Hate Turning Fifty? See Why Life After Fifty Today Proves That 50 Is The New 40!

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5 Things I Really Hate About Turning 50

All the marvelous things you’ve heard about turning fifty are true. An opportunity to live life on your own terms – maybe for the first time ever – imparts an amazing sense of freedom that can be completely unexpected and incredibly rewarding. The down side of life after fifty? Well, there are some…shall we say…moderately disconcerting episodes. Certainly nothing that a good makeup palette, a forgiving wardrobe and a finely tuned sense of humor can’t handle:

Since turning 50, I am required to cast my eyes to the floor for a prescribed amount of time after applying my mascara so that it doesn’t end up on my eyelids when I open my eyes. Sigh…

Grandma-wave-goodbye arms: that telltale jiggling of the upper arms .. If you deny having experienced that horrifying sensation at any point whatsoever after the age of fifty…at least a tiny, tiny bit – you’re probably in denial!

My glasses: Suddenly I need them more often, and lose them more frequently. I am currently on the fence about eyeglass chains. No matter how stylish, are they a fashion statement or a portent of doom?

AARP has kindly kept track of my age for some time, apparently. They were sending me frequent calls to action in my mailbox long before the magic day, making it clear to the whole world (well, at least my mailman) that I was approaching the golden age. I joined to stop the horrific public display of my impending milestone birthday, only to begin receiving large glossy AARP magazines for my reading pleasure. (Never mind that I love the magazine, that’s not important!)

My old body disappeared….has anyone seen it?

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