The Trixie
The Trixie

It took me 33 years but... - April 1, 2008

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I finally mastered the art of applying (and re-applying) sunblock.

I'm Irish and therefore cursed with the most god awful pale, burning, freckled skin. Seriously...it's bad. Some of you may remember Bunny wrote a cute little story about a minor sunburn I acquired on our trip to the Bahamas in High School. If you'd like to read it again, it's here. If not, don't worry. You're not missing much. It's not like I went delirious with sunstroke, wandered around the ship with my tits hanging out toting a camera and then passed out in the ship's elevator or anything.

Back to the topic at hand...sunblock, and my ability to apply. I just spent a week in Puerto Rico without so much as a speck of pink. I think it has to do with Coppertone and their awesome continuous spray, SPF 30. Seriously, it's the shizz. I didn't even need anyone to do my back! Just make sure you apply it outside and not around anything you don't want it to get all over like for example, your morning coffee...just sayin'.

So while it's slightly annoying to return to work and hear stuff like, "I thought you just spent a week in Puerto Rico?" and "How was your trip? Wait...Did you go?" (seriously, can they not see that I have more freckles?) it's worth it not to have to stuff my sheets in the freezer before bed each night.

Posted by TheTrixie at 6:13 PM

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I so know what you mean but I live in San Diego and have the fairest skin out there. I don't tan I BURN and BURN some more. You would think I live somewhere it snows but no I just look like I do and year around!!! I will have to remember the freezer and sheeting thingy! I have done the cold wet towel on top of trash bags on my bed.

Love you blog!!
Heather

Posted by: heather at April 1, 2008 09:41 PM

I hear ya girl! I am part Irish and I have that awful pale freckling skin I spend all summer in pants because my legs are so pale they might blind someone. And I had a similar experience to your Bahamas trip only it occurred in Florida. I spent an hour talking to one of those pesky lizards Florida is infested with because I got so sick with heat stroke. I was so dehydrated that I had to spend 2 days in the hospital and I missed going to Disney and Universal. The only bright spot being that I don't remember a thing and the only way I know the details is from my family. It's good you learned how to do the whole sunscreen thing though I hear skin cancer is a bitch.

Posted by: Kelly at April 1, 2008 10:31 PM

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