Gym! Hair! Makeover! Stat!
While listening this morning to “Summer of ‘69″ on my iPod, I started thinking about high school. I went to two high schools—one in Atlanta, one in Santa Barbara—and have somehow found myself acting as a co-chair for both ten-year reunions, which are fast approaching. For months now, I’ve had the dates marked on my calendar, have participated in phone conferences, spearheaded invitations, written letters to the class, urged fellow ‘98ers from the respective schools to book their tickets…and yet somehow in the whole madness it didn’t actually occur to me to prepare the most important aspect: me! Reunion number one is exactly one month from today, and—damn it all to hell—I’m not yet a New York Times Bestselling Author married to Prince William who has also miraculously gone up to a C-cup, grown three inches and accumulated fifteen mil in the bank. I totally forgot to get on all that. As far as hitting the gym non-stop between now and June 6th…giggle. Not gonna happen!
Okay, time to at least book the appointments (mani/pedi, spray tan, cut and highlights) and start saving some cash for a brand new dress—oh, who am I kidding? I’m showing up pale, with chewed cuticles, in my trusty little black dress (from the Gap!), and will probably do my makeup in the car. Sigh.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I feel your pain. I’m also spearheading our 10 year reunion in NJ, but it’s not until November….it’s a blend of dreaded excitement. I too have a trusty dress that I would love to wear if it weren’t plastered in profiles on myspace. Not sure if it’s acceptable to be a repeater to a 10 year reunion, and I must say it’s getting much harder to repeat in general. With friends snapping away like paparazzi any chance they get and uploading/emailing pictures at the speed of light - it has become such a chore to design different looks with the same clothes. Changing shoes, accessories, and pashmina colors just doesn’t seem cut it anymore.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am
You’re too hard on yourself! You’re a published author (twice!) under the age of 30, bestseller list or not. You hang with celebrities at events and have a devoted following on your blog. I’d say you’re doing pretty good!