No, I don't think it's blues, just the realisation of age. I tried to keep it at bay with facelifts and bottox and skin bleaching and hair plucking and ....but it became a losing (lost?) battle with not enough hours in the day for the remedies. So now I have nose hairs I can plait, my ears are like Midas's and my jowls have dropped like Droopy the dog's. I won't go any lower than my head, as there be trolls....
Don’t worry, Steve, other people have their own problems.
I was once staying in a hotel, sitting in the breakfast room and getting ready to order my breakfast. My OH was being a bit slow and had not yet appeared to join me.
A man sitting alone at a table across the room suddenly came over and said:
”I don’t know your name and I don’t like your face so stop looking at me.” and went back to his seat.
Just at that moment my OH arrived - said “what was he saying to you, he looked angry?” I said I’d tell him later. 😵💫
What?! Is that real? You should have moved to his table, sat opposite him and just stared at him. Ignorant g*t....
Despite my age, I think I don’t look too bad at all. The trick for me is to do my hair and apply my makeup ( only when I’m going out) in front of a not very good mirror and in a poor light. Decide I’ve seen a lot worse. Then don’t look in any mirrors for the rest of the day. Assume that the through-a-hedge backwards hair look was a result of taking my jumper off to get ready for bed, and that panda eyes are caused by the make up remover while taking off the war paint. I’m sure the frequent second glances I get through the day are a result of my glow of confidence!
As I need reading glasses to read and sew, I use a 5 x magnifying mirror to apply waterproof mascara and some lippy and, in winter, a tinted moisturiser if I'm going out. That helps me see any smudges. I use a normal mirror to do my hair.
Then I get on with whatever I'm doing and it all has to fend for itself except for applying lip salve for moisture - without a mirror - if needed.
We have mirrors about the house for bouncing light, not for angsting about aging.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
My walking boots were filthy from all the mud they've had to deal with over the last few days and as I was cleaning them to reproof the leather I noticed that the sole around the heel has fallen apart. They're only three years old and the same type of boot that lasted me eight years before that. It's either a fault with the material or some kind of chemical attack but I think I'd know if I'd stepped in something strong enough to break down rubber. £110 to resole them apparently.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I recently had my practice dance shoes re-soled and heeled @wild edges. 65€ which is more than I paid per pair when I bought them from Hong Kong 10 years ago!
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
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What?! Is that real? You should have moved to his table, sat opposite him and just stared at him. Ignorant g*t....
Then I get on with whatever I'm doing and it all has to fend for itself except for applying lip salve for moisture - without a mirror - if needed.
We have mirrors about the house for bouncing light, not for angsting about aging.