Finally today I got out in the good weather. There was yet another meeting for one of my kids, but this time I went on the bike.
I dawdled and wobbled home, looking at houses and gardens and people and watching all the other cyclists swerve past me when I stopped at red traffic lights - I like to rebel.
And I enjoyed the sunshine and the breeze, even if my hair didn't.
This might be the last photograph of me in my 40s before the big 50 next month. Note the blue T-shirt. Worn with cut-off jeans and grey tennis shoes. Not the white trousers, colourful tops and sparkly sandals combo that other women of my age were wearing in the sunshine. Will I ever get the clothes thing right? Or anything else? Unlikely, somehow I suspect that I'll always be the one in the background, watching and wondering how everyone else manages. How they seem to just know what to do, what to say and what to wear. Sometimes that really bugs me, but today I'm feeling happy just the way I am.
It's a cliche to say it but it would be boring if we were all the same. And judging by this photo you don't look your age so you can wear what the hell you like! Glad you are having a day where you are comfortable in your own skin. And it's also good to hear of a cyclist obeying the laws of the road for once ;) x
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ReplyDeleteSo tell me your secret.. how come you look more like a 30 year old then a nearly 50 year old! Love the colour of your t-shirt. I am glad that you had a good day! xx
@Beadzoid - you're right of course :) x
ReplyDelete@The Bright Side of Life - I don't, honest! xx
Nearly fifty? No way! Fab pic and fab breezy happy post! New follower! x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful woman at any age!!
ReplyDeleteWho cares what everyone else looks like!! celebrate your individuality and just enjoy being you. My sister in law who is a few years younger than me said on my recent visit home that she was no longer going to show her legs off because of her age - and there was me in shorts, woolly tights and boots!!
ReplyDeleteWear what you are happy in, say what you feel and love you life just the way it is.
And for the record, I have never thought of you as someone who stands in the background and I love your dress sense. Funny isn't it how we always think of ourselves as something different to how everyone else sees us!!
To be fair, sounds to me what you were wearing was waaaaaay more trendy than the white trouser, sparkling shoes combo the others were wearing! PS. You do NOT look like you are about to turn to the big 5-0! Kids are keeping you young!x
ReplyDelete@Gherkin - Thank you for following :) x
ReplyDelete@Foxglove Lane - You too!
@Helen - Ah, but you would look magnificent in shorts :) I used to be all out there, now I'm the opposite, funny how we change isn't it!
@Lynsey - I'm not sure that I can thank the kids lol x
I love how relaxed this post is, the picture - If i look like that at nearly 50 I'd be one happy lady!
ReplyDeleteJust back from holiday and catching up on my reading - sorry to hear you've been unwell.
ReplyDeleteAnd ditto to what the others have said. You don't look anywhere near you're age. Which face cream do you use?
You're not alone in thinking everyone else but you knows how to dress, what to say etc. I always feel out of it. But be yourself and celebrate everything you've got going for you.
By the look of your picture, that's quite a lot x
Oh, you look fab! And it's great to be individual and unique ;-) Glad to hear you're feeling better and back to your usual sunny self!
ReplyDeletexx Jazzy
You look amazing in that photo. I hope I look half as good when I hit that milestone.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great when you can just be yourself without feeling any pressure to be something else? Your lovely smile says that being yourself is pretty fab XXX
@Gin - And relaxed is NOT my middle name, not sure how I achieved that look!
ReplyDelete@Donna - Ah being unwell is the downside of getting older :) x
@jazzygal - Aww thank you xx
@Jean - And accepting yourself is one of the (few) upsides of getting older xxx
You look amazing. Flawless skin, glossy hair, you keep fit. Plenty to celebrate. Sod the sparkles - you know what suits you and what you feel right wearing.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're feeling better, hope Angle is settled?
Lucy x
@LUCEWOMAN - Thanks Lucy, and yes Angel is more or less settled except their luggage got lost en route and I think she is finding that a bit annoying..x
ReplyDeleteYou don't look 49 AT ALL! I hope I look as good as you in 10 years time.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you haven't been feeling great lately too. Must be something in the water.
Anyway, you look fab xx
@Heather Lucas - Aww you are lovely and yes there must have been something dodgy in that rain, hope you're all feeling better now xx
ReplyDeleteYou look lovely :)
ReplyDelete@Þorgerður - Thank you!
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