I was sad when I turned 28 because I could no longer be classified as “mid twenties.”  Soon, I can’t even say I’m in my “late twenties.” It’s my last year in my twenties and boy do I feel old.  The big 3-0 is fast approaching and there are several signs to show it:

1) Contact Mix Up

As you may remember in the No More Four Eyes post, I switched to contacts just before the wedding so I would be more “fashionable.”  I still wear my glasses majority of the time, but once in a while I use my contacts.   Unfortunately, I forgot my glasses at my friend’s house so I had no choice but to wear contacts the next day.  I went through the usual morning routine: brush teeth, change clothes, put on foundation & curl my eye lashes (that is the extent of my make-up capabilities), eat breakfast and put in my contacts.  I got to work and everything looked blurry!  Even the computer screen was hard to see clearly.  I tried several remedies: took out my contacts and put them back in, put eye drops to lubricate them, switched eyes (although that wouldn’t matter because both eyes have the same bad vision).  Nothing worked!  I concluded: either I had a bad batch OR I accidentally used Matt’s contacts.  I was hoping for a bad batch, but when I got home to check… whatdya know… I used two of Matt’s left eye contacts!

-3.75 is a BIG difference from -0.75  — No wonder I couldn’t see anything!

Here is a haiku we wrote (inspired by Master Haiku Writer: Uncle Rusty)

Eyes blurry all day.

Used Matt’s contacts by mistake.

Most Unfortunate.

2) First White Hair

This title doesn’t even need a background story; it’s just bad news!  My very first long white hair!  I cannot tell you how bummed I was.  I held on to it for a long time, tried to look at it from all different angles to see if there was some black in there, held it against black to see how much it stands out and in the end, the result was the same:  PURE WHITE!  The myth says if you pluck it out 2 more will grow in its place.  I plucked it and now I’m freaked out that my white hairs will double and my hair grows fast!  *sigh*  What’s a girl to do.  I shall tell myself, that while white hairs may show age… they show great wisdom as well.  Not to mention, hair, even if its white hair, is better than no hair.

I spy with my little eye…. A. White. Hair!

Cheers to the inevitable: aging in all it’s glory!