What I’m about to say is going to come as a surprise to a lot of people. 

 Well, to a lot of advertisers, any way…

 I’m not obsessed with how I look.

Yep, you heard me right. 

Take away the commercials, the pop-ups, the ads—all of it—and please stop trying to convince me that without your product, I won’t be happy.  I don’t care if I’m not a size four.  I actually LIKE the laugh wrinkles by my eyes (gasp!).  And I have plenty of hair, thank you.

 Go away, you guys!  And take the famous-label handbags with you.  To tell you the truth, those things are ugly, any way.

 Do I really want to reach the end of my life, look back, and say, “Thank goodness I always weighed the right amount and wore name-brand shoes”?

 No!  I want to look back and say, “Thank goodness I spent all that time watching butterflies, feeling the sun on my face, and having fun with friends.”

 So, to all the advertisers who are trying to convince me that without your product to improve my looks, my life won’t be what it should be, I say,  “TThhhh….!!!”