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Signs of the times

May
27

What gets you really excited?

Could it possibly be a vacuum?

This weekend, when I went exercise walking with two friends in the neighborhood (after a long and lazy lapse, on my part), I had one of those moments that makes me realize just how middle-aged I’ve become.

One of the women had just bought a new vacuum and we were listening excitedly as she described its incredible suction power and its deliciously quiet motor. I found myself fantasizing about its gorgeous body and wondering if it was worth trading in my heavy hunk of machinery that’s nearly impossible to lift. (Yes, I am talking about the vacuum.)

And then it hit me: when I was in my twenties, would I ever have spent so much time dreaming about a piece of household-cleaning equipment? Has it really gotten this bad?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 at 6:14 pm by Linda Lombroso.
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One Response to “Signs of the times”

  1. mari June 7th, 2008 at 8:55 am

    linda, it’s a vacumn, just buy a new one. Get excited about a trip, your children, your husband, a new job.
    I am the same age but vacumns do not excite me. I would love to do my house over, but I don’t get excited by it. Actually, these things never excited me. So, maybe I haven’t changed that much

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John Delcos Baby boomer Linda Lombroso was born in Queens and grew up in Port Washington. She began her journalism career at New York Magazine and Rolling Stone, but left to pursue a master's degree in elementary education. Shortly afterward, she returned to magazines as an editor at US magazine, but again left the field, this time for the birth of her first child. Linda and her family moved from Manhattan to New Rochelle in 1988. After spending 10 years as a stay-at-home mother, she joined The Journal News as a police reporter in 1997. She's been a Life & Style writer since 2000. This is the only year her three children are teenagers at the same time, which means she undergoes a daily critique of hair, makeup and wardrobe. Her parents still live in Port Washington Ń and they like everything she wears.

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