There are many things about our current crazy schedules that make me feel old...and as I (Abby) reflect on my recent GOLDEN birthday, I am reminded that I am, in fact, getting older. However, I have to say that there are some freeing things about being in my 30's.
I think the top thing I've noticed about myself at 31 is that I am OK with looking 71 years old from the ankle down. As you know, I travel a lot and by the end of a week when I started in Colorado, spent a few days in Tennessee, took a quick day trip to Minnesota and ended up back home in Colorado, I sometimes run out of clothes or socks by the end of the week. Plus all of the airport time really makes a girl assess her shoe choices! So I found myself last Friday with a limited sock/shoe choice in my suitcase and had to go into our Minneapolis Office for the day, before catching a flight home. I opted for the always versatile black pants, a pair of knee-high taupe nylon-socks and paired them with a practical patent leather Anne Klein loafer. I caught a glimpse of my feet sometime around 2:00 pm and just busted out laughing. I turned to my co-worker and asked her if she could just see my from the ankle down if she would think 31...or 71? The black pants/knee highs/loafers were NOT working in my favor from a fashion perspective and I have to admit the combination was reminiscent of a retirement home more so than a downtown Minneapolis Office building. Needless to say, I tossed the knee-highs and went sockless the rest of the evening...I guess it's proof that I still have some fashion dignity, even at the ripe old age of 31! But hey, part of getting older is knowing when to choose comfort over style and when not to, right?
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