It’s hard to believe that nearly two years have passed, and this Senior Dynamo has found it challenging to be dynamic, mostly because I’ve been stuck at home, riding out the pandemic with occasional forays to the grocery store, bank and other essential places. When will it end? I have been to the doctor once, in June of 2020, when some rectal bleeding caused me to seek medical care. It turned out to be a ruptured blood vessel in the colon, which the doctor found through colonoscopy and clipped. He noted that I had a youthful colon for someone in her eighties. So….part of me is still dynamic!

In watching the Netflix series, “Grace and Frankie” with Jane Fonda, I was taken with the scene where Jane shows her suitor, Peter, the “real Grace,” taking off a hairpiece, false eyelashes and other accoutrements. The thing is, she still looked good, and Peter married her. I was inspired to look for Jane Fonda wigs, and in the process discovered a whole subculture of wig wearers, with web sites and you tube videos featuring wig reviewers. I started researching wigs and purchased a few wigs with names like Silvery Moon, Angel Wings, and Royal Silver. Then I wondered what I would look like as a blonde, or a redhead, or a brunette (buttered toast). And thus an addiction was formed. I bought wigs of many shades and lengths: curly, wavy, straight, long, short, medium…you name it. And I took selfies of myself in the various wigs. I was amazed at how it changed my look, and I began wearing the wigs on Face time calls with family and Zoom calls at my Spiritual Center and other groups, where I became known as the wig lady. People began looking forward to my wigs. I recognize that many women wear wigs due to health challenges resulting in loss of hair. I still have hair, now white and long due to the pandemic. But wigs are simply fun for me to wear. I don’t care if it looks like my own hair; in fact, I prefer to try many different looks. One thing I notice in many of the reviews: wigs gave women CONFIDENCE. So I’m in favor of anything that makes a woman feel good about herself, and enables her to go out in the world as a Senior Dynamo, boldly and confidently.