And the winner is …
O.K., I’m a bah humbug. I’m not a fan of the Academy Awards. I gotta’ admit, though, I do like looking at the gowns – but that’s about it. It seems to me that its’ much ado about not much.
Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing I’d rather do than watch a movie. I used to love going to live theater but years ago, I decided it wasn’t worth buying the expensive tickets. Too often the tickets were wasted because it wasn’t worth the effort to get there and try to stay awake … with my sick body. Movies are much a sounder bet when you need a flexible life style. And, then if it takes too much energy to leave your house after a day of work , there’s the big screen t.v. and Netflix. I love it. So, I’d say I definitely qualify as a movie fan.
But, back to the Awards. I don’t understand why people should get awards for just doing their jobs . . . and getting paid bucks for it, at that! What about the rest of us who act all day and every day?
No, I would be interested in the Women with Chronic Illness Academy Awards:
Best Actress Award: To Sandy, who acts like Mother Teresa to her co workers even when her muscles ache and the pain runs through her legs each day.
Best Direction Award: To Pamela for keeping the focus on her vision for herself and what she needs to do.
Best Makeup Award: To Barbara for managing to look great (at least that’s what everyone tells her) even when she has barely slept the night before because of wracking pain.
Lifetime Achievement Award: To Catherine for 30 years of getting out of bed, going to work and never complaining to her co-workers about how she felt (except, of course, her best friend LuAnne).
Maybe next year.
Rosalind
I can relate. Especially to the best make up award. People always tell me I look better, I have some color in my face, when I am able to get some make up on before heading out into the world. I usually don’t burst their bubble by telling them it’s superficial.
Sherril
Dear Sherril
I understand. I’ve had mixed feelings when I feel lousy and people tell me how good I look. I want them to knowhow badly I feel so they can give me some sympathy. But when someone does tell me I don’t look good, it’s always worse. And, then there are those times when even the blush doesn’t bring color to my cheeks. I’ll take even the superficial if it helps!
Rosalind
I work in IT and dress is usually very casual. I’ve been dressing up everyday or at least more formal than casual. I also spent some money to get a great hair cut. I wear makeup every day too. This way I appear to be OK even when I woke at 3 AM and could not get back to sleep due to the pain. It is all an optical illusion some days, but I consistently dress well to keep the illusion going on days I feel poorly. And when I look professional, I get treated differently and this helps my attitude as well as the attitude of the people I interact with. A more positive loop up instead of a negative spiral down.