Hello All.
Yes, I got to thinking about old age today.
I saw my upper arms while I was brushing my few remaining teeth.
They are hideous.
All wrinkly and OLD.
I also have a whole new lot of face wrinkles.
But I call them character lines.
The arms, on the other hand, have a map of the whole frigging world on them.
It seems to have happened overnight.
Very sneaky.
I guess I could put on a bit of weight and fill out the lines.
And people could tell me how WELL I am looking!
But I gave away my fat clothes.
And I can’t afford a new wardrobe.
And I LIKE being thinner.
It’s not just the arms.
My hair seems to be migrating from my legs to my chin and neck.
I have never been hairy.
Hardly ever have to shave.
So neck hair is freaking me out.
OK…it is only a couple of them.
But they shouldn’t be there.
Damnit.
I know I am shuffling up to the big 70.
I don’t race anywhere these days.
But, hell, body of mine.
Give me a break.
Advancing in years (not getting old) is not for the meek 🙂 Getting old is in the brain.
By: newsferret on September 11, 2014
at 5:25 pm
Hi Newsey…if that is true I am OK…don’t FEEL my age…my body is just letting me down.
By: granny1947 on September 11, 2014
at 5:27 pm
I don’t like the brown spots, especially on my fore-arms. Leg hair is a thing of the past so no more shaving, hallelujah. I take great pleasure in the fact that I’m one of the youngest here in my Village!
By: Pussycat44 on September 11, 2014
at 5:38 pm
Oh dear…think I am the oldest female in the complex, so far.
By: granny1947 on September 11, 2014
at 7:07 pm
Getting old is easy! Anybody can do that! But being old is not for sissies! But not to worry, if you have a dog you’re OK. Who really cares what other, younger people, think? But don’t let anyone BS you telling you that ‘age’ is just a number. Its not, its a word! Have fun today. Do whatever floats your boat! At your age you’re entitled to.
By: kragenhai on September 11, 2014
at 5:40 pm
I love the way you think Krag!
By: granny1947 on September 11, 2014
at 7:06 pm
I empathise with just about all of this, and I have an extra ten years on you! The hairy neck and wobbly arms are the pits!
By: vivienne blake on September 11, 2014
at 6:28 pm
Aren’t they horrible…and where did they come from…oh well long sleeve shirts!
By: granny1947 on September 11, 2014
at 7:05 pm
Welcome to the club Granny, I, ve been a member for two or three years but I am that bit older than you.i have been trying to get a face lift for my hands which look as though they have been left in water
By: misswhiplash on September 11, 2014
at 8:12 pm
And what is with the thin skin…a slight bump and huge bruises!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:30 pm
See! You do “nothing” brilliantly!
And we all rush to the mirrors to see if there is hair sprouting from unbecoming places ~ like neck, ear, or nose.
And, now, you’ll have to excuse me. I am laughing too hard to “contain myself.” 😛
By: nrhatch on September 11, 2014
at 8:57 pm
Damn…I never even thought of the nose…Granny shuffles off to check.
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:30 pm
I’m not enjoying the hair and arm problems either! 😦
By: Elaine - I used to be indecisive on September 11, 2014
at 11:40 pm
It sucks!!!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:27 pm
Don’t even get me started on the bloody hot flashes…because seriously???
By: Donna Holland on September 12, 2014
at 6:16 am
I know…why do women have to go through that???
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:27 pm
Time to “pull out” the tweezers and magnifying glass 🙂 And older woman’s best friend. I have become obsessed with them.
By: Booksphotographsandartwork on September 12, 2014
at 6:36 am
Me too…especially the one little prickly one!!!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:26 pm
The woman in the photo looks like a lot of fun! I love older women who have character!
By: Booksphotographsandartwork on September 12, 2014
at 6:37 am
She looks like she is facing old age head on!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:27 pm
See you can tell I am old I keep forgetting to say something. At a bible study the other night we had to tell a few things about ourselves and I couldn’t think of very much. This sweet teenager sitting next to me said “you look good.” I told her I couldn’t say that but it was sooooooo sweet of her to say it. Wow it just blew me away that a teenager would say something so nice.
By: Booksphotographsandartwork on September 12, 2014
at 6:40 am
If I went to bible study and talked about myself everyone would have a fit!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:31 pm
glasses, tweezers. and a forgetful brain…. agg Granny, but for me, the worst now is the bloody hot flushes!!!
By: monica on September 12, 2014
at 7:16 am
Oh dear…been there, done that and bought the T.shirt!!!
By: granny1947 on September 12, 2014
at 6:25 pm