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| Harley, 15, and his Nike-slides-and-black-socks look |
You also know you're an old bag when....
1. You go to the exhibition of Cindy Sherman at SF Moma featuring her rendition of sad, aging Hollywood hopefuls. Note to self: best go a bit easier on the lip liner and bronzer.
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| Cindy Sherman |
2. You go to the same restaurant four weekends in a row. Well, you just know what you're getting then, don't you? Lovely.
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| Sugarcane rolls at Xyclo |
3. Your friend tells you about her old Mum playing (seated) balloon volleyball with her friends and you think it's sounds a bit of a lark. Cocktail in hand of course.
4. You have a Black Tie event coming up. Instead of buying this Laundry dress, you decide to just rent it. The way your bat flaps are progressing, you won't be able to wear it again anyway.
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Your friend replies: "Yeah... and??"
6. You spent hours gazing out at this little touch of flower-sparkle in pots. Lovely.
7. The weekends heralds a heatwave of 100 degree temperatures. (Very) begrudgingly you shave your legs.
9. Talking of hip hop, your son tells you about J12 - the latest "Gettin Saucy"dance here in Oakland. Stick it on your blog, he's says, you'll be the first blogger in the world to feature it. That was eight months ago...forgot about it until now...So here it is! The (kinda) latest dance from Oakland. For all you Mofo Mamas who are going to bust your moves this Saturday night: just lean back and pretend you're driving, then swing your left arm...and Slow Down!
Will you be embracing your Nike Slide Years?
Great post! Don't worry though -- twenty somethings to do this, too! "(Very) begrudgingly you shave your legs." xo style, she wrote
ReplyDeleteDon't wear that kind of thing on my feet. Doesn't fit my orthotic shoe inserts very well. (One leg is longer than the other.) Good, substantial tie-up shoes. Like when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteWhich might explain why I may be in my second childhood?
You are something else and never fail to cause me to LMFAO! The dress looks smashing. At 50... I find myself in yoga pants more often than anything. Flip flops, definitely until my tootsies go numb!
ReplyDeleteHad a good giggle reading this! I think we all secretly would love to live in stretchy pants and cardys - just not brave enough to not care yet!! X
ReplyDeleteCindy Sherman was by far the best art exhibit I have seen in a long time. I just loved it. Being over 40, I could totally relate to all the drawn on eyebrows. Seriously. Who doesn't right? These ladies are my peeps! Top it off by the fact that I recently had Botox and couldn't for the life of me figure out why I looked a little funny. Then it came to me this morning. Snap! My right eyebrow looks higher than my left. Lordy lordy. Just in time for Halloween. A lot easier to embrace my inner Nike slip on shoe during the month of October. The weirdos are out in spades. Spot the luny! xoxo
ReplyDeleteWhy don't I get my other side done - and we can be the Lopsy Botoxy Twins for Halloween?
DeleteAre bat flaps the same as tuck shop arms (top of the arm) ....if so then I couldn't see any evidence of them! You look stunning in that dress....my bet is that your husband won't be able to wait five years......Rx
ReplyDeleteYou look absolutely beautiful in that dress - no bat flaps (or I call them bingo wings) in sight! I have always loved Eileen Fisher clothes - they look so comfy if a little shapeless.
ReplyDeleteJ12 and ADIDAS "slides", baby...
ReplyDeletethat's my new 50. in 10 years, of course (NOT)
That's a catchy tune, slow down.
The Nike slide years sound divine! I would if I could get away with it yet but I can see the hubs putting his foot down about this one. The dress looks fabulous on you - my friend has one very similar ... but you do wear yours exceedingly well.
ReplyDeleteHmm, I can't see that dance catching on. Did it? And J12, what sort of a name is that? Their size?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I can't spend my time in super casual clothes as I have to go to work and they'd take a dim view if I turned up in Nike Sliiiiides and a pair of les joggings. I wear Crocs at home (in winter, with snug socks) and flippies in summer.
That dress looks lovely. I'm trying to decide if I give a shit about bingo wings or not. The jury's still out as they are not too flappy yet...
Big Big here in the Bay Area - they are having J12 dance competitions...but who knows about the rest of the world. Certainly its really really simple. Not like in our day when we had to master Sat Night Fever!
DeleteYou do make me laugh. In fact number 5 about 'Hope Springs' had me laughing out loud .. what does that say about me? You look STUNNING in that dress, oh to have your wonderful figure!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...that was brilliant! You look amazing in that dress...I would wear that every day if my figure is like that when I'm your age, your not even old anyways...beautiful! xx
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, let me tell you something. Jody, if I have your amazing figure, I would wear that dress out EVERY single day. In fact, I'd alternate with a bikini.
ReplyDeleteLOLOLOL! I haven't heard sweet as for such a long time. Well, unless I head back to NZ, that is.
I already am embracing them! And actually having more fun now!! So slow down and enjoy, HeHeHeHe.....
ReplyDeleteLove Di ♥
That dress is amazing on you!
ReplyDeleteDo I see nike slides peeking out from under your blue evening dress?
ReplyDeleteYou are giving me ideas!
Deleteyep! life begins at 50!! who wants to be young and stupid and poor and scared? i love that I do not care one tiny bit what anyone thinks about my shoes, my dress code, my zip code or my car make...
ReplyDeleteBat flaps.. yep, and then the triceps get a little flappy too. You look fab in the dress and I say wear it while you can! All your comments are so funny and (as a fifty..plus year old..) I can relate to every comment. A good sense of humor is so important.
ReplyDelete{had the dr. appt yesterday to find out my cholesterol is way up.. yippie!}
you look anything but old in your dress-very hot. my nike slide years will be spent in pajamas...really. I love wearing pjs-my favorite part of the weekend is sleeping in and then wearing pjs as late as possible.
