The day you realize that all your favorite Hollywood stars are your age or younger is weird. Then maybe you find out that professional athletes are significantly younger than you. Then while reading one of your favorite blogs, you find out that the Evil Queen from Once Upon a Time is a year younger…and in your mind she was WAY older. Then you hear that some of the bloggers you follow, who you assumed were about your age, based upon the fact that they own large homes and have 5 gabillion kids, are like 25.
AND YOUR MIND IS BLOWN AND SUDDENLY YOU FEEL CRAZY OLD.
But here’s the deal…35 is not old. I’m still young…at least I feel that way most of the time!
Biologically, I’m still fertile (please Jesus, at least for a few more years!) and I have no major physical maladies. Sure, I’ve got loads of grey hair and bags under my eyes, but most of the time, I forget that I’m not a gal in her 20s.
Just as it’s hard to notice how much time has passed here in CA, due to the lack of seasons and the ever-constant weather, I think I’ve missed the passing of time, due in large part to the lack of changing seasons in my own life (i.e. marriage, children).
I’ve spent enough of my life lamenting about my single and childless status, but in this case, I think it has kept me young.
Does that sound crazy?
PS – if you look at me and see a wrinkled old hag, please do not ask me to remove the rose-colored glasses. ; )
i’m 10 years behind you and i still think 35 is young! plus, you hot!
okay good…then we can still be friends. ; )
Old hag? Seriously? I’ma tell you this – I have never felt prettier or sexier than I do right now, and I’m 10 years older than you. I do think you’re right about the lack of “season” changes helping keep you young. I don’t know about marriage, but growing, birthing, nursing and staying up with little babies is tough on a broad’s looks. NOW I’VE SPRUNG BACK, I’m not gonna lie. But stuff didn’t spring back to EXACTLY where it was before. I think you are LOVELY and vibrant. I read somewhere that women hit their peak of beauty at 38. So see? You’ve got 3 good years ahead of you yet.
Hee hee.
38?!?! SUH-WEET!
And cheers to feeling pretty and sexy!!!
It doesn’t sound crazy AT ALL. Heck, I’m 40 with a gazillion kids and a big home and I live in a state with dramatic seasons – and I feel THE SAME WAY. Like time passes for other people but not for me.
Plus, I agree with Megan and Abby: You are stunning, and 40 is the new 30 and all that. We don’t age today as quickly as we used to.
yes, I do think that 40 is the new 30! I look around at all my gorgeous girlfriends and think they have endless pizzazz!
While reading your post Stop This Train by John Mayer came on. Very appropriate. Best line is “I’m scared to get older, I’m only good at being young!”
dang, I can’t think of that song right now…will have to go and youtube it.
thanks for stopping by!!!
well i’m two years behind you and in my mind i’m still either 18 or 22.
its very weird to think of myself as “old” or even an “adult”. when someone says “mrs. dorsey” i still look around for my mother in law.
i think as long as you are young at heart you are in a sense….forever young. but honestly……you couldn’t pay me to be in my twenties at this time…….too much uncertainty.
i’ll take 32.75 any day of the week.
OK, I’m over 50, and most days I feel 35 or younger. I’m shocked when I see myself in the mirror because I don’t feel 50-ish). I honestly feel way younger every.single.day. I hit the gym, wear cool clothes and largely think I look pretty darned good. I have great friends and am in the middle of deciding what to do next in my life. I truly believe age is largely between our ears (not the hair). We think, therefore we are. Rejoice in 35. Rejoice in each year, because each one is an incredible gift with many amazing possibilities.
You are so funny. The first time I started to realize I was old was when I realized I was older than Matt Leinart… totally true story. It was a sad realization. I’m 29 now and I feel both old at sometimes (when I am around my girlfriends from church who are 19 and in sororities) and young (when I am at work, advising older men about how they have mishandled their businesses). Late 20s and 30s is the best time in anyones lives, in my opinion. We’ve figured out some stuff in life, hopefully have more money than we did in our early 20s, can make ourselves happy… I do think its a good time. And its not old. I don’t even think of 40 as old. A lot of my “new” friends (i.e., friends I have made as an adult) are in their 40s and they seem even happier than me. So I think we are still totally good at 35 and 29. Definately not old.