But now that we are Barbie’s age (arguably, she’s perpetually frozen at 19, but let’s be real—we’ve aged, she hasn’t), looking at her hits differently.
Barbie told us we could be an astronaut, a CEO, a veterinarian, and a presidential candidate—all before lunch. We bought it. We graduated, climbed the ladders, leaned in, and burned the candle at both ends. barbie 40 something mag
Remember Weird Barbie from the movie? The one who did the splits too many times and had her hair chopped off by a kid with scissors? But now that we are Barbie’s age (arguably,
Barbie is no longer a role model for our bodies or our careers —she is a time capsule of our childhood hopes. We graduated, climbed the ladders, leaned in, and
My 40-something house has a leaky faucet in the guest bath, a pile of Amazon boxes on the porch, and a van that smells like spilled orange juice and sports equipment. I love my house, but I would kill for Barbie’s closet space. (Also, how does Barbie keep her white carpet so clean? Does she not have dogs? Or a husband who wears muddy boots?)