My remaining friends from high school and I plan a “guys weekend” twice a year, and unfortunately we had to cancel our snowboarding trip in November. Two of the guys were unable to make it so the other three guys bailed too, and although I was disappointed I now had a good amount of money saved up. I figured I should spend it on myself, but didn’t have anything come to mind right away. A coworker of mine had just had Lasik Eye Surgery done and raved about it, and I’ve been plagued by my horrible vision since birth, so I figured I see if it was for me. I asked George how he went about finding a place to have it done, and he sent me the url for a Lasik Eye Surgery website so I looked it up during lunch that day. To me, lasers and eyeballs don’t mix, but this site was exceptionally informative and left me wanting more. I figured their sitemap had a little more information, but when I clicked on the link they had like 90 or 100 articles about eye surgery. I work in research and found all of this interesting and felt like I was making an educated decision after reading it all. I filled out the form and was called a day later, and a week later I had no reason for all of the “contact clutter” in my medicine cabinet. I still wish we could’ve went on that three day snowboarding trip, but not having to go through the monotonous routine of putting in, cleaning, and taking out my contacts is something I can enjoy everyday!

I’ve been married to my husband to my husband for 17 years, and I can tell he’s still attracted to me, but I’m starting to notice how my body is changing. And not for the better. I try to eat right, I run and do Pilates three days a week, but there’s one problem that any diet or exercise program can’t erase. Growing up I remember my mother always had these red and black lines on her legs, but I thought nothing of it. It turns out they were varicose veins and that it was a genetic trait passed down through her side of the family. Her sister was lucky enough to dodge it, but not my mom. I didn’t have them for a while, and seeing how my mom said hers started in her mid-30’s I thought I was safe. I’m 43 now, and I didn’t see any signs of varicose veins until about 2 years ago. They started off real thin and faint, but in the past 6-8 months they’ve gotten bad. I had to try and hide them this past summer, and I was so self conscious about them I’d only stand up and sit down in certain ways to hide them from whoever was around. One night I was fed up with living like this, so I went to some skin care websites and found one that was amazing. It had a very extensive overview of the laser skin treatment process, and I couldn’t resist reading on. When I went to the directory, I not only found articles on varicose veins but other issues that laser skin treatment can help. I set up an appointment for a consultation, and I’m hoping to have the procedure done in a week or two. I’ve always been proud of my appearance and want my husband to stay attracted to me, plus I have drawers and drawers full of sexy shorts that I can’t wait to bring back out next summer!