These beauties are all over 80, and the one in the middle, 98. See, there is hope for us all.
Mama tells me they used to say that when she was young when someone pushed in front of you through a door or somewhere. “Age before beauty,” the kids would yell, and then crack up.
But now, being a bit more…er…sophisticated and over, say, 40, mama is rethinking age and just what one might do to keep one’s original young-at-heart attitude about life and not fall into that pit that some do as they move along in years.
Now I’m going to be a bit blunt here. I don’t use if-fy words in my blog but I can’t say it any other way and I’m quoting mama anyway so I’m not responsible. But here is mama’s recipe for staying young and feeling good in your own skin and embracing the change from…er…40 to…er…whatever:
How Not To Be An Old Fart
Laugh a lot
Be adaptible
Be open to new ideas from anywhere and anyone
Read everything you can
Be patient (oh, boy, mama has to really work on this one, if you ask me; this KITTY is the one who’s patient around here)
Be loving and kind
And especially: be flexible, except when you have to pee
That’s it, folks. Beauty will come.
Of course, I do all of those things all the time so I’ll never get old and cranky and demanding and irritated with changes all around me, LIKE SOME PEOPLE I KNOW.
Just kidding…I want my dinner, after all.
Mama forgot to mention, “Chew on things”–great for preserving the teeth for eating all those things everyone tells you not to eat but should be eaten anyway because you are over…er…40 and should give yourself a break every now and then!
When I’m 40, I’m heading for that chicken mama left out again.
Well, someone got there before I did…
Those ladies look fabulous for their ages! Loulou, I love chewing things…so I should live to a ripe ol’ age too!
Ernie
Yeah, the more you chew, a better YOU.
No time like the present Loulou, that chicken won’t be very tasty by the time you reach 40!
Luff
Mungo & Jet
Mungo you are always so SMART. I wish we lived next door to one another and you could advise me on things of worth like this.
Now we know why Marcus has such good teeth. He chews on everything.
That’s why they have those doggy bones that can be gnawed. Spray it with beef broth and he won’t chew on furniture….