Dear Cupcake,
I am on the precipice of turning FIFTY and it is very important to me to honor and celebrate my aging spirit in ways that reflect grace and poise. For example, I have been carrying a copy of Maya Angelou's "Phenomenal Woman" with me and when I'm on my daily walks I find a little hill to stand atop where I can recite and/or act out passages sending my wisdom out to the universe (I've noticed that sometimes during these spontaneous readings people nearby will speed up their pace quite a bit or they will grab their children and run so I know my heart song is being heard) or I light a candle and sit on my front porch and simply allow myself to feel my approaching official geezerness. Now I know this is all very positive stuff and things I know you would encourage me to do but I was wondering, besides avoiding wearing pastel colored leotards and pressuring my teenage nephew to listen to Earth Wind and Fire with me what else do you think I should put on my DON'T list as I embark upon my journey toward eyelid droop?
---Worked Up and Wheezing in Whittier
Dear Wheezing,
No.
Good luck,
Cupcake
9 comments:
Oh my gawd. I just posted about how I was going to wear a pink leotard and then changed my mind. Droopy minds think alike!
Don't stop believin'
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlight, people
Aaaahhhhhhhh...
Nice try, Susan.
Pastel leotards are NOT the thing for a woman of fifty to wear. You must go for the neon colors now!
All the love in the world can’t be gone
All the need to be loved can’t be wrong
All the records are playing
And my heart keeps saying
Boogie wonderland, wonderland
Dance boogie wonderland
Dance boogie wonderland
Yes? Excuse me while I take a trip back to the eighties.
Oh, and P.S.? You are OUR Maya Angelou!
I couldn't stop chuckling when I read your post. My kids ask me why, I tried to explain, but I think you have to be approaching geezerness or full on IN geezerness to understand. I am full on...
I go back and forth between NO I AM NOT A GEEZER! and FUCK IT I'M A GEEZER I'M GOIN' TO CHICO'S and I agree --- this is a thought roller coaster that only a geezer can ride. It warms my (not that I need warming) heart to know I am not alone in the amusement park.
Step.Away.From.The.Chicos.
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