Diagnosis: Old Age
Filed Under: Thriving
Well, doesn’t it just figure. You post a picture of yourself looking like death warmed over (see yesterday’s post) and then you get picked as the site of the day.
I’m still not feeling that great, and I’ve been contemplating this whole aging process.
I remember when I was a teenager and would notice my Mom rubbing cream on those patches of skin on her ankles and knees. You know, the skin that looks like an elephant hide. I would get really grossed out. At 18, you just know your nubile body is going to stand the test of time better than your Mom’s. Shuh.
Now, some 20 years and two children later, I have my very own elephant hide. I also have my very own flabby arms, stretch-marked pot belly and cellulite-covered ass.
I also wondered why my grandmother needed a day-of-the-week box to keep track of all the pills she had to take. Now, I swallow 9 pills a day. Six are vitamins. Two are a supplement to “stabilize my mood,” which I’m sure could be easily stabilized if I were to have a normal sleep schedule, a bit more free time, and two children that did not talk incessantly all day long. The last pill is for hypothyroidism. And by the way, that pill is supposed to increase my metabolism and help me lose weight. Um, that’s not working for me.
So for those of you who visit from Michele’s today, let me introduce myself: I’m a sleep-deprived mother who is starting to feel the ravages of time on her previously-pretty-hot-and-fit body. I’m trying to return my body to the age of 28, but I’m not sure I’ll ever get rid of the elephant hide on my knees. I enjoy reading, writing about, and discussing individual liberty, which I believe is slowly disappearing in this country. I love coffee, scrapbooking (although I’m currently in a slump), and homeschooling my children. And I have a lot to say about it all, so I hope you’ll visit me again!
PHAT = Parenting, Homeschooling And Technology. That about sums up my life at the moment. 
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Fluke Starbucker | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
hey, congrats on the sotd!… and hey, aging is better than the alternative. *shrug*
Not here via Michele’s, but Hi anyway.
sarah | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Congrats on being Michele’s site of the day.
Jugglernaut | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Michele sent me. Hope you feel better soon!
Megan | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Oh honey, I hear ya! Time marches on, usually all over our bodies. Me? I want a do-over.
Hi - Michele sent me! Hope you feel better; the weekend’s coming!
G | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Aging is from the debil. I never in a million years thought my 28 inch waist would explode to its current Jabba the Hut-like status. Woe is me.
Great blog! And Michele sent me.
Marie | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Nice to meet you, Shannon! I can totally relate to the aging body. I hear elephant hide is all the rage with the hip peeps. At least it seems like a good rumour to start… And stretch marks? & the c-section scar (for me, at least)? my hubby calls them my badge of courage.
Happy Day! Michele sent me over today…
Trinity13 | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
At least you had a pretty hot and fit body at one time!
Michele sent me today!!!
Jolie | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Hi, from Michele’s. Congrats on site of the day status! Hope you feel better soon! I was posting about aging yesterday too, must have been in the air!
Tania | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Congrats on being Site of the Day! For me, spring is always the time of the year when I feel my oldest. Everything seems light and fresh, but my aging body isn’t on par with all that.
I’m here from Michele’s today, but will definitely be back!
Free to Be | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
I buy lotion by the gallon for my elephant skin at Sams. Hope you feel better soon. Hello from Michele’s.
Nienke | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
I wonder if elephants, when they get older, start complaining about getting human skin on their knees? Hmm.
Great site. All the best to you.
Oh, and Michele sent me.
Karen | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Congrats on being Michele’s site of the day. Just wait till you’re MY age - mid-40s. Then you’ll REALLY start feeling old. Enjoy your youth and remember that theres always someone older than you!
Keb | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Congrats on the SOTD. I’ve been here before too. I’ll be back I’m sure. Have a good one and get some rest! ha!
Angela | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Well, it’s a pleasure to “meet” you! Congrats on being sotd and good luck with reversing the aging process… I’m still in the “slowing it down” phase, lol!
Michele sent me
Jess | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
You’re so funny! I can definitely relate. A couple of years ago, I tried Weight Watchers and did pretty well. The point system worked for me. It was pretty simple…when I ran out of points I just went to bed. I knew when I woke up I’d have some more!
surcie | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Hello, PHAT one! Congrats on being Michele’s featured site!
sandy | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
I think the next best thing to finding yourself as Site of the Day, is finding a blog friend has been picked.
Congrats.
Paige | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Hey there, Michele sent me.
shannon | Mar 30, 2006 | Reply
Hello owner of a suuuperb name, Here from Micheles today! Hope your feeling better~ I just recently bought myself a pill a day box…only problem is it doesnt hold all my pills! ha! something tells me this is just the beginning!
Tabz | Mar 31, 2006 | Reply
awwh - I think the pic of you is cute!
Laurie Spinner | Mar 31, 2006 | Reply
Hiya Cousin,
I am also hypothyroid. One thing you can do to take some control is to change your diet: eliminate the simple carbs (sugar, white rice, white bread, etc.) as they are detrimental to us. Start eating complex carbs (vegetables, brown rice, whole wheat). Check out this book - The Thyroid Diet by Mary Shomon and this website - http://thyroid.about.com/
(the going joke about me is my lack of memory, due to being hypo and that I need to take a pill. But you have to remember to take it and thus, the infamous pill container!) :o)
Love ya,
Laurie
Leon | Apr 1, 2006 | Reply
Adulthood-not all it’s cracked up to be is it?
Shannon | Apr 1, 2006 | Reply
Laurie, did you say “eliminate” simple carbs? Not “reduce,” but eliminate? Easier said than done. Perhaps you are not familiar with my very intimate relationship with sugar.
Thanks for the link!
marvilkg | May 19, 2006 | Reply
So interesting site, thanks!