Review: We're not saggy. We're Sagacious & Sag-a-licious
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2010
Stephanie Dolgoff has captured a lot of the truth about hitting age 40 and beyond.  I found growing older quite a shock because, quite frankly, I still refer to people over 30 as "the grown ups" and have a hard time knowing that my ship has forever sailed when it comes to winning the coveted Miss Subways crown, zipping a pair of skinny jeans while standing up or having a Parisian anchor baby. But any woman who can't find something to smile about--and sometimes laugh out loud over--in Dolgoff's book had better prepare for an old age where saying "Get offa my lawn,you whippersnapper" is gonna be the high point of the day.It's much easier on the psyche to see the plus side of crossing the 40 divide (and I'm not talking dress sizes).  You become more more confident...even the salesladies at Saks hardly intimidate. You get better tables at restaurants when out with friends, you can hail a cab like a pro, stare down the thug who dares to challenge you for the armrest on a crowded flight, and appreciate the understated elegance of a single perfect martini.On the other hand, there are trade-offs. What once were perky as puppies now could pass for the bloodhounds that chased George Clooney in 'O Brother Where Art Thou.' You spend more on Spanx than on the clothes that go over them. You don't have to worry about a bunch of oversexed little surfers bothering you at the beach (yes, I know I put this in the negative column, shut up). And for this Broadway Baby, forget greeting the milkman. I'm happy if I can stay awake through the whole movie.Ms. Dolgoff gets all this, and she makes it funny. This book is the antidote to the nitwit heroine of "Eat Pray Love," who can't get over her divorce and ends every dinner party by collapsing in a sobbing heap on the bathroom floor--when she's not sitting in an ashram doing those chants that most of us outgrew by the time we realized the Rolling Stones were cooler than the Beatles.  Hey, I'm sorry EPL fans...but own up, who would you rather spend time with...Eve, forever plotzing about her erstwhile ex, or a Dolgoff woman who tries to remember former husbands in their correct matrimonial order?Getting older isn't something to be afraid of. If it's good enough for Susan Sarandon, it's good enough for you and me. Besides, if you live right, eat right, and start having things lifted, tightened and surgically rebuilt when you hit the half century mark, you'll sail through the ensuing decades looking and feeling like a new woman -- because most of you will be!Enjoy this book and share it with grown up friends!