My First Entry 4/27/07

I've finally decided that there needs to be another voice out here in blogland - the voice of women over 40 who are beyond the challenges of raising children (although we still care about those we have created), well set in our careers or very tired of the one we have, married or single but with concerns that aren't mentioned in the latest magazines, with clothes that aren't sold in the majority of stores, and with men who still haven't figured it out at the ripe old age of way-past-20. For those women, this is for us.

If you are anything like me, you want:
To find a book that has the humor of chick-lit but isn't about the dating habits of my roommates, the way your boss hates you (in your first job), your terrible boss who can't understand morning-after hangovers, or the way your mother still wants you to find the perfect man. We're older women with interesting lives. Why aren't there more books for us?

To discover why designers are fixated on poufy sleeves, low-riding crotches and skirts up your keister (my dad used to say that, and I still love it!). We want wider sleeves, lower armholes, straight legs, longer tops that still manage to be cool, underwear that covers all the bits and - hell, why aren't these people watching Stacey and Clinton? I mean, get a clue, people! We have expendable incomes and the time to spend it. Give us what we want and we're there. Promise.

A reinvention of customer service. No, we simply want customer service. Maybe when you're twenty, it's cool for the sales guy to tell you to come back in an hour when he's finished lunch. Hey, he's cute and really, you didn't have much else to do,right? No, no, no, no, no! We want you to put off your damn lunch for five minutes and find us that damn battery that will make our phone start berating us again for being out of the office for more than ten minutes. Really.

This list could be endless, and it will be. Every day, I hope to write about the little things that hit my hot spots, and the wonderful moments that remind me that I love living. Hope you'll join me!