getting "Work" done

A year ago I bid on a "Fotofacial" coupon at a silent auction.  Three years ago, a friend tried out her new machine on me and got rid of all the pregnancy spots and broken blood vessels on my face.  The fine lines disappeared too, and my skin became a bit tighter and overall much more youthful.  As part of my continuous flow of gifts to myself to keep my weight loss momentum going, I decided to cash in my coupon.  The place is called GR8SKIN.  The doctor is Bradley Friedman.  The staff is wonderful.  They have ALL the newest products and procedures, and most importantly, Dr. Friedman is the most experienced in this field of all the doctors I have interviewed.  I thoroughly enjoyed my consultation, then got a microdermabrasion, then the Fotofacial, and then some Botox!!  I can't believe I did that.  I had promised myself that I would never do that!  Anything but that!!  But it was the right thing to do.  If I ever was going to do it, this was the place and Dr. Friedman was the person.  I'm so happy about this whole thing!

Now the visit to the orthopedist wasn't as successful.  I took my bunion in, and brought it back with no real miracle or solution.  I am to endure pain.  Whether I avoid high heels, wear orthotics, limit my time on my feet or not, it will progress and it will hurt.  Nothing will reverse it or even slow it down.  Eventually I will need surgery, which by the way will keep me out of commission for four months.  How depressing.  Maybe I should have Dr. Friedman put some Botox in it!

So I decided to lick my wounds, stand up tall (after all I got some Botox yesterday), and come up with a plan.  I will exercise hard, wear whatever shoes I like, including stilletos, I will take  anti-inflammatories for the pain, and I will work those feet until they drop.  Then I'll get surgery and rest for four months.  Maybe by then I'll be old enough and rich enough to just lay on a beach in Hawaii the whole time.