On Aging
I'm fast approaching that indefinable "middle age". It seems like a shadowy place - midway between youth and old age. Somewhere between immature and mature. I am no longer called "young lady". I know that roles are changing and youth is extended everyday, but where exactly do I cross that line? When do I have to start acting my age? And what does that mean anyways? Is there some rule written somewhere that as my hair starts to grey, I have to cut it short? As I approach 50, do I have to stop wearing jeans? When do I have to stop wearing corsets? (I just ordered a new one, so I hope it is not soon!) Can I keep my sense of style, I really just developed it recently, it would be a shame to let it go now. If I continue too far down the path without the appropriate wardrobe, will the fashion police step in and tell me to start acting my age? Where do I change from a cute chick in a tu-tu at Burning Man to a desperate old lady gr...