Yesterday I gushed about how someone at my husband’s birthday party last weekend thought I had not  yet reached the 40 milestone. Along with the gush was a “photoshopped” picture of myself taken two months ago.

I used this image because:

• I like it
• I still had my long hair
• My long hair hadn’t yet gotten so damaged it had to be cut off
• I wanted to simulate how I may have looked in the dim mood lighting of the party where alcohol was served. I did so by creating a soft blur with Adobe Photoshop, thereby eliminating all that yucky stuff that shows up in bright light/flash photography.

Inspired by one of my favorite bloggers, Bossy, who isn’t afraid to display less-than-perfect pictures of herself, particularly when it comes to the state of her hair, I have decided to show the Internets a different view of the same subject. A view that will make it clear I am over the 40 fence. While it pains me to post this, I am doing so because:

• Guess how many chins!
• Hate.The.Haircut.
• School called. Lunch lady position available.