Out With The Old

One of the funny things about being away from a place for 5 years and then coming back is that you start realizing just how old some of your clothes are.


The older I get the longer I have the same clothes hanging in my closet, even though I swear I purge every season.


Today I'm wearing black pants and carrying a Coach purse - both of which I know I wore when I last worked here. I have several cute, still-in-style tops in my closet that I'm afraid to wear because I'm paranoid that someone will remember that I used to wear them over 5 years ago. I mean, I'm sure that everyone at this office makes mental notes about my outfits since they have nothing else to do, right?


One thing I definitely need to replace are both my black and brown boots. I think they are each about 7 years old. I say I'm going to get new ones every year. Instead I end up with some Cole Haan suede loafers that were on sale or some super cute silver flats. But these boots have got to go. I just hate spending money on boots - they are never cheap. But hey, if I'm going to wear them for the next seven years, maybe I can justify it!


The other funny thing about stepping back into my old place in history is seeing how people have aged. Yes, their kids have grown up and that is very weird, but my co-workers have all aged. And do you know what this means? I look old to them as well!


Do you ever catch yourself in the mirror and have to do a double-take because you just can't believe that the old lady in the mirror is really you? There are certain pictures I look at where it's not that I look bad, I just look older than I picture myself being.


I'm pretty sure it's almost time for me to begin researching my options on what the heck to do about these lines on the sides of my mouth. That's the thing that bugs me the most.


Did you see Cougar Town last night with Courtney Cox? I loved the beginning scene where she gets out of the shower and starts picking her body apart, pinching the strange extra skin around her elbow and pushing on her jiggly stomach and lifting her face up back to where it used to be. I love that she wasn't too vain to do that scene herself.


We all age, even beautiful Monica Gellar. And I'm okay with that. But I need to have some clothes/shoes/bags from this season to ease the process, thank you.