This has nothing to do with being single except that I guess I am glad that no one else has to witness this horror! But, I woke up this week and what I saw was frightening. What happened to me?
Just after I awakened I raised my arms up and over my head and there it was, the inside of my arm. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. Wrinkles doesn’t even begin to describe my skin. And the way it hung from my arm was prehistoric, so much so that I had to figure out a way to take a photo because I knew no one would believe it unless they saw it with their own eyes. That’s what you are looking at in the photo, the inside of my arm.
OK, I expected my breasts to sag, and I expected my middle to grow. I knew my hair would turn gray and that my thighs would look like cottage cheese. My feet and toes can be used as weapons in case of emergency. In the winter I can use the palms of my hands as sandpaper if I am into a home project. But, the inside of my elbows? What a cruel trick to play on us girls!
The good news is, as I stated earlier, is that no one was around to see this but me. That’s the beauty of being single! After I took the photo I immediately lowered my arms and grabbed the nearest gallon jug of body lotion and began the process of, actually, making no difference whatsoever. My arms were just wet and saggy now. So, I put on what I can only call my arm “Spanx” top that sucks me in from my waist to my chin and hands, and went on my way.
It struck me that much of my time as I age is spent figuring out how to cover up, lift up and fold up many parts of my body. I hadn’t thought about that before. Now, it’s just a way of life.
Listen, I am not feeling sorry for myself. I am a lucky girl. I have no real health problems to speak of. I am in pretty good shape. I try to follow a sort-of healthy diet. I do what I can, but there is nothing I can do about the inside of my elbows.
The moral of the story is this, do what you can, but don’t think for a minute that you can prevent aging. You’ve just got to go with the flow, and laugh a lot!