ReplyDeleteHahahahahah..... I don't give too much credence to your aging philosophy- after all you look amazing in the Laundry dress. Plus I can't believe some of the things I do now (early bed time, maternity sweatpants that I promise to never wear in public- please don't tell anyone!) and refuse to attribute them to aging. Refuse. Thank you for again making me laugh!
ReplyDeleteOh you betcha! The thing about getting older is you can do less experimenting because you know what works for you and what's more practical.
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous in that blue black-tie dress. And you're doing hip hop classes?! I bow to you ...
If my knees weren't knackered, I would exercise (yeah right..) and if I didn't have this medical condition called 'addictedtocarbs' I would be slim.........and then I could hope to look half as good as you do in that dress.
ReplyDeleteMy husband changed 'sweet as' to 'Sweden' a few years ago in true Kiwi 'shorten/nickname' everything style. Unfortunately he neglects to elaborate to our English friends who text him, ask him if he's coming to the pub to who he replies 'Sweden' and then is surprised when there's no one there to drink beers with.
ReplyDeleteBy the way you look uber hot in the dress. Don't worry about bingo wings, just wear lots of perfume so that those standing nearby get watery eyes and blurred vision so the outline of your arms is less distinct (although they look bloody fine to me). Either that or drink 2 glasses of wine before you go out and you'll feel like Christy Turlington (the trick is to then maintain that buzz and not tip too far into Britney Spears post Federline mode). Sweden.
Ha! Sweden on the Christy T. spray! You need to get a job as beauty editor on one of the glossy mags, best advice I've heard this year.
DeleteOh, I'm so old. Older than my years, probably. I had to turn the video off because I thought it so offensive. Yes, that's right: I'm turning into my mother. UGH! I must find a way to remain somewhat cool before my kids start rolling their eyeballs at me. Oh, wait, too late.
ReplyDeleteIt is offensive, you're right. But I'm finding most commercial vids offensive too...
DeleteSo funny sadly I can identify myself with almost every post the comfortable clothes, hairy legs but what was particularly true was going to the same restaurant week in week out.
ReplyDeleteBut not many 50 year olds look that great in a dress like you. No fake tan and lip liner in sight
# 7 hit home. Sometimes I could audition for King Kong.
ReplyDeleteYou look great in the dress, so perhaps you should buy it instead of renting it.
ReplyDeleteNo Nikes in my future, I promise.
This is just the laugh I needed first thing this morning! It also has me slightly worried because I am already embracing my Nike Slide Years...
ReplyDeleteWas that a typo or did you mean Hip op instead of Hip-hop? A similar result spending a lot of time sprawled across the floor....
ReplyDeleteAs for J12 - the latest "Gettin Saucy"dance sensation...If it's still going after 8 months you are not talking about a passing fad but a way of life which has out lasted most marriages…..
Hip Op! Brilliant! Maybe a bit 'o' both!
DeleteLove your post. I guess I need to take a hip hop class in case Gettin Saucy ever makes it to Orange County, somehow I doubt it will, but you never know!
ReplyDeletexo Mary Jo
Seriously...could you look more fabulous in that gown? Your body looks amazing! :)
ReplyDeletethis was the post of the DAY. it's so funny. and i'm quite partial to the latest dance crazes...for real. and now that i live in switzerland i miss them. so please you and your son keep me up to date!!
ReplyDeleteOh I'm relating to every word - we had an afternoon/evening in London this week for a show & meal, and all I could think about was how late I'd be getting to bed!And I haven't shaved my legs for about a month because I'm "saving" them til I go on holiday at the end of October!
ReplyDeleteI really felt my age when I was joking with one of the Mums in the school playground as she was moaning about being 30, then I realised I could be her Mum!!
Oh meant to say, you look amazing in that dress!
DeleteTeddy doesn't look like he's worried about Nike Slide years!
ReplyDeleteLove popping by as I ALWAYS get a good laugh or two! Will be hitting the gym once I am cleared for working out and can see that "join you in the next 4 count" moment happening to me:)
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I remember when I turned 40 and was begrudgingly forced to admit that the days when women could let themselves go and take up smoking and get fat were over:( Maybe 50 is the new 40!!
ReplyDeleteJandals AND socks?
ReplyDeleteI thought that was a quaintly English habit, and not one afflicting our youth.
If that's you in that Laundry dress, then I can see no sign of "Bat Flaps" whatever they may be, and it looks gorgeous.
I always find that I have to shave my knees before I wear my kilt, and a light coating of bronzer hides most of the varicose veins.
Omg Cindy Sherman exhibits scare me! Always. Btw just noticed I wasn't following your blog, which explains why I never get your updates in my reader. Remedied!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! You look amazing in that dress!!
ReplyDeleteMy husband plays proper volleyball but he's really getting too old for all that leaping about and comes home with one or more joints injured. Will suggest sitting down with a balloon.
ReplyDeleteI am too jealous thinking about your wonderful weather forecast to worry about anything Nike.
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Such a great post. Love this one.
ReplyDeleteWow, those colors look wonderful on you! You're really pretty too. <3 I have the Too Faced Natural Eye palette and I love it.
ReplyDeleteWait a minute how did i miss you in this stunning electric blue dress!!! you look amaze-balls ..... kelly ripa-ish on the body! go mama . . . ok now you have to post the YSL goldies PLEAZZZZZ
ReplyDeleteEmma will post - they really were comfy as promised by the shop dude - won't be able to link them though as embarrassed by the cost. However marginal utility (another economic term I can convert for my own use) - well worth it as will wear forever!
DeleteI spotted Harley's shower shoes - "Nike Slides Mum" - worn with black socks. Got him to order me these beauties in purple. Sweet as. (Do the ... nikeslides.blogspot.com
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