So instead of working this morning I was watching Cougar Town episodes online. Go ahead, you can, too. Click here.
I blame Regis. Courteney Cox was on Live and he insulted women of my age and she had a pretty good comeback that received an appreciative roar from the audience. I didn't want to commit to a primetime show (it's the only time I can catch up with my kids about their day), especially one about being a cougar (so yesterday, and no, we won't ever do a cougar shirt). But the clip they showed was awfully funny, so I figured I'd watch just one online.
I got through three before I remembered I still have to make some Halloween costumes by tomorrow. So I'll make this endorsement quick.
Being a mom, I'm consumed with the well being of my children and paying bills and losing my mind worrying about, well, everything, and getting that upstairs bathroom renovated already (it's been eight years since we moved into this house and that mustard colored tile looks more revolting every time I see it). Don't even start with me about being a woman of a certain age, knowing you've absolutely still got it, if only you had the time to enjoy it.
After I got the kids on the bus but before 10 a.m. and still in my pjs while devouring a cookie chased by some herbal tea, I laughed my ass off. Tears streaming down my face. Cougar Town is less about that and more about being nurturing and taking charge and smart and mouthy and sexy thanks to killer banter and a religious commitment to maintenance. The bit about the Evils of the Magnifying Mirror could have been an entire episode.
I so needed that.