I'm a tomboy, through-and-through. Always have been, always will be.
When I got out of school, I probably started dressing *slightly* more feminine. By this, I mean that instead of t-shirts with a rock band on the front, I wear knit tops in feminine colors. But everything is very plain, simple, and comfortable. I wear jeans or casual pants almost every day. I will dress up slightly (skirt or dress, no nylons, no make-up, usually no jewelry, hair in a simple 'do if you can call it that) if I am going to church or to see the symphony.
I will only wear make-up if I am going to be "under lights" for a performance or a professional picture. I couldn't be bothered with the expense or time it takes to wear it consistently.
I've never had a manicure or pedicure, never have colored my hair, never have shaped my eyebrows. I get my hair cut when I have time. I don't care. I don't mind hard physical work, I don't mind getting dirty. I like the outdoors. I know how to build stuff. I really don't get cars or like watching sports, however. And I don't care for action movies.
I have always gotten along better with males than with females both due to personality and interests. This has remained true to the present day. Probably 75% of my conversation is with guys. I have always been "one of the guys".
When I was a teen, this put me in a predicament because most of the boys were looking for a girly-girl as girlfriend material. So, I was always the perpetual friend (and then, not one any would hang out with as it would look like we were a couple.) But when those boys wisened up in their 20s, I was snatched up quickly... Now, however, the propensity to have mostly male friends is a little difficult for a married woman... I don't have many friends, or at least I am not talking with them at length or meeting up with them to hang out over dinner like a couple of girlfriends could do.
01 Jan 2015, 3:03 pm
