Oh! To be young again

..... Not that I am old, mind you. The forties are, after all , the new twenties. With new technology in cosmetology, and tons of choices of wonderful anti ageing, lifting, peeling, whitening and what-not creams available in the market today, ageing might be a thing of the past. You can literally stop time if you have enough moolah.

Me, however, will prefer to age gracefully. Sure, I do my part of slathering on liberally anti ageing creams every night (only when I remember, actually and if I am not too tired and lazy.. which I am most of the time) and sun screen every morning but I will not succumb to cosmetic surgery and end up with stiff smiles and an unnaturally smooth neck.

I am lucky to have good genes and still look pretty darn good for my age. I have people guessing me to be ten years younger than I actually am( come to think of it.. so does my sis and my mom, who, by the way, is one hot funky grandma). So I guess I have to thank her and probably my estranged dad for it. ( I would propbably get slack from my ferocious sis for thanking him, but hey, all our aunties from dad's side still look darn good for their age).

But there are things, which , despite looking younger than your age, you are no longer able to do. Like :
a) Eating with reckless abandon and not put on a single bit of weight.
b) Never having to exercise to keep the flab away. (I , for one is determined to keep my body as trim as possible , hence, people, please understand my obsession with my strict gym regimen.)
c) Purchasing whatever catches your fancy without minding the dollars & cents. ( Currently, drooling over a Gucci bag but have decided to forgo it, in view of the many things that I need to get for the house, not to mention another five more years of college fees)
d) Not having cellulite.. Damn, these things creep up on you.
e) Partying all night long.
f) Packing your bags and leave home for an adventure/romantic getaway/holidays on a whim.
g) Letting go and having reckless fun without a care in the world.
h) Not being able to thread the needle or read instruction panels without your daughter's help.
i) Having boundless amount of energy to do stuff and not having back aches and fatigue after
having done them.
j) Abandoning your responsibilities as wife, mom, daughter... sometimes... when things gets too overwhelming.

But heck, I wouldn't trade my life now for anything else.