The older I get the more I tend to "smallinize" and the more selective I tend to be. Fewer possessions, keeping only the most important, cherishing a few very good friends rather than a whole address book filled with friendly acquaintences, spending as much time alone as feels necessary to keep balanced (not easy in our society). Refusing to "get old" even as I age. Chaos and Disorder have less a place in my life all the time. I want to retire and grow lavender and rescue dogs and am working hard to make that happen. I swam in the Lake Huron until October 15th this year ~ bone chilling cold but I knew it would sustain me during these Winter days when Summer is a distant memory. Learning that it really isn't difficult to appreciate the simple things and that it is less important every day to live inside self or societal imposed perameters.

...the more sentimental I get. It's a horrible thing, really.

Serious said:

but I'm not as skinny as I used to be

Alej said:

You look great the way you are .

Serious said:

violator said:

Awwww...

It's not horrible. It's attractive if a guy can be a guy and also appreciate that side too.

I'm with Mach. I can't stand to be around drunk people.

The older I get....

the more I am becoming my mother.
the less I care about going out and socializing.
the happier I get.
the wiser I get.

CarrieMpls said:

I went through a phase "if ya cant beat um join um " in my late teens early 20s while I was bartending - I learned quick that I didnt like being drunk either

Last time I was drunk was before I moved away from Detroit - 24ish yrs ago

violator said:

no it's not

MoonSongs said:

Amen !!

The older I get.....

-the less I care about pleasing everyone

-the more I enjoy my friends and family

-the more adventurous and less inhibited I become

-the more teenagers/ the mall/ MTV/ silly trends begin to ANNOY me

Muse2NOPharaoh said:

Yeah, I'm headed in that direction too. It's not even that I don't care about other people believing stupid shit, so much as I've learned that most people will never change. So I'll usually only jump in if I'm cranky and happy for the fight regardless of the outcome.

I'm becoming more hermit-y too. . .well, ok, sorta. I mean, I actually go out more, and see more people. I've learned to behave in extroverted ways in order to have cool people in my life. But in-between, I'm SERIOUS about my alone-time. It's actually on my calendar, right along with my other dates. My me-dates. Totally crucial to my sanity.

The main thing, as I get older, is that I know less. It's all shades of gray. I'm more confused. I'm more scared. I feel more alone. I feel like I matter less. I feel like everything matters less. That sounds dark, but it just seems like reality.

The older I get the less patience I have with plain old ignorance. From anyone. I just don't want it in my life.

The older I get...

time just seems to fly by

MoniGram said:

- the more I want kids

the older i get...
the easier it becomes to get rid of the things i really don't want around me
anymore.now i get rid of it if i don't want it.i either throw it out, give it away, or donate it...
and i used to be nicer, i used to try to get along with people that bugged me or irritate me,now i just start talking to them less...
i'm becoming mean in my old age!!
or maybe it less tolerance for stupidity....

hokie said:

It's the lack of control I hate... I figure my bowels are next.

peb319 said:

I find it very refreshing too.

the more i don't care what other people think, i just live my life.

violator said:

Me too.

Other than that and my body not working as well as it used to...I don't think I am changing all that much.

peb319 said:

I agree ... I'm the same..

the more exhausting it becomes to sit and go through a school book.

The older I get. . .

the lesser my tolerance for BULLSHIT
the more I realize that I REALLY don't give a fuck what others think about me
the more I treasure my beloved friends and cherish the memories we've shared
the more I realize that time is running out cuz in one week one 38 year-old friend told me she has a brain tumor and another 42 year old friend told me she has ovarian cancer and begins chemo this week.

I mean really, is this where we are now???

The less interested I am in game-players, regardless of their packaging.

The older I get...

-the more I know exactly what I want
-the more sentimental I become
-the more I don't care what people think of me
-the more important family and friends become

Other than the obvious ones, one thing that I really noticed was that at family gatherings, I feel apart of the conversations. Years ago, I used to feel like a little girl being dismissed whenever certain topics would come up.

the less patience I have for people and their lies.

I'm getting rather shirty in my old age