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The Truth About Being In Your Forties
Last night as my friends and I gathered around to watch the Oscars, all but one of us in our 40s (the one who is not is the Samantha Jones of our group…older, not by much, but very much young at heart), I realized how fabulous all of us look. We may not be movie-star perfect, but we’ve kept it together despite having careers that require us to work a lot, children, husbands, doctors appointments and school commitments, nightly dinner decisions, and house projects that never end. No, we may not be accepting Oscars and wearing designer clothing (“Versace made this for me,” said Jada Pinkett-Smith), but you know what…
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10 Ideas To Make Your Oscar Party Memorable
* * * I’m feeling a little guilty. I usually host a pretty solid Oscar Party each year and have been doing so for about twenty years. By my calculations, I’ve only missed twice—two years ago when I was knee deep in a master’s degree program and the thought of organizing it was daunting. This year I’m having a few friends over for dinner. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean I can’t share some of the ideas that have worked for me over the years, and hope you will incorporate them into your own party, even if you decide to throw one together at the last minute. There are a few things…
