Ageless

I was flipping through Allure today at CVS and the issue this month focused on aging. One piece focused on how 36 seemed to be an "ideal" age...not too young or old, when a woman still feels at the prime of her beauty. The piece pointed out that Heidi Klum, Penelope Cruz, several other were all turning 36 and of course gorgeous.

You inevitably compare yourself to others your age...for me it's Reese Witherspoon or Keri Russell or Milla Jovovich or Candace Cameron Bure or Isla Fisher or Rashida Jones or Ali Larter or Michelle Monaghan or Alison Sweeney or any number of other gorgeous actors and models born then. I don't like look that bad in comparison, do I???

But it also reminds me of the brouhaha surrounding Giselle Bundchen's recent Vogue cover, where she talks about weight gain in pregnancy and it not being a big deal, at least to her.

It reminded me of running in the race; the only person you compete against is yourself. You shouldn't be worried that a supermodel barely gained weight, or a model can appear size 2 long after she's had three kids.

But it's still hard not to compare, or worry when you're on the wrong side of 36. Not there yet. Will be soon enough.