Happy Friday, everyone…for today’s installment of “5 Things Friday”, we will be discussing 5 things that yours truly has NEVER done. Not “well, kinda but not really…”…no. Things I’ve never, ever done. Ever.
1) I have never been to Europe. I know, that seems like a really easy, cop-out thing to list since lots of people have not been lots of places (huh?), but it’s the first thing that came to mind, since I really, really WANT to go to Europe. I want to go everywhere…Italy, Greece, London, Germany, Israel (is that Europe?)…I mean, just look at this picture of Greece:
I mean, if you don’t want to lay on that beach and swim in that water and hike that hill, you’re nutso.
2) I have never had anything professionally waxed. Again…I’m sure there are lots of people that haven’t, but I have very specific reasons why not. First of all, the money. It takes me literally 5 minutes or less to shave in the shower every morning, so the idea of spending mucho dinero just to not have to shave for a couple weeks isn’t worth it, in my book. Second of all, when it comes to things like eyebrows…honestly, I just don’t to live with a screwed up face if they accidentally rip one of them off, or tear my skin off, or make them uneven. I know they’re “professionals”, but a “professional” dental assistant once gouged a giant cut in my gums when her hand slipped and the scraper thing slipped off my tooth. I couldn’t drink orange juice for like three weeks, so, yeah.
3) I have never been skydiving, bungee jumping, parasailing, base jumping, or done any other sport that requires jumping off an irrationally tall object. It’s NOT that I’m afraid of heights. I don’t mind flying, I love hiking tall mountains and looking over the edge of cliffs, there is no such thing as a scary roller coaster, the Space Needle could have been taller in my opinion…it’s that I’m afraid of jumping. Or falling. You know, it’s not even that…let’s be honest. I’m afraid of hitting the ground at an ungodly speed and having my insides splattered everywhere. That’s the truth.
4) I have never bought makeup at an actual department store makeup counter. That’s right, I’ve never owned anything from M.A.C., Benefit, Clinique…or any of the rest of them. In fact, I only own one single item that’s not from a drugstore, and that’s my Naked Palette from Urban Decay, and I bought it online. You want to know why I only buy drugstore makeup? Because I can make it work just as well as anything else, and it’s CHEAPER. Yep, I’m cheap when it comes to makeup. I love DOING my makeup and experimenting with new colors and products and all that jazz, I just don’t want to pay more than $10-15 for it. The most expensive thing I own besides my Urban Decay eyeshadow is my face powder, and it’s like $13 at the drugstore (Physician’s Formula).
Splurge of the century, right here…
5) I have never worn leggings as an adult. I KNOW, hold your gasps. I’ve just never been able to make myself do it…I used to wear leggings when I was a kid, of course. Who can forget stirrup pants with scrunchy socks and L.A. Gear high-tops!? But that’s my last clear memory of leggings, so when they started coming back in style, I just couldn’t make myself wear them. I’m not a fan at ALL of the whole “miniskirt+leggings” look, and I can’t stand it when girls inexplicably wear leggings AS PANTS. Not attractive, I don’t care who you are or how skinny you are. I am a fan, however, of the whole tights+shorts+boots in the fall look, I just have yet to find a pair of tights that aren’t so uncomfortable I can’t even sit still while I’m wearing them. Seriously, when are they going to make low-rise tights with a wide waistband so I don’t feel like I’ve got a rubber band digging into my waist? Any suggestions for that problem?
Nonononononononononononono…
So there you go. Five things I’ve never done. Feel free to share your own five things in the comments! And have a great weekend.
