As I mentioned in my last post I quit smoking so as a treat to myself I went to get lip filler. I have wanted to get lip filler for a long time now but what kept me from getting it was (don’t laugh) being afraid to call a place and ask how much it was. Plus I am really cheap when it comes to stuff for me.
Let’s go off on a side-note here. I know there has to be lots of you who hate to make phone calls. Part of that for me is that I can’t see someone’s face. I guess it’s lots about insecurity cause I mean I want to see a face to see if they are looking at me like I’m stupid.
My mom would tell me when I was young in 1980 something that she would pay for Dominos Pizza if I’d call it in… she was trying to help me get over the whole being afraid to make a phone call thing but honestly I would have starved to death before calling for a pizza. It doesn’t make lots of sense but there I said it and that’s that. Leave a comment if you hate to make phone calls as well. Thank God for apps right!!!!
Back to the lips… I got all brave, called and asked and it was $500.00 for one syringe of lip filler. Ok not awful so I got to doing the math stuff and I was like if cigarettes are $150 a month and lip filler last at least six months that makes lip filler like $83 a month and some change. 🙂 That’s not girl math that’s math math! Just saying! So the fact is lip filler is cheaper than smoking!
I’m also going to get my lashes done next week. I have had those before. I really like getting them done especially because I have strawberry blonde hair so my lashes are blonde. Getting my lashes done makes my life so much easier than trying to coat all that blonde with mascara everyday. They are not just beautiful, they are convenient.
Getting my lips and lashes isn’t just about quitting smoking though. It’s about doing something for me. I’ve mentioned I have a husband who wasn’t much of a partner, five kids and grandkids and I did lots for everyone else. I’m just trying to take care of me. Just saying that makes me feel like I’m being selfish but I’m going to try to just get over that and keep going forward.
Oh AND in two weeks I’m going for Thermage! I feel like I look so much older than I should… was it the smoking, never taking care of myself, stress!, the kids, genes, or just bad luck. Who knows!? I will let y’all know how that goes though. I’m excited especially to see how much magic it works on my saggy neck that grosses me out.
To wrap it up here are the pictures of my lip filler before and 24 hours later I’m very happy with them. For me I feel like it was totally worth it. They say the bruising is normal and I can see that. Comment and let me know if you’ve had lip filler and your feeling about it or if you were like me and wanted it but for lots of reasons just haven’t done it yet.
