I spent my last Saturday in the gated park across the street from my building (see above) delightfully devouring the words of Nora in the aforementioned book, "I Feel Bad About My Neck" and basking in the sunshine. Similarly to my rare but sincere joy in receiving an e-mail forward worth my time and attention, I ingested every tidbit Ms. Ephron had to give, althought decidedly some parts were more entertaining than others. Towards the end, she summarized her thoughts in a series of colloquialisms. Here's a few I found particularly noteworthy:
- Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.
- The last four years of psychoanalysis are a waste of money.
- The plane is not going to crash.
- If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fit.
- Overinsure everything.
- There's no point in making piecrust from scratch.
- Never let them know.
- Overtip.
- If only one third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game.
- There are no secrets.
I particularly like the shoes and clothes comments. Those that know me in real life will have some idea why.
In a few months from now, I'll be weeding down my wardrobe, buying a few "in-between size" staples to get me through. I'll also be tossing out thousands of dollars, and hours of shopping worth of ensembles. OH THE HUMANITY. At least they'll go to a good cause and some goodwill shopping chics will look fabulous! While the loss of the great pieces saddens me, it'll be exciting to have a clean slate.
In any case, Nora waxes poetic about all sorts of things in her book: the tedious and expensive upkeep of women, (yes ladies, here I refer to manicures, pedicures, dye jobs, waxings of all sort, creams, lotions, botox, etc...etc...) the futility of attempting to keep your purse organized and free of clutter, and for women of a certain age, the hatred of the age-showing neck. Thankfully, I am unable to relate to that last tidbit.
This week I've moved on to a Jennifer Weiner, who wrote the book that In Her Shoes was based on. So far so good, but I think I'm going to have to actually buy a copy of the Ephron book to remind myself all these things in 10 or 15 years.
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