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Peer Pressure at 39?

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A night out with “the girls”.  Sounds fabulous enough. 

Dinner followed by a movie. Am I interested?  Yep.  Just my speed.

I accept and am suddenly inundated with dozens of e-mails. 

No, not joking.  DOZENS. 

The dinner morphs into drinks on a patio.  Umm Okay. I don’t exactly drink that much anymore, but I can deal.

The movie has been switched from 9ish to 10:10pm.  Good grief, this is sounding late to me.  Whatever.  I’ll coffee up.

Then this wee note lands in my inbox:

“Girls, we are going to see Sex In The City 2.  Dress like your fave character. Don’t disappoint, play along, let’s all have fun with this.”

Shit.

An early movie in my comfy jeans with a bunch of good friends has turned into….

Pressure.

What in the hell am I going to wear?  Do you know how these girls dress?

SATCbigdropnewyork                         sex-and-the-city1

I borrowed these pictures from bigdropnyc, wish they had clothes I could borrow. 

As much as I like to pretend I don’t care what everyone else thinks…

I look fat in those black pants.

I don’t think I can sit for three hours in that white skirt.

I’ll freeze my behind off in that cutesy tank tank top, besides I always wear it with jeans.  Girls from Sex in the City don’t wear jeans!

I’ve gone to my “go to” sweater…one two many times.  Plus. it’s a SWEATER. 

Good grief…is that a?.…yep….  it’s a freakin muffin top. I’m throwing those capris out.  Gross.

Sundress with leggings.  Oh for the love of Pete.  I am not 18, I can’t pull this look off. 

Sigh.  It now looks like a mini tornado tore threw my closet, threw up in both the bathroom and the bedroom, and tripped over itself on it’s way down to the laundry room.  Only thing Sex in the City worthy I have.  Killer Heels.   

ShoesI have spent two hours obsessing about what I am going to wear to a movie?  Is this vanity insanity or peer pressure at 39?  Either way I am on my way to a Hot Mama Meltdown. 

I finally throw on skinny jeans, a low cut top, accessorize the crap out of it, and lip stick up.  Last step, throw on those killer heels.  I shake my head at myself, and the two hours of my life I just lost and will never get back.

Ridiculous.

Here is hoping when I hit 40 I can finally give up the vanity insanity.  Forget about peer pressure, and embrace my inner… I don’t give a crap what anybody thinks, this is who I am and I will wear what I want to  Diva!!  Snap.

Mwah!

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    • Comments

    1. oh man… if it were me, i probably just woulnd’t have gone. i don’t like “theme parties” or when someone else makes me do something i don’t want to. i know, i’m bad. 🙂 you’re a trooper!!

    2. Good work, bet you looked hot! Ummm, am I the only one that hates dress up themes? It SOUNDS like a good idea at first then I get all lazy and bail out. I’m boring.

    6. I do not even have any heels like that way cute.. I want to see that movie but not get all dressed up.. I hope you enjoyed yourself. Happy Monday..

    7. You are so funny! I know what ya mean about the hassle of it but it sounds like you looked awesome and I hope you enjoyed it. I personally loved the movie, but I am starting to think I am in the minority! I went to a SATC2 event that I had been prepping for for a week or so so I had a game plan and it wasn’t stressful–getting these things sprung on you IS totally stressful!
      Those are some killer heels! 🙂

    9. I am sure that you looked fantastic. I am 24, and the peer pressure of my friends hot bods and clothing is an everyday thing. For gods sake women, I am married therefore not on the prowl-sweatpants are sexy attire, especially if I wear my cute underware with them 🙂
      Your blog cracks me up, I want to hear what you thought of the movie!

    10. YEah, nothing like turning a night out with the girls into a pain in your ass getting ready. That sounded more like getting ready for a date than a night out with the girls.Its fun to get gussied up once in awhile and go out with the girls but I would get annoyed if I was told about a dress code, after the fact…via email. No matter, I bet you all looked or will look fab ..have a cosmo and a blast!

    12. ha we just went to see this movie and I contemplated what I would wear. I ended up wearing jeans and a nice white frilly top and green jewellery and still felt underdressed!!!

    14. Oh yeah… thirty nine is evil and suddenly, at last, you’re liberated the moment you blow out those 40 candles!!! movies with friends are bliss ‘cos you just don’t give a shit any more!
      xx