Of Cats and Kids

A woman on the brink, Part I

Posted by: Carol Lombardi

Saturday, April 29, 2006 12:00 AM

The last time I read magazines targeted to my specific age group, it was because Shaun Cassidy was on the cover of Tiger Beat and Seventeen had valuable tips about how to best feather my hair.

As I sit here, poised on the brink of a new demographic group, I now have an age-targeted magazine once again: "More." More what, you ask? Well, more than I ever wanted to know about anti-aging skin creams, anti-aging strategies and Brussels sprouts.

After reading More, I decided that there had to be, well, more. I want to do this decade better than any other one I've ever done, which quite frankly shouldn't be that tough. I want to be truly fabulous , which is how my soon-to-be age is frequently described. It is apparently also a decade full of alliteration.

To start with, I need an exercise routine. If I don't get off my butt pretty soon, it will no longer fit in my jeans, which concerns me even though I shouldn't be wearing jeans anyway. Fortunately, if I don't get enough exercise, I can blame it on my friends.

Exercise will get me in shape for my new wardrobe, which I can easily buy from the "reality dressing" feature targeted to my age group in Spiegel. I will need some new clothes when I start looking for that younger guy, despite the fact that marriage at this point is so unlikely that I might as well go out and buy myself six toasters and three fondue pots because odds are against a wedding shower in my future. Maybe Joel can suggest some good games to fill my time- it's apparently what women of a certain age do these days.

More good news about "transitions" in my next blog.

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