I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
~ Joan Rivers
Yesterday while sitting in line at a car wash, I glanced in the rear view mirror and suddenly realized I am in desperate need of an earlobe lift! When did this happen? My poor (obviously) strained lobe is now paper thin and my earring is in imminent danger of literally falling through!!! Gravity, combined with many years of wearing heavy earrings has taken it's toll folks. I'm falling apart; crumbling (or should I say melting) from the top downwards. In the words of Kramer, "Don't look at me, I'm hideous!!!"
Realistically, we have to make certain concessions every few years as we age and I'm guessing my days of dangling earrings are soon to be behind me. In the meantime, I've worked out a compromise. The above are very light and camouflage my 'problem area' quite nicely. Pretty soon though, I'll be wearing stud or button earrings and then probably the dreaded clip-on, if my lobes even last that long...
Stumbling across this pic made me feel a whole lot better about my predicament.
Angelina has obviously had to make the same difficult choice - and she's younger than me!
The thing is, I never had much lobe to begin with - you may recall I previously discussed my condition here. Woe is me, I should have taken better care of what little I had, lol!! But isn't that just the way - you never truly appreciate what you have until it's gone?!!
Makes me wonder what's next to go - perhaps some of you older readers (I'm 49 - and barely holding) would care to enlighten me. To any younger readers - quickly now, form a line - there may still be a chance we can save you!
Yikes! I gave up on earrings years ago, because for some strange reason, when I was pregnant with my son I became allergic to them, no matter what they are made of.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem to be that as you hit milestone birthdays something else goes, lol, at 40 I suddenly couldn't manage without glasses. Fifty next year for me, and suddenly I have puffy eyes!! I wonder what sixty will bring?
I guess it'll be some new development every few years for us from now on! That's a shame you haven't been able to wear any earrings for years - I'm so addicted, I feel naked without them.
DeleteWe have similar earlobes, Jane.Mine are also non-existent. Years ago I had them pierced, but let them close over because I was squeamish about stabbing myself while trying to insert an earring. The rest of you seems to be holding up very well!
ReplyDeleteLol! Yes - I remember now that you and I share this special bond :D
DeleteDo you REALLY want to know what happens? Your lips disappear which is the thing that really irritates me - it changes your whole face. Your nose gets longer and, well, never mind what happens to your boobs. But as many people have said, your eyesight gets worse so at least it is harder to see! :D
ReplyDeleteI find it frightening to think of my lips disappearing... this would definitely change your whole face for sure. Fillers could help with that - but ending up with Trout-Pout, like the Hollyweird crowd would be even scarier!
DeleteA wing span and the map of Kansas appears on your legs...veins being the major highways. And for sure agree with Francie...the lips go. I can remember competing in the "select" class at a horseshow once. None of us had lips...ugh! hairs...little hairs on your face...those things can grow overnight!!!
ReplyDeleteHahahahahahaha!!! Thanks for providing us with such a graphic mental picture!
DeleteYou seem to be holding up pretty well, Jane. I'm a reliable witness since I've seen you up close. Although I do understand about parts of us being chipped away as we age. I'll be 48 in February, so I'm right behind you, earlobes and all! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, but I don't know Martha... lucky for you, I suspect you were too busy digging into your piece of pie to get a close enough look!!
DeleteOnly two parts of our bodies keep growing all our lives until death -- the nose and the ears. (True fact, apparently). So maybe there's hope yet?
ReplyDeleteI guess this is sort of good news for the clip-ons (depressing either way really) - but I certainly don't relish the thought of a longer nose.
DeleteOh my dear, you should have my earlobes...they need a zip code all their own!
ReplyDeleteThe older I get the bigger THEY Get, never mind, I will just wear longer, bigger earrings! And I just read Debra's comment above, and I have read the same thing about the nose and the ears...of course, my nose is not little either! Dang it!
Lol - hey, maybe we should have you screened as a donor? At least you know you'll still be enjoying earrings up to a ripe old age. I personally feel naked without them and I have always worn the dangling ones. Smaller ones are going to take some getting used to.
DeleteTrust me, Jane, you don't want to know what's next. I lay down on my side, and my stomach lays down beside me! LOL
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha Dorothy!! You're right - I'm starting to think that in this instance - ignorance truly is bliss :D
DeleteI am in the boat along side of Kay. My earlobes are getting bigger! I could donate and still have enough for plump lobes. No more short hair for me, I need the coverage! Your feet also get bigger. And reading Dorothy's comment made me snort with laughter! Good thing I wasn't drinking anything!LOL!
ReplyDeleteAs I said to Kay, let's look into this donor business - sounds like it could be of benefit to both of us!
DeleteI never had my ears pierced--neither did my mother or grandmother, nor a lovely lady named Helen from whom I rented the upstairs of a house. I think we were the only people in Edmonton that didn't have pierced ears!! lol My lobes are holding well though, maybe keeping them encased in clip-ons keeps them under control!!?? As to other changes--well there's the turkey neck. You can avoid the wattle if yoou stay slim, but not the lines!! And "by the hair of my chinny chin chin" takes on special meaning as hairs pop out of the chin on a regular basis. But at least we are better off than men--we don't have hair growing out of our ears and our eyebrows don't keep growing--think Larry Hagman!!
ReplyDeleteI've met very few women who haven't pierced their ears. Interestingly my part-time job in high school and college was piercing ears for a jewellery store. My best customers were babies, lol - they had no idea what was coming - at least the first ear - sometimes their mother had to bring them in a second time for the other one!
DeleteMy father's mother (who I take after) had a turkey neck - but her weight yo-yo'd throughout her life, so hopefully I'll be spared this fate.
I have heard a plastic surgeon can make a repair to an ear lobe that has stretched over time.
ReplyDeleteMy left ear lobe has sagged a bit too, as I answered the phones at work for many years, and kept working as I talked holding the receiver with my shoulder and neck. No wonder I have a sore neck sometimes, even to this day.
I never thought about this problem! I'm 36 and have had my ears pierced for most of my life, however, I rarely wear earrings. I kind of wish I hadn't had them pierced--that said, I do enjoy wearing big silver tribal earrings . . . me thinks I shall be considering the weight of them in the future! All that said, I think you have cute small feminine ears.
ReplyDeleteI'm at the stage where I think I need to start doing exercises that will help keep the turkey neck at bay (that's in my family and my weight yo-yos).