Lately, the Matron has been dusting off her dreams. Trying again, all that. The novel, the book deal, the last ring of belly fat. You got it.
The Matron was just a year or so younger than this child when she won all those gold medals in 1976! Oh, my. Young Miss wanted nothing more than to be Nadia Comaneci!
Yesterday, the Matron saw a picture of Nadia in the New York Times Magazine. This photo allowed the Matron further insight into how little she has matured over the years. She still wants to be Nadia Comaneci!
Of course, she would need implants. 
And a better wardrobe (not to mention a sense of balance and poise).
Nadia even has an adorable husband and baby! (okay, the Matron thinks her husband is hotter than Bart so that part doesn't need to change. she might trade one of the children, however)With the big kids at camp (yes, details are coming) and Merrick in day camp all day (see the Matron doing a little happy dance! if you do, you fully appreciate how little she has in common with Nadia, in reality) the Matron is embarking upon a week-long whirlwind grand tour of Self-Improvement.
She is getting rid of all of these!
Yes, yes, the Matron is ashamed to admit that she has saved a wide variety of unflattering and dated fare. Now, was she thinking that this might actually become the great fashion wave for the forty-something maternal set? 
Then there are the unfortunate purchases. Because this makes the Matron look like, oh, five-years old. She can't even take herself seriously in something like this.
She is eliminating everything in this line.
The prom dresses? Going!
How do you think she'll look in this? Just about right for the office?
In sum, everything that makes the Matron look like a child, grandmother -- or even matron! -- is history. All clothes must meet the new Nadia standard. Or this one!
School starts (for the Matron) on August 18th. It's the deep tissue, drawer-cleaning, closet-vacuuming week for her household. Yes. She is strapping on the gas mask and suit and doing Scarlett's room, too.
Pray that her new, fashionable self will emerge unharmed.
11 comments:
OMG - I had some of those "Little House"/polygamist dresses way back when. And, like you, Nadia had a big effect on me, too.
Ok, I admit it, I am an Olympics junkie.
I pared down my closet - dumping a bunch of froufrou prom dresses and crap I never should have worn in the first place - when we were packing recently.
Felt so good.
(Nadia does look glamorous and Jodi Foster looks great too.)
Yes, aging has been kind to Nadia. Have fun with the cleaning and purging!
You are an amazing woman Matron, whatever you wear. Have fun.
Don't throw the prom dresses away--especially if you have a drama queen in the house--great dressups!
Whatever happens after this week? We want pictures!
Enjoy your time to de-clutter - that alone makes you feel like a new woman.
I would have DIED for a polygamist dress when I was a kid--the one I had I made everyone call me Laura Ingalls and I weeded the garden in it. Can you believe my parents kept me?
Yes, it is kinder for all involved to purge some of those unfortunate choices. But yet, you still stay with the evil Blogger platform. Although, it appears that CommentLuv has come to the Blogger platform at last.
I live by myself and get to live as uncluttered as I wish and I wish it a lot. As to my clothes, if I haven't worn them for a year, out they go. Besides, otherwise the new stuff doesn't fit.
Go get them, Matron!
Dang, I had no idea Nadia grew up to be so hot.
Moving is good for sorting through things. Need to do some of that here (the moving AND the sorting!).
Nadia is hot. So is Jodi.
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