Mid-life is when the growth of hair on our legs slows down. This gives us plenty of time to care for our newly acquired mustache.  In mid-life women no longer have upper arms, we have wingspans. We are no longer women in sleeveless shirts, we are flying squirrels in drag. Mid-life is when you can stand naked in front of a mirror and you can see your rear end without turning  around.  Mid-life is when you want to grab every firm young lovely in a tube top and scream "Listen Honey, even the Roman Empire fell, and those will, too!"

Mid-life means that your Body By Jake now includes Legs By Rand McNally -- more red and blue lines than an accurately scaled map of Wisconsin.

In mid-life your memory starts to go. In fact, the only thing we can still retain is water.

Mid-life is when you go for a mammogram and realize that it is the only time someone will ask you to appear topless on film. Mid-life brings with it the wisdom to know that life throws us curves and we're sitting on our biggest ones.  Mid-life is when you look at your know-it-all, beeper-wearing teenager and think: "For this I have stretch marks??"

Mid-life means that you become more reflective. You start pondering the "big" questions. What is life? Why am I here? How much Healthy Choice ice cream can I eat before it's no longer a healthy choice?
 

But mid-life also brings with it an appreciation for what is important.  We realize that breasts sag, hips expand and chins double, but our loved ones make the journey worthwhile.  Would any of you trade the knowledge that you have now, for the body you had way back when?  Maybe our bodies simply have to expand to hold all the wisdom and love we've acquired.  That's my philosophy and I'm sticking to it! Send this to four women and you will lose two pounds. Send this to all the women you know (or ever knew), and you will lose 10 pounds. If you delete this message, you will gain 10 pounds immediately.