“Granny Panties are big bolts of fabric soaked in fear.”

--Mary Fran Bontempo

You get up in the morning, go into the bathroom and look in the mirror. Then it happens. A jolt of terror courses through your veins. Because staring back at you is that worn-out old hag who shows up, every morning, like clockwork. She looks familiar, but you don’t quite recognize her, until it hits you with such force that your knees buckle and you think you’re going to throw up. You are staring at a cranky, worn-out woman who is stuck in a giant pair of GRANNY PANTIES. A woman who looks like fun has become a four-letter word. A woman who looks like your grandmother (Gasp! Choke!) and happens to be you.

Yes, the march of time is inevitable, but the conclusion of time’s forward march—that you will end up feeling beat, bored, miserable and trapped in Granny Panties—is not. The new book, Not Ready For Granny Panties—The 10 11 Commandments for Avoiding Granny Panties, introduces the reader to eleven commandments to help middle aged women reclaim their lives, their vitality and their FUN. With commandments such as “Thou Shalt ‘Fuhgeddaboudit,’” “Thou Shalt Scare Thyself,” and “Thou Shalt Not Wear Elastic Waist Pants,” readers embark on a hilarious ride that also provides sound advice for living life in the middle years to the fullest. Delightful cartoons by illustrator, Pat Achilles, at the beginning of each chapter and helpful, entertaining exercises make this a book that is equal parts fun and inspiration. In fact, Not Ready For Granny Panties is not just a book, it’s a way of life! (Peek inside the book at Amazon.com.)

Bucks County resident, Mary Fran Bontempo is an author, teacher and speaker, who writes with humor and insight about the lives of women, especially as they journey through life’s various phases. A former newspaper columnist, Mary Fran has embraced the NRFGP mantra to reinvent her writing life, learning how to create a blog, record and package audio and make movies, proving that you can teach an old dog new tricks! Mary Fran is her demographic and writes from personal experiences, frequently touching readers who respond enthusiastically to her work. Her first book, Everyday Adventures or, As My Husband Says, “Lies, Lies and More Lies,” was published in 2007. Her work has won numerous awards, including notable mention by the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop and Humor Press. Mary Fran currently writes for her blog, Not Ready For Granny Panties (www.notreadyforgrannypanties.com. See video here.), and Technorati Media.

Not Ready For Granny Panties—The 10 11 Commandments for Avoiding Granny Panties is currently available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com. To contact the author about speaking engagements or for further information, email maryfranbontempo@yahoo.com or call 215.852.3351.