Looking at self in mirror & forgetting as one ages?

[shootingstar]

The woman in the photo can wear her natural skunk well... her eyes look bright and energetic. She has good natural facial bone structure that will carry age well into the decades ahead.

**Anyway... what bothers me more: is that I simply look more tired. That probably jumps out the most in recent photos of self. Alot has happened in the past 2 yrs. And more to come.

However......I tell myself my aging is very different than my mother at the same age, who had 6 children. So really, I can't spend too much energy on what aged me in a way that surprises myself alot.

While yes, I have more freckles, etc. white hair strands creeping in, etc. because of cycling alot..despite sunblock, aging has solved/helped:

*just less shaving of leg hair, pits. I'm getting more hairless naturally in those areas. It's genetic tendency from mother

*my skin has become drier, less oily and very rare I get pimples. I had bad case of acne as a teen to a point where I did take oral and topic prescription drugs under dermatologist care.

*my hair texture isn't as a oily ...as when I was a teen.

*so far, no frizzier hair. My hair actually has abit more body and natural hold...because I live in a drier air climate now /combined with the natural aging.

And other things both good and not so good with aging in term of physical features.

The only way for me to counteract with "looking" tired (short of botox which I have zero interest of acqiring stiff facial areas)...is that more than ever it's quite important that I do some daily activities I really enjoy now, that I am with people are also curious, learning, creative and care about others. ***********But I can't see the good stuff happening around me and enjoy it, if I spend too much time in front of the mirror looking and trying to fix every imperfect pore, white hair strand.

In response to aging: Every day is gift.

[Crankin]

The only thing I hate when I look in the mirror is my laugh lines. I've had them for a long time, both parents have (had) them, and I seriously want to do a dermal filler. I barely have any gray hair; it's probably only visible to me when I look closely. But, I have no intention of going gray. I already color my hair... I had enough trouble not being a blonde anymore! Sure, I have some lines around my eyes and my skin still breaks out, but other than that, the only thing I would change about myself is my hair. I wish it were straight, silky, and I wasn't a head sweater. The reason I have it short is to not have to deal with it when riding. I had it permed for like 15 years to deal with it, and when I stopped that, I cut it short. But, this has nothing to do with being older. I've had ugly, frizzy, bendy, twisty hair since I was about 12. I am good with paying a lot of $ to keep it styled and trimmed so it looks stylish, yet functional, as I have no tolerance or ability to use styling implements.
I have pretty good genes on both sides of my family. But, being active is my insurance that I will keep looking younger than I am. I was thinking about this as I trudged my azz up a black diamond nordi ski trail yesterday. If I can do this at age 58, then I feel pretty good that I am doing the best I can to stay young.
I wear make up. Again, this is not age related; I've worn make up since I was 13 or 14. My mom wore make up and so did both of my grandmothers. Both of my daughter in laws wear make up, and they are young (25 and 32). Somehow, makeup seems to be associated with caring too much about one's self. I don't know, I've always enjoyed fashion, make up, etc and being older or athletic hasn't changed the way I feel. Well, except now I spend more on my riding and other athletic apparel than regular clothes .