Down For Maintenance
Ever go somewhere only to find that it is currently down for maintenance?
It seems that a lot of things in life require some amount of maintenance. Nothing is more true than the female of the species. Except perhaps the male who wants to dress like a female.
Nails
My wife and I go to a nail salon every two weeks. We get manicures each visit and every second visit we add pedicures. My wife gets gel nails with a color that her tech picks out for her. I get clear polish on my nails. When we go for manicures it takes about 30 minutes. When doing mani/pedi it’s more like an hour plus.
Looking around the salon it caters almost exclusively to women. They book their appointments ahead of time so it fits into their schedule. It’s very much a feminine surrounding. Interestingly enough, on a recent visit in the course of casual conversations with other patrons several mentioned that their husbands/boyfriends also liked to get mani/pedis. So I guess I’m not alone in the maintenance requirement.
Hair
Your crowning glory, male or female, does take a bit of maintenance. But here again it’s easier for guys. All they need to do is shampoo in the shower and let it dry. Perhaps run a comb or brush through it. Once every month or so we stop at a barber shop to get it cut taking about 20 minutes.
Women, however, seem to spend much more time on their hair. If they have long hair, and especially if they color it, a hair appointment can take two hours plus. Not only that, but the regular maintenance of their hair style requires things like curling irons, hot rollers and many minutes in front of the mirror getting it to look right.
CDs who wear wigs have it a bit easier than women do. It only takes a couple of minutes to put on the wig and brush it out. Plus, if we want to change color or cut, it’s a simple matter of picking up a different wig. Still, there is some periodic maintenance needed on wigs, so I suppose we need to add that into the pipeline.
Body
About the only thing most guys do to maintain their body seems to be a shower, shave their face and perhaps some physical exercise. Maybe we watch what we eat as well, but we don’t quite have issues with overstuffed clothing that women need to watch out for when they gain weight.
Women seem to need time in the shower shaving many spots. Underarms, legs and perhaps some more sensitive areas. They also tend to use moisturizers or body lotions afterward, which most guys don’t do. Since women’s clothing is often cut more closely to the body, many women find that they need to carefully maintain their weight or perhaps, have two sets of clothing for those “fat days.” So they have almost daily attention to their diet unlike most guys.
I’ll Be Back
Once I finish my required maintenance, I’ll be back with more Stuff in the next installment. Comments are welcome either here on the blog or by email to Jenn6nov at-sign gmail dot com. JJ is always looking for more stuff so let me know what you would like to read about.
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| Peter Alexander femulating in the 1961 Austrian film Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby. Click here to view this film on YouTube.   |
