This year DH and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary! It’s been a long (and wonderful) journey, but I couldn’t help but think about how different things are now. There are definitely a few things that exist now that would’ve made my dating life easier during my single dating days.
The one that comes to mind most often is YouTube makeup tutorials. Maybe these did exist 10 years ago, I just didn’t know about them and they certainly were not as popular as they are today.
Now when I watch them as a mom I think, “who has time for this” but I really wish I would’ve had this when I was dating. I had no idea what the proper way to wear makeup was. I slopped it on and hoped for the best. I also didn’t know what products were out there. I stuck to some makeup counters, heard about some from friends and didn’t really experiment much. Makeup could’ve been more fun and I feel like I maybe would’ve worn it more often.
Hair tutorials would’ve been helpful too. It also would’ve been better if non-straight hair was in style like it is now. I used to spend hours with my Chi hair straightner getting my non-straight hair perfectly straight.
The one other thing that comes to mind is dry shampoo. This definitely existed and my friend used to use it, but the question is – why didn’t I try this stuff?? It seems like it would’ve been the perfect solution to my oily hair.
Maybe it’s only in my “older” age that I’m able to recognize the “mistakes” the younger me made.
Until next time,
Shaindy
