Waxing??

The week before my defense, I did spend some money at the salon. I got my hair cut for the first time in a year and half (the ends are much less angry at me) and I treated myself to a pedicure, which has made me very happy. Talking to the same person for two hours was a bit of a challenge, but I powered through it.

One of the things we talked about, over the two hours, was waxing. I have never been much of a Girl, so I don't know stuff about Stuff.

I haven't shaved since sometime in high school - probably about 14 years ago. Mostly because I've never been very good at it (missed spots, cuts), I hate spending so much time doing it so I never did it very often, and I don't really see the point. It isn't so much a statement about me sticking it to The Man as it is a statement about me not caring what The Man thinks. And since I'm so blond, I doubt most people notice unless I'm wearing a tank top or a shirt with very short sleeves. But I know some people notice the leg hair and very quickly. I would actually even shave for the random special occation except that having to grow it back out again, through all the pokey, itchy phases is far too high a price for the occational event.

While I am not motivated to hide my hair for The Man, I will hide it for Professionalism. Much like I will keep my hair brushed and neatly contained and hide my tattoo. I wear pants or pantyhose at conferences and I presumed I would do so when I start interacting with patients. The problem is that I generally dislike the way dress pants fit me and I can't wear pantyhose for more than a day without getting a yeast infection. It isn't a problem that keeps me up nights or anything, but as I think about pulling together a professional wardrobe for teaching next spring, I've been wondering what my solution will be. Running around the hospital in long skirts doesn't quite seem appropriate, either.

I am actually considering half-leg waxing as a solution. I knew that waxing only had to be done every 6 or 8 weeks which is about as often as I could convince myself to do something like that, but I didn't realize that the hairs that grow back are soft instead of pokey-blunt from the razor. I could actually wear the cloths I want (flat shoes, knee-length skirts, button down shirts) without the pantyhose or the razor. So, I consider it. We'll see.

How strange, this cost-benefit analysis.