I used to dislike shaving my legs.  I cut myself pretty badly the first couple of times I shaved my legs and the experience tainted my shaving habits for a long time.  Plus, it takes so long to do thoroughly and I’d always notice that I’d missed a spot sometime during the day and it would drive me crazy.  I would shave about once a week for church, sometimes not even then if I was wearing a long skirt, and that’s it.  I’ve very rarely worn shorts since seventh grade and it just didn’t seem necessary.  Oh, and I’d shave when I went swimming at a pool that wasn’t in my own backyard. I tried waxing and chemically dissolving the hair on my legs, but waxing was painful and hard to do and the nair I used burned the skin on my legs the second time I used it and I gave up on that idea.

When I got married I shaved a little more often for the sake of feeling pretty, but after a few months of that I went back to my old habits.  One day out of sincere curiosity, I asked my husband if he’d prefer me to shave more often.  In the kindest, most sensitive way possible, he told that he would prefer it if I shaved.  Surprised, but knowing why he wouldn’t have mentioned it to me before, I committed to shaving my legs more often.  Colin never asks me to change anything about myself, and this was something I could easily volunteer to do.

I decided then that I would try to shave every day.  Habits come most easily to me if I do things daily.   I don’t do it thoroughly–I probably spend about 20 seconds on it–but I shave most days of any given week.  That way, what I missed yesterday or the day before I’ll probably catch today and my legs are always pretty smooth.  I’ve been at this for a couple of years now and it’s just part of the routine and no big deal at all.  I hardly think about it anymore.  I love having shaved legs every day.  I feel prettier and I feel ready to go.  It’s like having my hair done or having makeup on.  So, what started as something I did for my husband turned out to be something I also do for myself, but still with the satisfaction of knowing I did something that pleases him.  Thanks Colin!