Month: June 2016

Apparently old is the new black

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I never thought I’d say that. Being the 48 yr old old spitfire I am. However, something is amiss. I am not the sexy one. I am not the smarter one. I am not that more outspoken one. I am not the better person,the lover, the good dresser, the adventurous one. I am not the mother, the wife the life long best friend, the rich one, the arm candy or the educated one. 

I am the sweet one. The emotional one. The romantic one. The prettier one. The younger one. The childless one. The unattached one.
The braver one. I was the only one.
The right one.

Now it’s too late.
Alone she is. Stronger.
Old is not the new black.
Strength is.
Enjoy your older one.

Movies that….

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Changed me.

Remember a slower time when we didn’t walk around with our cell phones in our hands.
We actually spoke to one another.
I am not saying only you do this. I’ve done it as well. But there was something so joyous about going to a movie with the ones you love, ordering popcorn and laughing while slapping your leg. My favorite is crying silently at the emotional bits.

Ok.. So strap in….buckle up..etc..
Chitty chitty bang bang is the first..why you may ask.. because of the child catcher running around dancing with multicolored lollipops between his fingers. I was scared of long pointy noses and pointy black top hats for three years.

Bed knobs in broomsticks taught me about nazis. Introduced my love for Angela Lansbury. Made me love being a child.

Close encounters of the Third Kind. Told me that crazy with shaving cream and potatoes is OK. Terri Carr compelled my love for passion and Richard Dreyfuss showed me to believe in your gut and don’t do the norm.  Follow your bliss.

The Goodbye Girl…
Genius film with Marsha Mason and RD again. Classic play, classic. film.. Strong writing, amazing acting and a joy to watch.
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