Monday morning-- the week promises to be fun, if you can call running to and fro, hither and yon, here and there, fun. Jane prefers to stay in one place. Jane is an introvert who masquerades as a busy businesswoman. We're a Leo...full of generosity and enthusiasm (so the horoscopes tell us), and we love the spotlight. Tis true. We merely wish for it to shine on us for a few moments, then fade away, and come back tomorrow. We want everyone to talk about us, or whisper admiringly, or even shout loudly-- whatever-- just not ignore us, for a few minutes-- then, leave us alone. Until tomorrow.
We are Greta Garbo in disguise!( "I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be left alone.' There is all the difference.")
Jane is sorry to be so...silly, today. <big sigh> After our wonderful weekend, with such a glowing tribute from our eldest, you would think Jane would be ready for the ball. Cinderella all dressed up in honor and prestige...awaiting our white horse, knowing Prince Charming is just around the bend and eager to massage all our worries away.
You would think.
The reality is quite different. We are still basking in the accolades and the proposal, but-- we think we need a nap. Can you relate, dear readers? Why is it that only children, mainly kindergartners, get naps? Naps are marvelous things. They invigorate one. They refresh one. They bring power and strength. We think everyone should take a nap today. Tell your boss Jane insists. Have him or her send all complaints to us.
Meanwhile, in an effort to save this post somehow, we offer you a marvelous calendar! A calendar of distinction. A gift from a very nice man, a friend of the fiance's, a man who happens to be a psychiatrist. Do not think we cannot see you grinning at the thought of a psychiatrist presenting Jane with a calendar about:
Exxtreme Women, brought to you by the Library of Congress.
"What happens," the calendar asks, "when you have a second X, as women do? Some women take it to the eXXtreme, like those featured in this calendar. Long before anyone had heard of Extreme Sports or X-Games(r), women met challenges head on, upside down, over 3,000 foot drops, and under a hundred million gallons of roaring water."
Jane is partial to June where Eunice Winkless, in 1905, jumped off of a 40-foot tower and into a 12-foot barrel of water on a horse! It was all for a $100 challenge-- which she had to go to court to collect!
If nothing else, dear reader, buy it for the pictures! They will inspire you and thrill you, each and every day of each and every month. Because you will be reminded that women go to extremes...and why not? We have two X's.
What's not to like about that?
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