I'm Too Young To Be This Old!

How many times have you thought to yourself, "I'm way to young to be this old"?

I feel this way daily and I think that is because I have a mental block on the subject of aging. As a 34 year old women, I sometimes think that at this age I should be a little more mature-or hardened to the world. I still feel pretty fearless, hopeful and passionate about my future and I still have this crazy idea that I am going to have all my dreams come true...just a little bit later in life than I originally planned. I don't really feel any different mentally, than I did at 24, but when I look through pictures, I certainly see some signs physically . What I have noticed is that I can't wear short-shorts anymore ( I used to rock a pair), I need to wear one-piece bathing suits and I certainly need to keep investing in good underwear-especially bras.

There are just a couple things that bother me about aging. My mother was diagnosed in her mid-30's with a degenerative muscle disease. We know that it can be hereditary, but I think that my siblings and I are all praying that we will beat the odds. My mom is finishing up her second round of Chemo and steroids now and we hope that this disease will go back into remission and stay there. But, seeing her go through this ordeal again-20 years older certainly made me realize how much weaker our bodies get and how much harder it is to battle illness as we get "up there in age". That being said, I might be a hyper-sensitive to the little aches and pains that occur naturally, like arthritis. Gawd, I HATE it, it is by far my biggest complaint about aging. I sand a piece of furniture for about an hour and then have to endure 5 days of elbow pain. My second biggest complaint about aging is that I can't drink anymore. If I have 3 glasses of wine, I am miserable the next day. It's awful! I used to be able to DRINK, but not anymore.....where is the fun in that???

So, as we journey through this month's subject I want to make it my goal to absorb as much advice and wisdom from the rest of you ladies as possible. I am going to do some research on natural ways to help my arthritis and I will try my best to build back up my tolerance for the booze...just kidding. So here's to a great month and a wealth of knowledge from one another. Cheers!