I'm getting old and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I have never been one of those women that is overly concerned with getting old and have always considered aging to be a blessing. It is proof that you have been around for a long time to witness all of the beautiful things that life has to offer. Having said that, I am now realizing that one cannot necessarily predict how he or she will react to realizing that they are aging and that their body is changing. This is probably because aging is somewhat of an abstract concept until you begin to see the physical effects of it on the body that you still see through young eyes. Lately, this whole concept has been becoming a little less abstract and a little more concrete for me. Some of the changes that my body is going through are not so subtle anymore. The first sign that things were awry was the fact that the skin on my face has been undergoing some bizarre changes with regard to texture. I have had oily … [Read more...]