We'll get back to the more serious things tomorrow, but for now ... I thought I'd play a little bit more ... I got this email a few days ago and thought of a few things I'd add, so I did! Before you read it, this is meant to be lighthearted. I'm hoping most of you guys are watching the Super Bowl Game ... Go Steelers! If you are a woman under 40 ... please don't be offended. You have gifts that are preparing you today for 40 tomorrow and 40 will be here in the blink of an eye because that how 40 happens!
Here are Andy Rooney's words:
Andy Rooney says, "As I grow in age, I value women who are over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why" ...
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.
If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting!
A woman over 40 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 40 give a hoot what you might think about her or what she's doing.
Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.
Older women are generous with praise because they know what it's like to be unappreciated.
A woman over 40 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her best friend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Women over 40 couldn't care less if you're attracted to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.
Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. They always know.
A woman over 40 looks good wearing bright red lipstick. This is not true of younger women. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.
Older women are forthright and honest. When you act like a jerk, they're not the least bit afraid to say you are a jerk! You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons.
Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal.
For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 40+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.
Ladies, I apologize.
lolololol ... Andy Rooney's praise of women over 40 got me to thinking ... I'd have to add! Women over 40 wear what feels good! We buy what we like. We don't care about what's in or what color someone else wants us to buy. We have already wasted a fortune on what other people thought was hot ... and it was NOT. We are confident enough to know "our style". Until designers start designing for real women, they aren't designing a darn thing for me! Thank you very much ...
Women over 40 collect ... It wasn't on purpose! We happened to mention once that we liked angels or ladybugs and had no idea that all our friends and family would find all this angel andladybug crap that "reminded them of us" and so here we are with "the world's largest collection" ... I finally decided I could either put a museum tour sign and collection box at the end of the driveway ... or just sell it on EBay ... THANK GOD FOR EBAY!
Women over 40 are fearless. We have raised teenagers and lived to laugh about it. Most of us have survived at least one ugly divorce and were polite to a "wife-in-law" (ex-husband's new wife) or two or three "for the children's sake." We have managed "blended family" events with the diplomacy of Henry Kissinger. We can handle anything. Women over 40 have tried every diet ever offered in a book, on a TV show or the back of a cereal box ... and by 40, we have accepted that there is really only one diet that works consistently and it's the same one that has worked for centuries:
- Eat smaller portions.
- Go easy on the sweets.
- Take your vitamins.
- Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
- Exercise More ... Everyday ... even if it's just parking further away from the front door and walking to the mailbox.
When you get right down to it, the 40s is a lot like the 30s ... with a mink coat, a nicer car and bigger diamonds!
lololololol ... Yeah, right!
That last part was supposed to make you laugh ... I loved my 20s ... I loved my 30s ... I love my 40s ... and if I get to look as good as Oprah when I turn 50 ... I guess I'll love the 50s too!
Gotta go! The commercials are on!
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