Another reason I am really 45 is that I have a super-fanatical obsession with Aldi. I do the majority of my shopping there and if they sold everything I needed, I would do all of my shopping there. Top three reasons I heart Aldi: 1. The price of groceries 2. The price of groceries 3. The price of groceries. No, but seriously, for all of my Bloomington readers, Pittsburgh=more expensive groceries. Yes, everyone always talks about how cheap it is to live in Pittsburgh, and I grant you it is certainly not Philly or San Francisco, but compared to Bloomington, Pittsburgh is expensive. Aldi allows me to buy more upscale items that I would not even dream of purchasing in the regular grocery stores, and Aldi also allows me to stretch my food budget on those common items. Plus, except for a few items, I actually prefer Aldi's brands to most. I don't like Aldi bagels or goldfish (although Noah likes their goldfish), but other than that I can't complain. I should also mention that the average age of the customers I see in the store is 65. I think it might have to do with the whole "fixed income" situation.
So those are just a few reasons why I have mental-osteoporosis. What ways do you act too old or too young for your age?
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I've never shopped at Aldi, but now I want to! I'm all for saving money.
I also enjoy Eat 'n Park, and my idea of a night out must involve Lily. Children make life more fun. More work, but so much more fun :-)
I've always felt older than my peers. In college, I was the one that worked full-time and spent all my free time with my fiance. Meanwhile, my classmates didn't work at all, and spent all their free time drinking. They didn't have boyfriends, let alone a fiance (actually, I had one friend who was married, but she's in Missouri now, and I sorely miss her. She was older for her age, too).
I've always been more of a homebody than others, so in that sense I've always felt old before my time.
I have actual osteoporosis, too, but that's a story for another time. Perhaps I'll write about it on my blog. It's a pretty crazy story, and involves what I would consider a miracle :-D
45 isn't old.
Lauren! What a fun writer you are! I really enjoy your posts and that you pose a question at the end for consideration. Very, very nice. I'd love to have feedback from a fellow writer sometime if you ever get a chance to visit http://christinewaller.blogspot.com. Keep up with the stories! XOXO Christine Waller (PS - Great to run into you in the Cultural District a while back!)
This made me laugh out loud. I totally hear you. 27 year old in a 40 year olds body. Claire just turned 2 and Kyle and I went on our first real "date" since before she was born where we left her with my parents for our 5 year anniversary two weeks ago. I guess we are weird but things are more fun when we do them with her!
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