But the older I get, the less I care about any of that and the more I want people to remember me for my Betty White personality — which is loud, inappropriate, and one bad joke away from getting banned from the friend group chat. That's the stuff people actually lean in for. and some power-walk away from me and I LOVE it.
If cosmetic stuff makes YOU feel good, DO IT, no judgment — get the filler, book the lift, love yourself louder however you want. But think about the long-term complications that could appear on the "If you have taken this... and now you are growing a third eye" commercials.
I guess my point is that confidence is the only thing that's ever made a room go quiet when someone walks in. Imperfections and all. 🙌 Everyone can use more confidence and some could use less of a stank-ass personality :)
