There are lots of good things to say about being 52. There are lots of things to counter the good things to say about being 52. Case in point:
I have cotton in my ears today. It is not a good look. It looks STUPID.
But, it works. If I venture outdoors when it is 8º and breezy, then I pull out my cotton balls and put some in my ears.
NO EARACHES. No aching pain from ear-down-to-throat.
But I look stupid.
The other night in Kansas City, we left the bagpipe concert and it was ~ 21º and windy. I had a scarf attached to my coat, and so I wound the two sides up across my head and ears (no cotton to be had that evening), and then back down behind my neck. I looked like a Babushka. Even that Spouse o' Mine commented that I looked Eurasian.
But my head was warm.
My sister Barb and I used to argue about fashion vs comfort. Barb was all for comfort. I sought fashion anytime it was feasible. But now I am 52, and my sister is up in some heavenly cloud somewhere, laughing and laughing at me.
2 comments:
At 70, I am still on the side of beauty, although there are days when I go out looking like a hairy spider. The babushka look is far better than cotton spilling out of your ears. I think you need to buy a World War I flying ace hat like Snoopy. You know, with the ear flaps. And goggles. Maybe a leather jacket, skinny pants and brown boots. So very Ralph Lauren. You'd be all the rage.
Where is the LIKE button? I agree with Louise. :) And with you! Sometimes, it's all about being comfortable, fashion be hanged!
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