Let’s talk about this naked thing. One of the most beautiful and miraculous events is when a baby is born. We marvel at their perfection and confirm whether they are a boy or girl as soon as they come out. No one freaks out because the child has no clothes on. In fact, a man and woman need to be naked at least in their private areas when they make that beautiful baby. So why do we, as a society, get all freaked out about being naked if it’s in a clinical, non-sexual setting? To a technician or a nurse or a doctor, your midsection is just another part of your body. In my case, I could be waxing your brows, your bush or your back. It’s just skin and hair and that’s it. Please don’t ever let the naked thing make you feel weird. As I’ve said in the past and I’ll say again, it’s just like an elbow to me.
Hose Down Your Hoo-Ha
Thoughts, stories, and insights from M.E. Nesser
When Mark was in the process of buying the salon from his parents, I decided to quit teaching and go to beauty school. Although I never wanted to do hair, I wanted to be there to support my husband. I always hoped that I would find something to do at the salon to be helpful to him. When I took the wax class in school, I couldn’t believe how fun it was. I couldn’t really imagine doing it for a living, because waxing something like an eyebrow seemed like such a potentially scary service. What if I waxed someone’s eyebrow off? Or what if I dripped hot wax in their eye? Or what if I ripped the skin off their face? I was really nervous about facial waxing, but once I started doing it, I realized that women feel so much prettier when their eyebrows are done so I was determined to get good at it. For a couple years, I focussed on nails and brows until that one fated day when I decided to venture South. I feel like all of the services that I’ve performed at Mark & M.E. were about making women feel prettier and better about themselves. So this morning I want to thank you all for entrusting all of your parts, North and South, to me over the past 25 years!
I have talked about this in both of my books, but sometimes I think certain things need repeating. I absolutely love my contribution to making thousands of women feel sexier and more confident. Believe it or not, Brazilians are more empowering than you could ever imagine. I think all women are beautiful. I could give a rat’s ass if you’re big, small, black, white or purple. My goal is to make you feel as sexy as possible after you get a Brazilian. Women need to stop obsessing about their imperfections and focus on the things that make them feel beautiful and special.
Today I worked from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. It’s funny when seven hours feels like a half day. I am sitting on our back deck thinking about my day. It was a neat day. I saw a client that I hadn’t seen for over two years, because she moved to the Middle East and now has moved back to Rochester. I was so psyched to see her! I had clients drive in from Buffalo, Pen Yam and even some ladies from Danville. All of those places are a decent distance away. I’m humbled by the clients who travel so far to see me. Then I remembered the girl who came in with her friend, asked for something to bite on (so I gave her a bath towel) and repeatedly told her girlfriend that what I was doing to her was death. In case you were wondering, I was giving her a Brazilian. And no, she didn’t die. She did, in fact, say that “this is death” more times than I can count. Her friend and I kept laughing and her friend video taped the entire appointment, so I wouldn’t be surprised if you see her adventure with me through the Brazilian Rain Forest on Youtube. Happy Saturday everyone!
Sadly, it’s not common for couples to stay married for a long time. Mark & I have been married 28 years and I wanted to share one of the many things that has made our union successful. In the past decade, I’ve had 9 MRI’s on various parts. Since I am unreasonably claustrophobic, Mark has offered to be in the room with me for each and every scan. He holds my hand and makes me feel safe enough to go in the tunnel from hell. He has subjected himself to whatever magnetic rays are in the air just to make me feel better and give me the strength to go through with the procedure. This week, as he was holding my foot and my hand for an entire hour, I realized that true love is selfless. He puts himself at risk because he loves me. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without him, because I become irrational and, although I try to be a big girl, when they lock your head in the cage, I lose my shit. So for those of you who wonder why our marriage has been successful, selfless love is one of the many reasons. And no worries, I’m healthy.
For those of you who didn’t read The Happy Hen House, you are missing some hysterical illustrations. This is one of my favorites! Here I am, slaying your porcupine! For the whole story, go to Amazon and download a copy. It’s a fun read!
As I’m wrapping up my third book in my “Happy Trail-ogy” I realized that the thought of this being my last book makes me really sad. Writing is so relaxing and cathartic for me and I want to find new things to write about. So how do you all feel about romance novels, because I started one this weekend and I think it could be a lot of fun?
As I was driving with my son to college in North Carolina, I remembered when my mom drove with me to college in Virginia. I had planned to get an International Business degree there. Well, that didn’t happen. I finished college in Rochester without a clue what I was going to do for a living. Even though I only used my actual college degree for a short time, I think the experience made me feel more confident to pursue a career that could make me happy. I hope my kids can use their college degrees to figure the same thing out. The world is a big place with a ton of opportunities and you just never know where you’ll end up. I can’t imagine any of my kids will end up ripping hair out of women’s vaginas for a living, but you never know.