Everyone changes and evolves as they get older. I prefer to think that I have expanded my horizons. Many would say that I led a very sheltered childhood and missed out of a lot of experiences. I did all the normal things other kids did, I was just pickier.
For instance, I was (and still am to some respect) a very picky eater as a child. My mother, of course, blames this all on my grandma. According to mom I ate everything she put in front of me until my grandma started babysitting me and started giving me options on what I wanted to eat. It was all chicken fingers and fries from then on out. You already know of my affinity towards eating ice cubes for dinner. When I did decide to eat not liquid foods I usually chose chicken strips or pasta. Plain pasta. As in just noodles, no sauce. Occasionally I would add some Parmesan cheese from a can to spice it up a bit. I was very into McDonald's Happy Meals with chicken nuggets as a kid. I thought that was just what a Happy Meal was. I don't think I even realized that a burger was an option. Which leads me to my lack-of-life-experiences number 1: I don't think I have ever eaten a hamburger. Neither my mom or I ever remember me eating burgers. My mom ate burgers all the time so I am not sure how I managed to go through my entire childhood without eating one. I still have not eaten a burger to this day just because I think they look gross. Ground up meat seems gross to me. I do, however, love hamburger helper. I just push the chunks of meat to the side and just eat the pasta. I know I know, that totally defeats the purpose but think of who you are talking to before you comment on that one. So, just to throw it all out there, here is a list of other foods that I am pretty sure I have never tried and some foods that I just think are gross: steak, sushi, fish (other than kids fish-sticks of course), and most vegetables (I've tried them all but they make me gag and want to vomit, especially lettuce).
While we are talking about things I've never eaten, I might as well also toss out a list of things I have never done that seem totally normal to a lot of people. I have never: gone sledding, swam in a body of water other than a pool, build a snowman taller than one foot high, played an instrument, gone skiing, watched Jurassic Park, read Moby Dick, or even had a one night stand. Ok, now that I am straying into stranger "I nevers" I will stop.
That little tyrant was not what I was really trying to get at with this post though. Drum roll please.....I have recently started wearing makeup. As in, last week I started wearing makeup daily. I finally hit that point where I looked in the mirror and decided I needed to do something about what I was seeing. I never wore makeup as a teenager mainly because my mom never wore makeup so no one ever taught me. I still don't know how to put on eyeliner so that is not part of my new makeup routine. Makeup has never been a huge concern of mine mainly because I spent a lot of time not caring how I looked and then spent a lot of time with fairly clear smooth skin. Now that I have blotchy skin with a pallid tone to it I decided it was time to cave. I didn't go out and buy up a makeup isle at Sephora or anything. I just went through all of the random makeup I have accumulated from gifts and freebies and filled in the blanks. I have also started styling my hair so instead of the same pulled back do every day I now have dried and straightened hair. I have to say, I think for someone with no experience I have given the good ol' college try and have succeeded fairly well.
So, to sum it all up for you, I was pretty sheltered as a child and while I have expanded my horizons on some fronts I am still cowering under my mommy's control on others. And for those who see me regularly or even not so much, compliments on my hair and makeup adventures are always welcome. :-)
