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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Tags: Dating, First Impressions
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Hi Rosey, I agree with you.. you definitely need to keep it sexy but not just for your man, for yourself too! Now that I’m about to be in the upper 30s age range, I place less emphasis on my hair & nails (though I never walk out the house looking like who done it) and more on leading a healthy lifestyle and keeping the body tight. I think these are key focuses to feeling and looking great. Working out has become a lifestyle for me and I decided that I rather have my health and body on point than a tight hairdo (though I must confess that I skip the gym for two days following a hair appt). I like being able to turn heads even when I’m among a bunch of 20 somethings! Yes ladies, preserve the sexy!
HA!! This is one of your best “Single Lady Friday” articles yet! I’m laughing out loud but mostly (and sadly) because I can truly relate :~/ Thanks for the motivation to put it back into gear and get sexy! Keep em coming Rosie.
For the sake of repeating myself- Absolutely! It’s work but the pay off is far greater when you walk out the door and KNOW you look good! Chatting with you and reading your post was just the nudge I needed to get back to the maintainance rountine that I missed. I cant say that I miss spending that money, or the countless hours. I can however say that I miss knowing with certainly that my nails are done and my hair is tight! I’ve resolved that there is nothing wrong with that!
Totally agree..but this stands for single…in a relationship.. married..knocked up or not looking! Looking good is important no matter what your relationship status might be. If time and money are the issue you can go to the salon or do it yourself as long as its done…so we all need to preserve our sexy to the best of our ability!
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