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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Mimi and I have been social friends for over 15 years. At any given shower, wedding or birthday party you could find us chit-chatting and giggling with each other. Outside of the occasional fete, we did not socialize much. I would say we became good friends about 5 years ago. Now we hang out, go to the movies, swap recipes and talk boys.
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