Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Wagenen Maya Van

Author:Wagenen, Maya Van [Wagenen, Maya Van]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2014-04-15T00:00:00+00:00

At a choir concert wearing pearls

February

GOOD GROOMING & AWAY FROM HOME

In fairy tales, Prince Charming may have discerned Cinderella’s beauty under the soot and ashes, but the chances are against a modern young man poking through layers of dirt to find his own true love.

The first time I ever witnessed popularity was when I was eight years old. There was a girl named Vanessa. She had to have spent hours on her clean, organized appearance every morning. And, of course, the guy I had a crush on at the time, Jason, was in love with her.

I’d stand in front of the mirror and look at myself judgmentally for hours trying to figure out the differences between her and me. She was thin; I was chubby. She had smooth skin; I had a unibrow. She had new, pressed, clean clothes; I wore stretch pants and hand-me-downs. She had guys follow her home; I had the neighbor boy who would throw naked Barbies into our lilac bush. Vanessa was perfect. How could I measure up?

She was just so . . . put together.

This month I will strive to be more like Vanessa. I will iron my clothes. Bathe or shower daily. Keep my nails trimmed and my legs shaved. Take care of my unibrow. I will follow all of Betty’s advice on how to be neat, tidy, and completely changed from my slobbish self. If the saying “The devil is in the details” holds true, then this is where the real transformation begins.

Thursday, February 2

Nobody wants to book a girl with dirty fingernails or a torn blouse. And certainly nobody wants to work with a model who stints on bathing and doesn’t use a deodorant.

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