February 5th, 2010
In preparation for one of my favorite holidays I made close to five appointments today. I’m getting the hair done, nails done, feet done, eyebrows, facial, teeth cleaned and all other types of grooming. After finalizing my maintenance plans, I started thinking…”OMG, have I become one of those women who only make maintenance appointments for special occasions?” Tragically, the answer was Yes! I started to reminisce on the days when I had standing appointments and there was no question I would meet my girlfriends at the salon. It turns out that my girlfriends have stopped keeping their appointments too.
I understand why it has come to this. Who has that kind of time on their hands anymore? We’re big girls now; with big girl responsibilities. Mortgages, bills, Work, bills, Cooking, Bridal Showers, Cleaning, Baby showers, Kids and Bills, Bills, Bills! Who has 15 hours more per week to devote to maintenance? Well, I’ve resolved that I need to get those 15 hours back! And, so do all of the 30+ Single Ladies who’ve stopped prioritizing maintenance. There is major competition out there. These 20 year old chicks, with no real responsibilities, have time to keep it sexy…so we need to preserve ours.
Most hair salons take their first Saturday morning appointment at 7:30 am. Forget those extra hours of sleep. Handle your maintenance and by 7:00pm it should all be done. Look, it’s a fact that these 20 year olds don’t have to work as hard as we do. They’re still tight and perky. But, there is no question we have it all; looks, common sense, careers, experience and money. So on this Single Ladies Friday, I am addressing this issue and promising that as long as we PRESERVE THE SEXY our 30+ men are not going anywhere…(yeah I said it: with three snaps in a Z formation).
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February 1st, 2010
{images from china vogue}
Let me be the first to admit I M-A-Y have once or twice found myself in a closet or two or even secretly tucked behind a couch to devour baby cakes. She’s a girl after my own heart. Yummie.
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January 29th, 2010
Happy New Year’s to you all. My apologies for the three week hiatus; at first I was suffering from holiday malaise, and then came the tragedy in Haiti…I just did not have the heart to blog. I’m still sad, still praying for my people, but it’s time to get back to writing. So here goes…
For the past couple of months I’ve been searching for my dream job. The search has been really tough. Partly since I am searching in one of the worst job markets ever, but mostly because I am determined to make a total career move. In September I submitted my resume for an amazing position. One month later I was called in for the first interview. You could not even imagine my level of enthusiasm. The interview went well; I liked the interviewers, they liked me back. We parted with handshakes and agreed to stay in touch. I left excited and dreaming of the possibilities. When I reached home I scribbled my signature over and over again with the prospective job title preceding my name. A few weeks went by and I did not hear from them. I checked my phone; made sure my ringer was on. I emailed myself to ensure that messages were going through. Then I became deflated. Just when I began to think “was I imagining that we hit it off?” they emailed.
Without skipping a beat I called back. They wanted to arrange our next date meeting. I brought a new outfit and just waited for the day. By this time I was so invested I stopped sending my resume out for other prospects. We had our second meeting and I swear it went even better than the first. We exchanged pleasantries. Conversation flowed. We all lost track of time. I was sure that I could stop searching. It was the perfect fit. They promised to call before the holidays. We are twenty days into the New Year and they have not called. They did send an email. I guess to keep me interested. Why can’t they just call…I just want to know?
So here I am, four months later, waiting and all I can think about is how much this PROCESS reminds me of my dating days. The meet, the date, the wait for the next date. The worst was when I thought “this is it!” and he never called. Single Ladies, what do you then? Do you call? Do you e-mail? Do you get excited when he finally does call? Here is what I really want to know (maybe a dude can answer) after a good first date and a great second date…why not just call? If I am not the best candidate, I just want to know.
RoseyYNot – Contributing Editor
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January 28th, 2010
Special thanks to all the special brides we met at Roslyn Bridal Expo. We had a blast and enjoyed networking with all the other lovely vendors. What is that Rosey and I are holding? Well that is a local Long Island magazine called Pulse – they are doing a feature on the show and on Petite-Fete – more updates on that to come!!
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