Aging Update

Ever since I hit my forties, I've been shocked and horrified at the changes in my body. Sure, my body has undergone radical changes through out my life; growth spurts, adolescents, birth, surgery. But I realized that for every stage of my life, up to now, I've always been prepared.

When you're a child, everyone tells you what is happening. What the changes mean. What's coming next. Your parents, teachers, doctors explain everything in detail.

When you hit adolescents the same people tell you what to expect ahead of time; how your body will change and how your emotions will change. They even tell you about the opposite sex. No real surprises.

It's the same when you have sex, get married, get pregnant, give birth, and raise kids. Everyone is full of advice.

Then out of the blue you hit a level in your lifespan that no one talks about, aging. Okay, growing old, giving out, going downhill, taking the big slide . . .

Who talks about that? No one. No one tells you hair will start growing out of weird places, that muscles will disappear overnight, that joints will slip (as well as your ass). No one talks about aging. Maybe it's worse in my case since I'm the eldest of my siblings. We have no parents or grandparents to guide us. So I was just walking around one day and hit the wall; age.

Well, for my younger siblings, and those of you out there that are unarmed against age as well, I am going to post honest stories and experiences as I live them. To get the ball started, this happened to me today . . .

Loose Hips

Today was a good day for me. My hair was happy. I had on a pair of jeans that looked good on me. I was wearing two inch heel boots that gave me a little boost. I felt good -- and you women know what I mean.

I also had a lot to do today, running errands here and there. In the middle of a trip from the car to inside a building I realized that I was swinging my hips. When women feel good they swing their hips loosely as they walk, it's very sexy. Once I realized I was doing it, I smiled. It's been so long since I have knowingly swung my hips. I continued doing it all day with a large smile on my face.

This evening I was at the computer for about an hour. When I went to get up I landed on the floor, screaming in pain. Grabbing my right hip, I struggeled not to cry. I had to roll onto my back and straighten out my leg, applying pressure against the area that was tense. Laying there, I started laughing - which was okay, it gave me something to do while for the five minutes I was down there. I finally managed to stand but it was ten minutes later before I could put weight on my right leg. An hour before I was no longer limping.

Pretty steep payment for using a joint like it hasn't been used in a while.
I'll think twice before I enjoy a good swagger again.