I have been liberated let me tell ya! What woman is NOT trying to lose those last 10 pounds? Perhaps I might get there someday, it's worth trying. But I decided to throw caution (and apparently dignity) to the wind and wore my yellow bikini to the public pool today. (bikini top with swim shorts...I'm not ready for the bottoms yet) And ya know what? It was liberating!!!!
Besides, if you were to pan around at the other people I saw today you'd be thinkin' I looked pretty doggone too. Unbelievable what people wear. Not just "kids" but adults. My goodness.
I've been thinking a lot about turning 40 in a few months. Slowly I am embracing it. The other day one of my boys asked what year I was born...1970 (you know, the year you have to scroll down to get to know-a-days when you are filling in your birthdate online for stuff). Before my sons tried to do the math, I once again reminded them that the answer was 40. Like they needed reminded! One of my boys who will remain nameless because he really is a sweetheart and meant nothing by it sincerely said "That's okay, I don't mind having an old mom".
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So, on the topic of aging....here's a look at what I've noticed lately. My 7 signs so be it!
1. Saggy, puffy, somethin's UP with my eyes. I've got this crazy thing going on where out of the blue they get irritated, puff up, dry up, turn red and no amount of lotion or make-up will do the trick. For this one tidbit I am thinking about seeing a dermatologist. Cuz I KNOW it can't be normal!
2. Balding....okay or receeding. But hey, that happens every summer for some reason. Probably because of all the hats I've been wearing!
3. My mask. I refrained from including a closer point of view on this one. It is heartbreaking to this sun lover on so many levels.
4. Saggy upper eyelids. The ones that sag so far sometimes you can't tell if I'm wearing eye shadow or not. This I have inherited from my mother. Among many other lovely things. So to me, it has character!
5. The callous on my eye. When I'm tired it gets inflamed and red. I am losing count how many times people stare at it and even some have enough gutts to ask if I have pink eye. The cure? Getting it scraped off. No thanks, I'll settle with looking like a weirdo for now!
6. The eyebrows. Oh where to start. If you've been with me a long time you might remember the post I did on "Heaven Help my Eyebrows". Yep, almost 40 and still can't pluck them right!
and finally 7.
This one is actually pretty cool. I've gotten these bulging veins that stick up on my hands. Not sure when that started but I'd like to think it's because I'm in good shape. Like a body builder who has the veins popping up on their muscles.
So, where do you go now after a post like this?
Tonight it's Key Lime pie.....and lots of it!
No you did not read anything above mentioning my attempt to lose 10 pounds!
And before you think about commenting....I do love myself. I am fearfully and wonderfully made in the image of my sweet Lord. So please catch the sarcasm in this post and know that although my body may be aging....my heart and spirit is not.
Phew, I can't remember when I've written such a long post....I need another slice of pie!
12 comments:
You go girl!! you are turning 40 the same year I am turning 50....yikes!
Great hands!
i'm right there with ya! turning 40 in October and I have lots of signs of aging as well. i was sooo relating to this post!
Good for you on wearing the bikini...I can't even bring myself to wear a regular swimsuit in public! I am finding more and more signs of my age as well, and it is a bit depressing. As for the bra fitting, some Dept. stores have professional fitters for free. I know our Macy's does and there isn't any obligation to buy an expensive bra...just throwin' that out there for ya!
After panic attacks and losing a lot of weight when I turned 40, I realized that I'm going to continue to live! :D
And, 8 years later, I'm still kicking and going strong. It's not so bad, really.
well...I'm 35 and I have all 7 :)
And I love the poppy veins on my hands...I think because they remind me of my mom's hands.
scraped off? are you kidding!?!
love your boy's comment!!!
and you ARE beautiful!
kerry
I just turned 72 so you know how all the comments you made for 40 are enhanced by 70 plus.
But I'm alive, I'm basically healthly (with a few aches/pains),my mind is still alert, and I can still kick butt when I need too. lol Life is what you make it.......Hang in there! There is much more to come!
I love your sense of humor.....
I am not digging the sagginess of my skin! At what point did it's suppleness disappear?
We JUST had an article in the paper about bra fittings,and where to go...then I looked at the price of the bras they sell? I won't pay more the twenty bucks to hold these mosquito bites! I should use duct tape, they look so much better all squished up close to each other, then it's like: "Well hello CLEAVAGE!"
I can't even go there about my eyes, I've got these nasty little bumps, I was told skin tags, that like you have to be cut off...and there is no gaurantee they won't come back. Thank you very much, but I will not be having someone with a sharp object anywhere near my eyes...unless they can come up with a way to suck the fat OUT of my thighs and use it to "plump" up my skin! Then, well, then MAYBE.
YOU crack me up :)!! And totally brave! For One to actually diagram thier own face is the mark of a remarkable, secure woman! Love it!
I LOVE you- and I totally got that you were approaching things with a sense of humour. I grow whiskers now...it's just wrong. I think that someone who had to live with taunts because of her millions of freckles should get to skip the facial hair problem. You look good girl...ok, so maybe that's not the BEST pic I have seen of you, but we all look like that sometimes, or every morning, if you are me...not that I am saying you look like you just rolled out of bed...oh, forget it! You're beautiful!
I know you're not looking for the compliment, but you are beautiful!!
I'm turnin' 37 this yr... and I can add to this list. You wouldn't want a picture, but my skin origami and wrinkling in areas that shouldn't are winning the war on gravity. Just sayin'. ;)
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