Peggy

This post is dedicated to Peggy. Although I'm not entirely sure that she would like what I have to say about her.

I love Peggy. She's bold, ambitious, creative, and tries really, really hard to get what she wants. Which means that she tries too hard sometimes. Which can be her downfall.

(Oh, you're wondering who Peggy is? She's in Mad Men. Watch it.)

It sucks when the problem is that you try too hard. Because what are you supposed to do? Try a little less? Which goes against anything an ambitious person has been told (just give it your very best and forget the rest). How can you sit back and, say, watch things fall apart? Of course, you're going to try and try and try even if it means overwatering your plants so that the leaves turn brown, and roots start to rot, and it's all downhill for peace lily #2).

I like Peggy because she wants to succeed. She has a hunger and a drive. I used to think I had a hunger and a drive. I"m not so sure anymore. I like to think I have a hunger and a drive but that might not be the actuality. I'm mostly lazy.

Peggy goes with the flow. She got pregnant. Of her own volition? Not entirely clear. But she got pregnant. She dealt with it. And she moved on. And I support her for that.

Peggy does not use her looks to her advantage. Yes, she's female, and most men just go ga ga over a woman (particularly, in Man Men). But she's more interested in what she thinks about your work. I loved the scene in the finale episode where she finds out that no one cares that she brought in a new client that is going to save the firm because everyone is more interested that Don is going to marry his secretary. Made me think: yes, I know what you mean. No one expects me to marry anyone at work, but the point is that no one is interested in the sad tale of the person who toils and toils away in obscurity.