LOL, Gill. As we were recently reminiscing about our folks, when they were in their 40s, and their parents were in their late 60s telling my folks that "you're not middle-aged" and the logical arguments that followed. Of course, being over 40, well, I've definitely fone for the 45 is the new 30 - so to speak - theory.
Old - definitely I agree with you. Although, I will say, that recently I was telling someone to enjoy the upcoming 35, in my recollection it was a fabulous time!
Ellice
Well stated. I think all of us go through those cycles of life. For some, the more serious happens when they're younger - and it definitely changes your perpsective. For others, lucky enough to have those serious "adult" things happen when they're a little older, well, it's sometimes harder to get over. But, I like your simile, and hope that you're doing well.
True. These 2 together look spectacular.
It's a lovely place, very incredible. My then DH & I spent about several days in that section of India, and I have some incredible photos - somewhere. We also went to the other, smaller, tomb across the river - like a miniature Taj, but in red clay bricks. The inlay work in these is phenomenal. We brought back a small piece of marble worked with an inlaid motif in the semi-precious stones. It reminds me of when we pick a motif to replicate in a piece of needlework. That and the Amber palace, with its room of mirrors are amazing places - though I will confess that we both liked the smaller sister tomb to the Taj better than the large Taj Mahal. But, it's all amazing and lovely.
I totally understand that feeling. My god-daughter is a freshman at MIT, and has a very similar personality to mine when I was younger - and has taken to asking to see pictures of me in my "wild" (well, wild for a science geek who also played sports) days. Her parents keep laughing about this - as we didn't meet til grad school, though they've known me through several beaus, husbands and seen the evidence of my youth - so to speak. Of course, in some ways, I 'm sure I'm paying that delayed bill now ;^)
Well, time for me to go - finally get dressed, meet a friend, and then get to the shop to work by 2.
Ellice
Funny you say that about 35. I remember, eons ago, my father saying that he thought women were at their most attractive at 35! They had poise, confidence, and were no longer "gauche young things". I guess that is why the mid-thirties were not any problem to me.
Gill
Well said by your dad. I do remember reading about this. The worst part of the 30s is generally that if you have allergies/sensitivities - they will peak, come into the full allergy sense around that time. OTOH, I think there's something to do with hormones, sexuality, and as your dad said - by then most of us have frown somewhat into who we are/will be. The poise, confidence thing. And hormones (women peak in their 30s while men do in the late teens/early twenties). But, the 40s - or my 30s redux - have been okay - with some medical exceptions. It's still not feeling old, even if a bit creaky and certainly puffier!
Ellice
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