Frightenening Discovery

This is not the way I want to start the day! Here we are in Breckenridge, CO with friends. I'm up first---as usual---won't even mention the time I got up. I decided to go online and do a little shopping---it's no secret that I've decided to join the ranks of those who prefer to avoid the noisy and crowded malls, wasting gas and running from here to there. Instead I like to shop from the comfort of home in my jammies with a cup of tea by my side (and a few cookie crumbs on my chin). Well, this morning, as I was logging into a site, I was asked to update my profile. To my utter horror, I discovered that at 55, there are only 2 age groups left OLDER than me! When in the heck did that happen? Turning 55 in January has been far more monumental than I ever suspected. Somehow, when I was busy with life, "older" age has crept in (I refuse to accept being OLD). I think it might have something to do with the fact that now I pack more slippers when I go on a trip than shoes! That should have been a tip-off!