It’s Saturday here in Lake Woebegone. There’s not much to do, so I’ve decided to write another post for today. It’s something I’ve taken from my diary regarding the process of aging. I’ve listed a few changes that take place and have tried to put a humorous slant to them. Enjoy.

• We spend a lifetime getting to this point and are totally unprepared to deal with it.

• The aging process comes at us like a ton of bricks with all the aches and pains our bodies can endure.
• We fool ourselves into thinking we are still able to do what we did when we were twenty years younger.
• We’re told to slow down on one hand while the other hand tells us to stay active, so we don’t lose our minds.
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• We have the same balance issues we did when we first learned to walk as a toddler.  We can walk as far without wheezing.  When we walk too much, we pay for it for the next few weeks.
• We try to remain young by using every known face cream known to mankind.  We may even resort to old fashioned remedies to make us look younger.
• We may wash our hair every day, but taking a bath now consists of using a complete package of wet wipes and a small wash bowl for soap and water.  Baths and showers are almost impossible for those of us who might fall and break something.
• Body mass is changing. The elasticity of our skin has bit the dust. Muscle tone no longer exists and sagging in spots we are unable to see becomes the norm. I used to be 6′ tall. Now I’m only 5′. Everything has fallen down to the mid-section and hips.
• We skip days of putting on make-up but wouldn’t be caught in Walmart without it.  Even if we were wearing two different shoes.
• We think about making a will but the assets I have aren’t worth the bother.  The cost of setting one up would probably wipe out all my savings.  The most treasured items I own are the numerous paintings, drawings, watercolors, pastels and charcoal renderings that Paul created.  I live in a small house, with very little available wall space.

• Instead of considering your wrinkles as marks of aging, think of them as embedded smiles. Drool might be little sparkles of diamonds falling from the sides of your mouth. We may have reached our expiration date. We may be considered invisible. We might be left out of most conversations if we don’t have hearing aids, but one good thing comes from old age. We don’t have to shave our legs anymore.