I Survived. Looking Back.

I view dating a lot like I view getting my haircut. When I go on a date I am not going on a date looking for someone to adopt or someone that I have to burp once in a while. I am looking for someone fun and intelligent. I will go as low as forty-five but really prefer an extremely young thinking woman fifty or older. Same with getting a haircut. When I want someone to cut my hair I am not looking for someone to adopt or to chew gum in my ear. I am looking for someone old enough to relate to my wants and desires and maybe someone that will make me look younger than my age but not to much younger.

I braved the waters and went to the salon early this morning and survived. The lady that was up in the rotation was a young looking and young acting fifty-four year old. Bingo. The dice worked. I think she did a pretty good job. Maybe not quite a short as I like but short enough. I still miss Sandy but this was a good enough experience that I think I can exist without Sandy until December when she returns.

The kind of trouble I had separating from my barber really brought home to me why my clients had a very hard time separating from me when I sold my business. Most of my clients had been with me for over twenty years. They all thought I was to young to retire. They didn’t want anyone else to be their accountant. What goes around comes around. I now wish I had been a bit more understanding when I received calls begging me to continue to be their accounant. My standard answer was I really love you, enjoyed the years that we spent together but truthfully I didn’t retire from doing tax returns to do tax returns. Now I wish I would have been kinder, gentler and better at smoothing things over than I was. Maybe I should have sat in on more interviews during the adjustment period. But you can’t have time back. I will just beg for forgiveness in my next visit to the chapel.

Have you ever had an experience that made you look back and wish you had done things differently? May this be a kind and gentle day for you.

TRIVIA

Yesterday’s answers: Mouth, It, Monkeyshine, Slot Machine & Place.

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