Change... It is inevitable

I woke up this morning and looked in the bathroom mirror.

And, to reassure myself, I had to think back.....waaaaay back...

It is fair to say that years ago, I was a "looker".

Dark brown, shiny hair. Very tiny waist (we girls took pride in that!)

Nice skin, nice legs, trim ankles....

Straight teeth, thanks to the orthodontist...

A little pink lipstick, some Chanel #5, and I was good to go!

At 13, I had my first glimpse of my Charlie... Now, THERE was a "Looker"!!!

He was standing in front of the Boys bathroom, arms around Milly Britain's waist.

Obviously, not aware of me or of anyone but Milly Britain....

But, I was aware....and I must have had some instinct about guys, because I told no one about my discovery....not even my best friend....NO one!

Then, one day four years later, he asked me for a date....and we went out....and three years from then, we married.

There is a lot more to this tale than this simple sequence, but I'll save that for later. For now, I'm writing about "change".

This morning, as in every morning, I looked at myself in my bathroom mirror.

And I saw the change, just as I always do....

And I look thus:

My eyes....There is an itchy redness that no doctor can explain.... The right eye droops so that it covers part of my pupil. The left one, too, but not enough..... So insurance will only pay for one surgery. 

 I am, for now, accepting the fact that my eyes are no longer bright. I think they resemble "Two pee-holes in the snow"....

My posture is awful! 

Mom used to say "Stand up straight!" when I was a little girl...wish I had listened....

I have jowls...saggy sides of my once heart-shaped face....and wrinkles!! Oh, dear, I really thought I would not get them!

And, speaking of wrinkles, my arms are all ripply...if I hold them up like I'm being robbed, they look fine...can't do that, though!

Leg wrinkles are the worst....remember the story "The Camel With the Wrinkly Knees"?

That's me.....

Saggy, baggy, lumpy, bumpy...... I can cry, or I can laugh.

This morning I'm laughing.... might as well.

Today I'm kind of rough looking, but:

I was once a "Looker"....

(I really was!)

Oh, well............