The Schweaty Syndrome

A good friend of mine who's a few years older told me that when a woman turns thirty these three things happen to her almost overnight: you start to get called "Ma'am", you get hair growth in unusual places (ears, nose) and you start sweating for no apparent reason. I laughed her off as, at the time, I was 28 and she had just turned thirty. No one dares call me "Ma'am"!

Now 7 years later, I wish I could say she was wrong but unfortunatley it's all true. The worst of these three things is the sweating. (Ma'am rates a close second) When did this happen? These last few weeks have been especially awful with the perspiration. Yes, to my defense it has been hovering at 100 degrees and with Josie gone I've had the joy of doing her paper route at three in the afternoon but still....

Richard Simmons wasn't lying when he coined the term "Sweatin' with the Oldies".