We are Women!

Me, a selfie, and a pet peeve!

So here you go this is me at a whopping 59 years old. A young 59 I must admit, I make a point to walk a lot and stay young at heart and mind. Letting the child play as often as she wants too. I believe it's important to do so because what we let out on the inside reflects also on the out, and my inner child loves to play and laugh, mostly at herself. I do love comedies and stray from the news and negativity as often as I can. I make a point to live in a positive mind. 

So what is my pet peeve...the fact that men are a factor in so many area's of a woman's life and more often unnecessarily. Why is it men create clothing for woman, what on earth do they know if they're not one. Most of my early years an OB was a man who did my pap smears yearly. What on earth did he know about my hormones, my moods, or for that any part of a woman other than the part is examines. Hormones what on earth does a man know about a woman's hormone other than to say, it's that time isn't it! Please, beam me up to a place where woman speak for woman.

On the same note what does a man know about designing clothing for woman. Do they experience our bodies as they change, gee, I hope not. I often wonder why someone hasn't figured out how to design any type of pants for the aging woman other than elastic. Yes, I do wear elastic, of course I do, in sweat pants, in jeggings, yup this girl wears jeggings and loves them. I also wear a size 10 jean right from the same section I always bought them. Just because I'm aging doesn't mean I have to give in to what aging as been. NOT!

I make faces, I laugh, even cut my own hair, have since I can remember. Who knows my hair better than me. Who knows the shape of my face better than me, who knows the way I like my hair better than me. The picture in my profile is me in my early 50ties and I have to say I love aging every aspect of it is wonderful, even though society tends to think we are useless, we are not. Wisdom is amazing, mistakes are wonderful, because we learn better now than anytime in our younger years. Love is better, for everything, for our children and the love of grand children is twice as good. I troll blogs see woman entering the empty nest stage, and those still raising children and I think, I did all of that even hear the same struggles, that all of us women who were their before them had, it's still all the same. Oh wait, not totally, in the 80's we didn't let our children run down store aisles or scream and yell, nope, some of us spanked, some of us talked, and most of us looked at our children and said, do that one more time and we are leaving, and we did! Yup, do it again, we left the carts, and the store, children in hand, and arms. We did what we told them, not twice, only once. Twice had consequences.

So from this aging woman I say, don't be afraid, to resemble your mother, to one day look in the mirror and see her starring back. Don't ask what happened, when did I become her, just be happy you are...still alive, still learning, still laughing, still aging...I believe if I can so can you. I never thought much about approaching 50 let alone 60. Didn't imagine it, and would not trade it to go back for anything. Every step right or wrong has made me this person you see. Oh, and speaking of this woman you see, in this photo I am wearing IT Cosmetics. Not bad hey, not even photo shopped, don't have the program anyway. It's just little ole' me, smiling as I always am.

         

IT Cosmetics

Okay since no one is interested in the giveaway I decided I might change things up a bit on my blog. I am  not one who likes to knit or crochet all the time it's generally in the fall and winter months. Like one woman I meant from Europe last year, who said, I don't know why most in America need patterns to create anything in knitting and crocheting. I am also not big on granny square items and lots of colors mixed together. I am also not big on designing patterns. I am more of a creative type mind with no special interest other than to dabble in just about everything. Can it get annoying, ah, yeah, right, it can and does. 

 With all that said, I ran into a woman at the craft store a week ago, her face looked fresh and nice. I admit I had to approach her and ask. I can't deny upon a close up, she had a bit of makeup on her face, more than I would wear. Still I ask she replied, it's called IT Cosmetics. I thought okay never heard of the stuff. Complimented her and walked away. A few days later I was up late and BAM there it was while changing the channels on QVC. Now this girl is curious and loves to learn about things, so indeed, I did watch for awhile. It sparked my interest I went to there personal site IT Cosmetics and indeed ordered there concealer which for a small tube ran 29.00 that was with tax. Yeah, I hear ya, a bit pricey was my thought too!

So the end result, here I am no makeup, one side has on the concealer can you tell which side? Now in my opinion it does cover but not as well as it showed on QVC then again it's marketing. They will do what they need to for a sale. I am quite aware of the tactics. I find it to be a bit odd feeling in my hand before applying. To get good coverage it takes quite a bit on the face and I don't like that...nothing like leaning on someone and leaving a huge makeup stain. NOT! As we age we look for coverage because the skin becomes more grayish, starts to get brown spots, and dark circle under the eye from bone loss. If you notice my skin on the right the brownish color eyelids that's from wearing eye makeup all the time when I was younger, it dyes the pigment of the skin as does lipstick. For me getting a facial peel is way too expensive. I would rather spend the money on a long trip to the Caribbean, lying in the sun while getting a massage from a hot guy, named Roberto, while sipping on a Margarita.

Personally the concealer alone cost way to much I have had similar results in Cover Girl, etc, products. Besides IT Cosmetics face makeup that eliminates the need for the concealer is a whopping 38.00 plus tax and shipping. They sent me a sample in a small package and to get the coverage they show it takes again quite a bit on the face. This is not for me. I'd rather leave it to the Clowns in the Circus.