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I Am Too Old To Worry About That Sh... 'Crap'.

What is refreshing about this decade is that your concerns become practically non-existent. 

People, places and things that used to effect you emotionally, that would make or break your day, are still there. They just no longer have that power. Outside of any pressing medical issues, you really could give a crap. 

'Eh' with a shoulder shrug should be printed on tee shirts for this time of the decade.  

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Let me give you a few examples:

- Getting ready to go out to dinner. Hair, makeup, nails done. Outfit on. Overall slow check in full length mirror one more time. Bend head down to scoop errant hair from breast of shirt. Lips brush fully against front collar. Red lipstick. White shirt. Loud curse. Quick stare down in the mirror. shrug. Grab purse. Exit. 

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- Having people over for dinner. Vacuum, dust, polish days beforehand. Day of the dinner sweet furry felines decide that their hair should be the party gift. Review party landscape right before guests arrive. Take a pointed look at thin, slivery hairs softly floating in the air. Landing everywhere. shrug. Break out big rolls of masking tape for guests.  

 - Standing on quick process line in supermarket behind woman with shopping cart of more than ten items. Who has no understanding of the scanner. Repeated blips. Moving like molasses. Time ages me. Finally I state loudly "For God's sake lady!". Everyone looks at me ugly, horrified. What an asshole I am. Did I mention she was about eighty? Lady says to me pointedly, "you'll be blessed to reach my age". shrug. I'm already ancient. 

Sex? Lights on or off, finally doesn’t make a difference. Flared pimple in the middle of my nose on the big date/presentation/ first day of vacation? shrug. Wear red pulsating dot all day. Grey silver roots appearing faster, brighter? Eh. Wear it like I don't see it and you don't either. Pizza garlic breath and no gum? Eh combo shrug. Talk to people face to face. And not behind my hand. 

It's not that you won't have a flicker of 'Oh God, should I.....?". It's just that you won't back step. You have become keenly aware that, damn, this decade IS the halfway point. All of this toxic cloudy mess of uncertainty mixed with superficiality is peacefully over. 

This is the time of your swagger. Let your 'I could give a s**t' flag fly (pretty visual that one) whether everyone likes it or not.  

xoxo,

Fabulously Forty(ish) 

P.S. Happy Snow Day everyone! 

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