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
Sherril Johnson says
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
Rosalind says
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
Joan Comeau says
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.