October 15, 2007
just trying to stay upright
I have been staring at my laptop since 8:00 am. I have written four hundred e-mails (hello, AisleDash bloggers! I suspect you all hate me because I will! not! stop! with the e-mails! so sorry) and three actual blog posts (oh you can’t see any of them because they’re not for today — so sorry). I have read a full day’s worth of posts about weddings and the environment (you can read them too! right here!) and page after page of instructions about How To Lead a WIN Blog (sadly, it STILL does not involve walking first in the line into happy hour).
Moral: work is haaaaard. Oh, no, wait, that’s not it at all. Is it? I forget now.
The upside of all this working, working, working, is that I get to mull really interesting things, like the connection between age and self esteem, and then people PAY me for my thoughts! Or at least give me a place to dump them so that they don’t take up too much space in my brain, space I need to keep track of things like who has soccer practice on what night and when the phone bill is due. Last week I wrote a piece at BlogHer about plastic surgery packages aimed at mothers; today I have a new column up at mamazine.com, about turning 40.
I have one wrinkle, over my lip, that is making me insane these days. I find myself, at night, staring at it in the mirror, applying extra face cream to that spot, in the hope that maybe it will go away. I know that it comes from gritting my teeth in frustration and stress, when the kids are wild or my husband is late or I am overwhelmed by work. I am currently carrying around the number of a highly recommended dermatologist, one who will NOT shoot me full of Botox but WILL prescribe something topical, something that might decrease the wee wrinkle, the one no one else can see.
Go ahead, call me shallow. At this point, I’m too tired to care.
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October 15th, 2007 at 2:11 pm, Jennie Says:
Shallow. An inspiration. Whatever.
October 15th, 2007 at 2:26 pm, roolalenska Says:
You’re doing everything you describe yet you still manage to look fabulous AND leave a thoughtful comment on my blog.
You work it Susan!
October 15th, 2007 at 4:32 pm, All Adither Says:
What’s wrong with shallow?
I’ve had two nose jobs.
October 15th, 2007 at 5:02 pm, Susan Says:
Nothing wrong with shallow. I write about shoes for a living.
And dammit I wish that wrinkle would go away. Seriously.
October 15th, 2007 at 6:09 pm, Kian Says:
oooooooo I hear you. I have seen a wrinkle appear literally overnight. UGGGHHHH. Now of course I have more than a few but it gives me good reason to try out all the beauty products that I covet.
October 15th, 2007 at 7:24 pm, Lela Says:
Me too, me too. My wrinkle is in between my eyebrows and actually, it’s two. However, I am not above Botox, I’m just a wimp. I’m just waiting to get invited to a party where I’ll drink lots of cocktails with the doctor and say oh why not? Sounds healthy I think! I found you by accident, but I’ll be back. We are kindred. Seattle to OKC? Try Seattle to Arkansas, via Wichita Falls!
October 15th, 2007 at 7:25 pm, Lela Says:
Me too, me too. My wrinkle is in between my eyebrows and actually, it’s two. However, I am not above Botox, I’m just a wimp. I’m waiting to get invited to a party where I’ll drink lots of cocktails with the doctor and say oh why not? Sounds healthy I think! I found you by accident, but I’ll be back. We are kindred. Seattle to OKC? Try Seattle to Arkansas, via Wichita Falls!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:33 am, FeeFiFoto Says:
I used to maintain my kids owed me a Porsche, but I’ve become oh-so-much-less shallow. Now I want them to give me a tummy tuck.