Getting Older, Getting Better? YES!

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While there are plenty of things I am trying to stave off about getting older, there are certain things I'm trying to embrace. I am starting to get to the stage where I find things are in fact inappropriate for me to wear (although perhaps I should stop shopping at Forever 21 and I wouldn't have this problem). Mercifully, there are still plenty of things I'm still too young to wear as well. Along with my slightly more mature wardrobe, there's also a sense of comfort- in my skin, and in my clothes. While my husband may not always appreciate it, I'm pretty happy to let go of skin tight jeans and pointy toed pumps. These days I'm all about the trouser jean and a round toe pump.

 

There are also old habits that I am happily letting go of- sleeping in until 2 pm isn't as tempting when you start to realize how much you can accomplish in a day when you wake up at 9 am on a Saturday. I can go to the gym AND the grocery store? All before lunch?This, for me, was a real life changing revelation.
 

As I've gotten a little bit older, I have realized that certain life changes? Are actually making me look and feel better than I did when I was in my early twenties. Going to the gym every night? I feel strong. Eating vegetables? I feel less puffy and bloated during the day. Taking my clothes to the dry cleaners before I run out of pants? Amazing! (And honestly, for me, this might be the most difficult change for me to make!). In the last years of my twenties, and now at 30, I feel so much better than I have in years past. And that feeling better has translated into making even more changes to feel good about myself, and my skin care routine is truly a part of that. When 30 started to approach a few years ago, I made a choice to dedicate some time to taking care of my skin, not only to prevent aging and skin cancer. And Olay Total Effects works right into that new routine.  Learn more about Olay here!
 

What POSITIVE changes have you found your age has forced you to make? In what ways do you feel better now than just a few years ago?

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