{"id":15542,"date":"2012-05-07T00:15:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T04:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=15542"},"modified":"2012-05-06T00:31:45","modified_gmt":"2012-05-06T04:31:45","slug":"nuthin-but-a-g-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/nuthin-but-a-g-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuthin’ But a “G” Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is “Visible Monday<\/a>” over at Not Dead Yet Style<\/a>. Gorgeous 50-something blogger Patti Gibbons — who blogs about “how to look authentic and beautiful in our middle years” — is the hostess with the mostest<\/a>. If you’re a fashion blogger over 40, visit Not Dead Yet Style today to post, in Patti’s words, “an outfit, accessory, lipstick color, hairstyle, etc., that especially<\/em> expresses our Joy of Being (Physically)\u00a0Visible. ”<\/p>\n

The idea of “Visible Monday” came out of several of Patti’s posts, including this one<\/a>, about feeling like an invisible woman after a certain age. Ah, it’s so true that youth is wasted on the young! When I was in my teens and 20s, I had great skin … and a profound feeling of powerlessness.<\/p>\n

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When I was 17, I thought my cheeks were too chubby, but I clearly took pride in my hair.<\/p><\/div>\n

I felt threatened by everything from sidewalk catcalls to gender-specific job titles like “chairman.”<\/a> My mother said I’d grow out of the “don’t look at me” phase. She was right. Now I practically blow kisses to complimentary dudes on the street, including the toothless junkie who hangs out near my apartment building. I also prefer “chairman” to “chair,” “chairwoman,” or “chairperson.”<\/a> It seems being older and wiser means I just don’t give a F@#!<\/a> anymore as long as I’m having fun<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My famous swear rings in sterling silver. Click to purchase the set for $380.<\/p><\/div>\n

Because I’m a fan of what Patti has to say about women and age, I couldn’t deny her when she wanted to buy only the “G” ring from my OMG ring set, even though I normally don’t break up multi-ring sets.<\/p>\n

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Click to buy the set for $300.<\/p><\/div>\n

When Patti received the ring, she emailed me, “I love it! I get a lot of compliments. I change the ‘meaning’ at whim: from my proper name, to Goddess, to Girl-power, Glam, G-spot …”<\/p>\n

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Patti's G ring.<\/p><\/div>\n

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You can follow Patti on Twitter at @PattiNotDeadYet<\/a>. And if your name is “Mo” or your mantra is “om<\/a>,” you’re in luck — I’ve got two-thirds of an OMG ring set for you. Holla at me wbjewelry at hotmail dot com if you want to buy the O and\/or M rings from Patti’s set. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is “Visible Monday” over at Not Dead Yet Style. Gorgeous 50-something blogger Patti Gibbons — who blogs about “how to look authentic and beautiful in our middle years” — is the hostess with the mostest. If you’re a fashion blogger over 40, visit Not Dead Yet Style today to post, in Patti’s words, “an…<\/p>\n

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