Oh No! A Photo!
Woman in the Middle | June 14, 2012The good news: I have gotten a freelance position with the local paper to do a twice monthly column on local history. It starts in July.
The bad news: They will be taking my photo which will run with my column. This photo will show up in the paper at least TWICE a month.
Oh lordy! When I look in the mirror I keep expecting to see my 30-year-old self at least 50 lbs ago. But that is not what I see when I actually look in the mirror. Sigh.
I have put in a call to my hair dresser. When you have had the same hairdresser for 26 years you can count on her in emergency situations such as these. I made a visit yesterday to the Clinique counter in my local department store. There a kind woman named Eva made me over and I bought an obscene number of products designed to show me at my best, or at least what passes for best when you are 50.
I have my clothes picked out as well. Nothing new, just something from my closet. I have enough office type clothes around that coming up with an appropriate top and a pair of black pants was not a problem.
Now I am just praying I don’t get the news photographer that makes his/her subjects always tilt their chin down. I can always tell when someone in the paper had their photo taken by that photographer. When I tilt my chin down multiple chins appear so it might result in a show down if any chin tilting is requested.
Whew! I feel like I have been preparing for battle and now I just have to wait until dawn…Actually I have to wait until 10:30 a.m. on Friday. We shall see how it goes. I am comforted by the fact that the picture will be very small when it appears in the paper!
I heard that a great smile takes years off.
I smiled my little heart out! Here is hoping!