On Maintenance Summary and Analysis

There are two types of maintenance, the kind you do to stay even with the effects of aging on a daily or weekly basis, and the kind of maintenance you do less often but that requires more effort. Nora describes this as trying to "Turn Back the Clock". The maintenance of the hair is something that overwhelms Nora.

Getting a manicure has become a requirement that Nora questions, as she has managed many years getting along with only filing her nails. In her younger years, she occasionally had a few unwanted hairs that were taken care of by a little hair bleach, but menopause brought sturdier hair and she now has a mustache. She hopes that eventually she will age enough that the hair will just not matter. But then she will be losing her memory or her mind...