As old as you feel

So they say you are only as old as you feel.

When dealing with teenagers I don't feel old, I feel wise and mature
When standing around chatting with co-workers I tend to feel a lot younger
Maybe because they are grown-up
And I'm still refusing to do so
When I look in the mirror I don't think I look old
When I talk to my parents I definitely don't feel old
The doctor doesn't make me feel old.....yet........
I haven't hit the age when they start increasing the number of tests you need to have
Some of my same age friends have pre kindergarten children
They don't make me feel old
Some of my friends have high school children or, worse, college age
They remind me I am older than I think I am
But it doesn't make me feel old
Maybe because I don't have the battle scars of raising a teenager
I'm younger than my hubby so to him I'm his beautiful sweetheart
He has never called me "the Old Lady"
Or the "Ball and Chain" for that matter
Some friends are incredibly young mentally still
And in some cases also in age
But they don't make me feel old, just more grown-up and mature
So really, nothing makes me feel that old
And I'm really not all that old
Though we have been looking out for our retirement
We have been maxing out our 401K
We have been thinking about where we want to retire
But truly we are only at the half way point for that
And we know that it is important to have that for the future
So that is financial maturity, that isn't being old
I'm a kid at heart and probably always will be
I don't base my value on how nice my house is, or what car I drive
I base my life on my animals, my hubster, my family, and my friends
And would rather cuddle on the couch with the hubster and watch a movie
Than worry about dusting
I've accepted the fact that in a house with many animals
Fur happens
I have a small home that is messy, cluttered, and some of the furniture is on it's last three legs, literally, we have a two-by-four holding up the couch
But that doesn't matter to me
What matters to me is that my puppies are happy
My hubster and I love each other to no end
And when friends visit they come to see us
And we enjoy seeing them
When faced with death no one wishes they had dusted one more time, or that they had gotten something finished at work.
They wish they had kissed their spouse one more time
They wish they could get a puppy kiss one more time
They wish that they could fall asleep holding someones hand one more time
Maybe that is what keeps me from feeling old
My focus
It's never on things
It's on people and pets
I could care less about things
So we aren't so deep in debt we can't see a way out
We aren't so obsessed with image that we can't enjoy what we have
We live our life for what really matters
There is a lot less stress that way
And that is why I don't feel old
Even when the calendar says I just got a year older
It's just a number