A confluence of interesting and frankly out there observations lately from the mouths of bad ladies turned boomers … or maybe good ladies turned bad boomers. Thankfully it doesn’t really matter because nobody is judging us now.
First up was a colleague who asked if I noticed something new on her face … new makeup? Botox? Facelift? What? Much simpler and making a remarkable difference, she’s wearing new non prescription brown contact lenses so her eyes will look less faded, more brilliant. She needs to be marketing that idea to Lenscrafters.
Another colleague who travels extensively bought a fall to refresh her hairdo after lengthy plane rides, recalcitrant curls and hat head on the road. We’ve traveled together and while I need to do my do daily, she’s got morning time to blog and work out.
And finally, let’s hear it for boomer optimism and humor. Three recently divorced friends of mine at a quiche and cards meet up went from dissing their exes to what ifs should their own McDreamy show up. As a sign of her liberating new life and her “because I can” attitude, the hostess says she’s ready and pulls from her drawer … condoms. She’s such a sweet little lady, we were shocked but should we be?
Maybe cause we don’t think there will be a McDreamy, or we know our bodies have lived almost 60 years and most of that time with one man or even that buying condoms might be embarrassing? Nah. Take it from the sweet little lady who surprised us all with her hot ticket stash … where there’s hope, there should be condoms. Safe sex for all.
Eileen Marcus
*Note: Part two of "A History of Overachieving" will be running on Wednesday, December 13, 2006.