I turned a year older on Tuesday. I won't say just how old I am, but 50 is not too far away. The funny thing is that I feel like 30.
I do spend most of my day with 3- & 4-year olds, which I am sure helps keep me feeling young. There aren't many my age out there that sing songs like "The Wheels on the Bus" and "If You're Happy and You Know It" at work every day. Although this year, I do have to admit that I have felt more tired than in the past at the end of each day.
When I first started out in the teaching profession, I was one of the young ones in my school. I used to think that the older teachers were "so old". Well I AM one of those "older teachers" now and I don't feel anything like the perception I had of the "older teachers". I am sure the young teachers at my school now think of me as one of the "old teachers". My mind wants to scream out, I am only 30! I am not old!
Am I the only one that feels this way? I wonder how I will feel when I reach 60, 70?
Comments (4)
Oh Girasoli! Oh!
Firstly, happy birthday to a lovely person. :)
Mine was last month and it looks like we are probably exactly the same age. :) And, apart from the fact that I feel older than my age while you feel younger, reading your post was like thinking aloud. It was like seeing my thoughts expressed on paper, by someone who knows me well.
Posted by Leslie | September 13, 2007 11:36 PM
Posted on September 13, 2007 23:36
Happy belated birthday to you also, Leslie! So are you a Leo or a Virgo?
Posted by girasoli | September 16, 2007 12:29 AM
Posted on September 16, 2007 00:29
Very Leo! :)
Posted by Leslie | September 16, 2007 11:17 AM
Posted on September 16, 2007 11:17
Today's my day and it's the first one in a long time that I'm celebrating with minimal fan fare. Becky said to me this morning, "You're getting older but you sure don't act it." I think that's true for a lot of us - until our bodies actually start to break down, we're always going to think ourselves younger than we are, and you know what? We'll be right. :) Happy Belated Birthay!
Posted by Kim | September 27, 2007 2:48 AM
Posted on September 27, 2007 02:48