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Subject: Re: makeup and kids
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Date: Thu, 11-Aug-83 15:10:20 EDT
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In reply to Lynda F.
I'm not the type who looks great all the time, but I'll answer your
first question anyways.  I was overweight through Jr. high and High
school and college.  After college, I lost weight, and was at a loss
of how to dress, etc.  When I was fat, I never would buy nice clothes
for myself, figuring I really ought to lose weight first.  My self
image was very low, so I rarely dressed nicely or took very good care
of myself.  Well, now I am a normal weight (5' 4" 117 pounds).  I still
don't dress nice all the time, but I can if I want to.  I wear makeup
once and a while if I'm going out to a fancy dinner or party.  I learned
how to put on makeup by having my friends show me, and going to some
make up parties.  As for clothes, for a while I went to stores and just
tried things on, and never bought anything unless I really liked it,
and it went with my other clothes.  I stay in shape by going to a health
spa 4 times a week at lunch (30-40minute workout), and I also do my  
stretching/yoga exercises 3 times a week with my boyfriend for 1/2 an
hour a time.  
Still though, clothes and makeup don't interest me very much.  I like
to play the piano and garden.  That's partly why I don't like to dress
nice all the time because my clothes get dirt on them when I am in the
garden.  
For a while I felt like I was way behind in developing my taste in
clothes, etc, but now I feel pretty comfortable about it.  Even though
people tell me "it only takes 5 or 10 minutes to put on makeup every 
day", I'd rather spend that 5 or 10 minutes doing something else.  I
do put on a moisturizer every day because I have dry skin.
I went to some free color classes at Stretch and Sew.  It pretty much
confirmed my own feelings about what colors look good on me.