Thrive to 105

OK, let’s face it.  Reaching 105 is not a goal that everyone shares.   A close friend of mine recently made a statement to me referring to how bad most centenarians LOOK.  Admittedly, that is something I would care about…I’m honest enough to admit that I’m somewhat vain and like the fact that my good gene pool has enabled me to look younger than my chronological years.

I was just reading an article regarding women over 40 and how much more work they have to do to maintain a look they like and are used to at a time when they are feeling less like spending the time to do it!  Well, I’ve never liked spending the time on foundations and makeup.  I can remember in college having an attractive suite mate who looked great all day…except when she first woke up in the morning before she went through her makeup ritual.  Going to bed and waking up looking pretty much the same was one thing I’ve prided myself on; no surprises here!  But I do admit that even I now must take a little more time to get the “look” I want.  There are “issues” that are not easily resolved without injections or surgery, like that skin along your jaw line that starts to sag.  For me, it’s the dark circles under my eyes (partly hereditary) that drive me crazy.  If I don’t notice them as I pass a mirror, they’re hard to ignore when seeing a photograph!

I have to admit I worry about it…how will I deal with looking “old”?  For now I push it out of my head most of the time and tell myself I have at least a decade or two before I need to really worry about it.  In the meantime, sunscreen, under-eye cover up… and moisturize, moisturize, moisturize!

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