skin deep

I saw my dentist this week. After getting the green light that my current brushing habits are still keeping me cavity free, (I think they've given up on lecturing me on the whole flossing thing) i inquired about teeth whitening and what my options were. He said the cheapest was an at home kit and recommended Crest White Strips. I thought heck, if the dentist wasn't going to try to upsell me on his treatments then i was happy to give Crest a bit of business. It's not a pleasant routine and will only last 14 days thank goodness but so far so good. I can't be sure it's really doing anything but it's only day 3. You get a full refund if you aren't satisfied so we'll see. I'll report back.

I also started using up some self tanner a friend gave me three years ago as part of a going away to Australia present (I never understood the connection between a fake tan and going to where the sun shines brighter and hotter then just about anywhere else but whatever). I couldn't find an expiry date and it hasn't turned me purple so that's a good sign.

And I realize it's almost time for getting my highlights redone...

I think of all the things we do to ourselves to fix and make prettier our outsides, and wonder, how much better would the world be if we took as much time and paid as much loving attention (financial or otherwise) to "improving" who we are on the inside?