I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other
Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron
I feel bad about my neck. No really I feel bad about my neck and I have
for awhile now. This is one of the many subjects Nora Ephron talks about in her
book and I agree with her. She said that
according to her dermatologist, a woman’s neck starts to go south at 43. I don’t know why 43 is the magic number and
not a milestone like 45 but that’s what she said. And here is the worst part;
it can only be fixed with surgery. Botox
will not do. I HATE SURGERY! I HATE SURGEONS! A very good friend of mine recently had this
procedure done and she looks absolutely great.
But she is much braver then I am and once again I must state, I HATE
SURGERY. I will just have to decide how
bad ly I really do feel about my neck. Maybe
I will just wear scarves or maybe I will buck up and have the surgery and while
they are at it they can do liposuction and a tummy tuck oh yeah and a nose job!
Another thing she talks about is
purses. I kind of agree with her
feelings about purses. I don’t want to
paraphrase her great explanation so I will just let you read it. All I know is, I go through phases with my
purse. Sometimes I carry a small purse
and sometimes a large one. I am in my
large purse phase right now. I can always
measure my stress level by my purse’s interior.
When I am really stressed out my purse is a trash bin when I am not that
stressed, it is pretty darn organized.
She also talks about cooking and cookbooks. She has actually met some cookbook authors
and been influenced by them. I remember
in the 80’s I was pretty obsessed with cookbooks and cooking. I had the time and the inclination and no
kids who complained if I made something out of the ordinary calling it orphanage
food which was shortened to O.F. What do
kids know anyway? Now I am too tired and uninterested in any type of
experimentation. See kids you have won. Dinner will now be dull and boring!
There are so many topics that she
covers, so many truisms about woman and getting older.
Read the book she is
very insightful
Dear Susan! Hey don't fret about your neck, look how great Diane Keaton has looked for years in her stylish turtlenecks! As far as not inspired to cook anymore, remember, you have your wine club members who just love when you try out new recipes on us!!!! And remember if given a choice, Nora would rather be alive with a droopy neck then 6 feet under! Enjoy every living breathing moment shared with family and friends, neck and all!!! Marj.
ReplyDeleteLoved your comments. Love you wine guys. It is always fun to try out new things on you guys and if it turns out bad well then I just open up more wine.
DeleteAnd you are definitely correct about Nora. I am sure she would trade the Diane Keaton turtleneck to be alive and writing.
Recently the New York Times had an article in the Sunday magazine written by her son (when she was married to Carl Bernstein - another book from that marriage!)where he wrote about her last days when she was quite ill. She had so much more to say and thought she had more time to keep writing and living, when her illness returned with a rapid downhill course. She gave us many laughs and truths through her clear vision.
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Thank you for your comments. I totally agree with you when you say she had so much more to say. What I found so interesting about her writing is that what she said made so much sense and was so relatable and humorous
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