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At my semi-annual hair appointment this morning I caught myself saying the following phrase no less than THREE times…”Oprah said…”. “Oprah says you should take your hair color lighter as you get older.” “Oprah says you should start taking 2 baby aspirin a day when you turn 40.” “Oprah says…” I can’t even remember but it seemed important enough at the time for me to relay it to my hairdresser.
My conversation topics have been whittled down to the following list.
1. Things Oprah said
2. Things Britney did
3. The magnet school application process
4. Where do you want to eat? I dunno, where do YOU want to eat?
Me. A woman who sees no day complete without finishing the daily crossword puzzle. A woman who once took a Russian history class just because it sounded interesting. And now here I sit, spending my days pondering monumental decisions such as “Pampers or Huggies?” I no longer have any new ideas. I am simply a messenger of the word of Oprah. My brain has turned to the consistency of Quaker Instant Grits.
On the upside, Oprah did have an episode last week in which Dr. Oz told us the recipe to slow aging. Obviously I put great weight on whatever I hear on the show and consequently ran out to BJ’s to purchase enough vitamins to choke a horse. Will any of this “O” endorsed nutrition return me to the fascinating woman I was pre-childbearing? I’ll keep you posted.
well — what’s the recipe???
I have “YOU on a Diet” and the slow-down-aging recipe is not in there. I must have gotten the wrong book!
Comment by Automatic Mom — February 15, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
p.s.
good luck with the magnet process — which school are you trying for?
Comment by Automatic Mom — February 15, 2008 @ 12:18 pm
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Comment by Meg — February 15, 2008 @ 9:53 pm
I like Oprah a lot, but I notice myself talking more about Dr. Phil. About 3 hours before his show starts every day, I begin to get excited and wonder whats on it. lol
Comment by zoe — February 18, 2008 @ 7:32 am
I stumbled upon your blog by accident and started reading only to find out that you and I seem to have so much in common. I too feel like I no longer have a creative thought left in my body but can relay anything Oprah has said.
I actually saw the episode on reducing aging as well and immediately started eating blueberries everyday. It’s funny how mothers take everything she has on her show as the “law”. I actually know someone who only uses Butt Paste because it was on Oprah’s favorite baby things…and she doesn’t even have a child. (But I love her anyway)
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Comment by carla — March 18, 2008 @ 10:31 am