I was checking my email when I came across this article titled Formerly Hot. It caught my attention & I was curious to find out more. It turns out that it's about a 40 something woman who realizes she is no longer young & even though she misses her 20 yr. old self, she wouldn't change a thing because she realizes there's more to life than the superficial things that once used to matter.
It sounds interesting enough to read only because I sometimes feel like that. I do sometimes consider myself a FORMERLY even though I'm still in my 20's which is the sad thing. I guess children & married life do that to you. Don't get me wrong, I don't by any means consider myself old or not good looking but at the same time, I'm not in that pool of young, single ladies dressing to impress, going to nightclubs, & going home with whatever "arm candy". I never have been! I do however enjoy my life & love the fact that I don't have to dress to impress, go to nightclubs, or even date! Dating is hard, nightclubs seem like a waste of time (always have), & dressing to impress seems so uncomfortable!
My life seems to have more meaning now. I'm surrounded by the friends I love & wouldn't trade for the world, I'm being a life partner to a wonderful man I can share my life with, and I'm being a mom to a sometimes bratty little 2 year old boy who will someday grow to be a wonderful man. I'm helping to shape his future which is still full of many possibilities. The only thing missing? Perhaps a chance to pursue my career dream? I'm not worried. That'll come in time...at just the PERFECT time when I will need to occupy my time with something besides spending time with my husband and living in a home with no children. So, for now, I will continue to enjoy my life & work on my career dream. It'll keep me busy on those days of dropping off & picking up children from school, when they are teens and want to spend more time with friends than family, and once they have moved out of the house & made their own lives. What more could I want?
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