My random thoughts..

I have these brown spots on my cheeks (it usually doesn’t show up on pictures) that look like moles.  I’ve had friends & people tell me that I should have it removed, magpa-Vicky Belo raw ako.  They started appearing when I was in my 30’s.  I already had it seen by 2 dermatologists because I thought at first that they were warts or worse, skin cancer.  I was told, thankfully, that they weren’t.  They told me the medical term (I forgot it na) & assured me that it’s a natural thing for brown skinned people to have as they get older.  If I have it removed, it’ll just come back at a later time. 

My teeth aren’t straight either (may sungki ako sa upper teeth) & I have a little underbite.  If I just had braces, braces are expensive, & to have everything corrected, including the underbite, would involve surgery & the grand total would cost me like $15,000, the equivalent of buying a really nice second hand car.

My thinking is this - di naman ako artista o modelo, I don’t need to get anything done.  I’m not willing to spend money on having those brown spots on my cheeks removed if they’re gonna come back anyway, & I don’t really need to have anything done with my teeth.  It would be nice to get braces & all that & to have a blemish free face , but I know my financial priorities, I’d rather put that money into my sons 529 college savings plan. 

I’ve always known the difference between wants & needs.  And though I’m far from looking like an artista or modelo, I’m perfectly happy with the way I look.