I’m more than a little shocked that I will be turning 45 in a few short months (July, in case you want to start planning a cake). But there are definitely signs that I’m not a spry young thing anymore.
* The hands I see at the bottom of my wrists look suspiciously like they belong to an older woman.
* I see the scale creep up and, instead of starving myself down to the weight of my 30’s, I buy the next size up in pants. Without apology.
* The story of Green Day is being made into a musical. A musical!
* I don’t chew ice, nuts, or hard candy with as much abandon because I know I’m one bite away from my second crown.
* My daughter tells me that the hair color I just picked out at the store would look awesome! On a fifteen year old. (I put the box back on the shelf.)
*Starbucks’ Vanilla Latte suddenly tastes too sweet.
* I finally meet Sarah Shannon, the cool former lead of Velocity Girl and current lead of kindie band The Not-Its!, and we talk about how our overused uteruses will never let us enjoy a bounce house again.
* I worry about morality (and literacy) in America when 50 Shades of Grey is on The New York Times Bestseller list.
* I don’t even pretend to wear contacts anymore because my glasses are so much more convenient.
* My first born finishes Are You There God, It’s Me Margaret? and has no questions.
* I take the kids out for ice cream and don’t really feel like getting any. So I don’t.
* I buy shoes from Zappos’ “Comfort” section. And love them.
Make me feel better. . .What signs make you feel like you are getting old?
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