Yes, I Shop at Victoria's Secret! by Lura Zerick

Yes, I Shop at Victoria's Secret!

by Lura Zerick

I didn't understand it. When I mentioned to a friend that I planned to go to Victoria's Secret the next day, she put her coffee cup down abruptly and stared at me as if I had just landed from another planet. I was explaining why we couldn't meet for lunch. As I reviewed our conversation, I realized the cause of her reaction.

She probably thinks that Victoria's Secret is for 20-yeqr-olds.Wrong! Don't they have beautiful, lacy things in there for females? Okay! I'm a female; I can go in if I want! (I decided not to tell her that I go in there often.)

Don't they sell wonderful perfumes? Just because I'm nearing 80, does that mean I can't smell good? I enjoy smelling good. I use perfume just for me and it makes my day better. There's nothing worse than a bad smelling day! As for the gorgeous undies, who says that I don't need lacy underwear? I like pretty things now as much as I did in my 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s. Must I stop now as I speed toward 80 and start buying those rough knit bloomers that go down to my knees? No thanks! I'm still very much a woman and my preference for lacy underwear and yummy perfumes didn't fade when I got on Medicare.

So I'm not the 34-24-34 that I was a while back (I won't say how far back.) I'm not too bad; a size 10 who can still strut. You didn't know a 79-year-old can strut? Watch me, baby! I stand up straight so everything falls (oops, wrong word) IS in place, tummy in, shoulders up and back, head high. You will find that puts a different shape to things.

If I want to go to Victoria's Secret, who is to stop me? If you want to stare at the soap operas or whine because the kids don't call, you can. BUT get this: I'm not wasting my time doing that. I've already lived most of the soap operas and I've realized that the kids have their own lives to live, just as I do.

No one sees the lacy stuff? I do! I know it is there under the proper suit I'm wearing during my speaking dates or book signings. I find myself smiling when I remember my beautiful underwear. (It doesn't take much to entertain me.) It is as if I have a secret of my own!

Let everyone wonder why I am smiling! Who cares what others think? I'm off to Victoria's Secret. Care to join me?

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About Lura Zerick
As a 79-year-old great-grandmother I enjoy learning new things. Give me an Elvis song with a good beat and watch Granny go! My favorite things are reading, listening to music, singing, cooking/baking, birds and woods. Of course I enjoy my 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grands; love to encourage them to cook, write and sing, as well as use their other abilities. I can be reached at lzerick@aol.com;

Source: June, 2010 Put Old on Hold Newsletter

Barbara Morris — Image F/X Publications
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