Let's start today with positive things.
1. All the cookies left the house today, and not a single one was eaten by me.
2. Planned to run 5.5 miles this morning, felt so good I ran a 10K (6.2).
3. Cleaned the bathrooms. Sounds lame, but I get joy out of seeing them (and smelling them) clean.
4. I'm also profoundly thankful for warm water and long showers.
5. Thanks to all who read the first two days and gave me feedback. I truly appreciated it.
Today I've decided to talk about getting older, specifically grey hair. I haven't been coloring my hair since college, and in college it was more dying my hair than "coloring" which I discern to be far more natural looking than what I had going. All that aside I haven't done it since because, I am, quite simply--cheap. I love the look, the highlights and all the fun stuff that goes into it, but it is costly. Now that I've begun the slippery slope of plucking the greys out--where will I go from here. Anyone else out there dealing with the grey monster?
Here's another one--what is up with today's JEANS? Seriously. Treating everyone to a booty glimpse when I squat down to pick up the boys is not something I have a particular fondness for, and lately I always feel like I've got on the plumber's pants. Every pair I try on rides low, and the new "mid-rise" is what low rise used to be 5 years ago. Yanking and adjusting and belting and pulling are the new norm for me in jeans, and while I would love to avoid the "mom jeans" label, if they stay where they belong I might invest in a pair--screw Oprah and Stacey London from 'What Not to Wear.'
Speaking of Stacey London, did you know she's pimping jeans from Lee now? As if she would ever wear a pair in real life. Come on.
Last week I had another old moment--my husband mentioned in passing that my favorite U2 album, October, was almost 30 years old. (Released October 1981.) and Pearl Jam's Ten was nearly 20 (August 1991)--can this be? Can the music I so adore be on the oldies channel.
How do you feel about getting older? How has your world view changed in the last 10 years? Too many? How about the last 5? What's up with the obsession to stay young?
Have a good weekend. God Bless Haiti (and everywhere else too.)
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I can already tell I am going to thoroughly enjoy reading these! As for the age thing, just this morning I was thinking.....the next big commercial account I land is going toward a series of chemical peels....I wonder if they work....should I forget about my fear of botox and just get rid of the hideous crease between my eyes.....I'm not thrilled about wrinkles or that damn chicken wing thing that happens to your arms no matter how many tricep dips you do. BUT, I too am blessed with an amazing husband who has always told me I am beautiful (even at 189 lbs. with our first born!)
ReplyDeleteI am SOOOOO with you one the "mom jeans" I can't tell you the number of times my teens have been mortified by the site of my underwear or butt crack. I'm not asking for over-the-belly button jeans from the 80's. Just cover my crack please! And Stacey is a bitch. If you look really close you can actually see the word BITCH stamped across her forehead. I can't dis Oprah though....love her
Music, I still love classic rock, but can adapt to today's stuff too, as long as it has nothing to do with a boy band or Mylie Cyrus. I have been listening to Country recently. Love Lady Antebellum and Gloriana, Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson...My MP3 player is full of Korn, Kid Rock, Metallica, Rob Zombie (for the dreaded treadmill) and honestly some of the songs are pushing 20 plus years but they still ROCK!
*ha! I figured it out!