Thirtyish

In light of my recent birthday, I feel compelled to share some of my thoughts on the subject of being 30ish. O.k., almost fortyish. My explorations of, you know you're getting older when...




☺ My body can forecast the weather. My back says it's gonna be a grey, dank, cold one today. My sinuses say that rain will accompany it.

☺ I have reminder notes written everywhere but I'll be darned if I can remember where I put them. Note to self: look for that note for that thing.

☺ I went downstairs for something.... Uhhh.

☺ A serious workout is going to the grocery store. And push that cart and bend and stretch for that bread and breathe....



☺ I have no concept of time-isn't it all relative anyway? Sure do have a lot of relatives.

☺ Regularly asking the hubs if he's sure he still wants to live up North. Really?

☺ Constantly getting mail from AARP and Medicare. No kiddin'!

☺ No, seriously, I did walk a mile to elementary school everyday and yes, in the snow!

☺ I've got a pill in my purse for anything that ails me. It's Pepto time!

☺ When twenty years later, you finally get the sexual reference you heard in high school. Ohhh.....definitely can't do that even with all the stretching in the world.

☺ It takes a stick of dynamite, a blowtorch and some gallons of foundation (mixed with spackle) to even look good. Yes, our beauty secret is out.

☺I'm too old to call it baby fat (from my babies) anymore. And I'm not referring to the designer.

☺ I absolutely look forward to nothing to do. Pencil me in.

☺ Getting asked if I'm my daughter's grandma. Ouch. And worse even, if my eldest is her mother. Double ouch.

☺ Will duel anyone who wants to take a picture of me unless of course they are going to Photoshop it. Yeah, that's how I roll.

☺ Any person over the age of 30 saying, "that's how I roll" to keep it hip. Oh yeah, I went there.

☺ When one beer will give me a serious hangover just from opening it. Hiccup.

☺ Buying shoes for comfort. Isn't that an oxymoron?

☺ When my youngest asks me what a cassette player is. Would've felt better if she asked me what a record player was.

☺ Think I'm having flashbacks when I see 80's fashions in the store. One word: Why?

☺ When a couple of hours doing yard work takes a week to recoup. I really think weeds are pretty.

☺ My eye bags have bags and those have luggage! Why can't that baggage get lost at the airport?!

☺ I'm dressed like an Eskimo on a 50 degree day and everyone else is wearing shorts. Wimp.

☺Hoping that next year, the birthday Grinch will steal it. Leave the roast beast.