Is 36 the new 16?

Life in NYC resembles Clueless, but on speed. Most days, you are privy to a high school-esque display of youth, fashion risks, and "in crowd" commentaries. More often than not, it comes from the over 30 crowd. Are we as women led to believe that we should behave at least 10 years younger or are we naturally just more and more youthful these days? In my own life, I seem to strike an acute dichotomy between a serious attitude of a grown, professional working Mom and a complete teenager who is still hunting for the latest funky clothes, buys 100 types of the same lipstick shade, and thinks of arguments with her husband as "boy trouble". It's difficult on occasions to keep that seesaw still maybe that's just the reality of modern motherhood and womanhood? More importantly, is there really a need to tip in either extreme? As part of my seesaw, I have lately noticed an utter fascination with "youth preservation". So, to steer away from creams and injections and rather focus on real youth - that of great health and happiness, I wanted to share with you the Blue Zone advise list for a long and happy..... girly.... life: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/fashion/dinner-with-blue-zones-solution-dan-buettner.html?ref=fashion&_r=0&module=CloseSlideshow®ion=SlideShowTopBar&version=EndSlate&action=click&contentCollection=Fashion%20%26%20Style&pgtype=imageslideshow

Alright Alright Alright...

Yes, I have been away for a few years, bought a house, joined a new firm, moved to a new neighborhood and, as a Mom of two slowly tipping into her late 30s (yiiiiikkkkkeeess), obsessed over many a wrinkle late at night. Am I still desirable as a woman? Is my femininity gone? More importantly, how is my self-identity shaped these days without focus on appearance and utter failure of a litmus test of hipness? I am not sure that I will ever have any of these answers but I can assure you that life in the burbs (yes, we left the happening all night long folk musician/artisan ice cream makers' mecca) is not so bad and that sometimes the persona you fear you will become is maybe a happier version of the "cool" mom/wife/friend you thought you were before. Maybe? Yes? No? In the meantime, stay tuned since I haven't lost that edge yet...and know that in the end, it will all be alright alright alright.....