Elaine Song

Recently a friend and fellow blogger wrote a post on how she knows she’s getting older. As hilarious as this list is, I felt compelled to write the top reasons why it’s good to get older. Maybe this urge came from the fact that I’m a year older than her, or maybe I just tire at the sight of all them youngins running amuck. Either way, it’s time we embraced life (no Benjy Buttons around these parts) and realize we’re just aging gracefully.

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Top 10 ways I make myself feel better for getting “older”:

1. While I actually have less time between working, commuting and errands, I manage to accomplish more in a day than when I was younger with less responsibilities.
2. No matter how awesome a night out partying was, I love a good FULL night sleep. I love not feeling like a complete waste of life at work the next day even more.
3. The money not spent on pre-drinking booze, cabs, cover, bar booze, more cabs 3 to 4 nights a week really adds up.
4. I’m convinced the “freshman 15″ myth of college is due, in most part, to late nights of boozing and eating horrible food that you wouldn’t dare ingest when sober and in the daylight.
5. Yes I wear warm clothing, even if not the coolest or most stylish, and avoid getting sick at all costs.
6. I never have to ask my parents for money. And if you don’t know how amazing that is you need to grow up.
7. I wear comfortable shoes to work and change into my heels once I get there. Less pain, no blisters, and I actually save time walking in flats – and we all know how valuable time is in the wee morning hours.
8. My tax return is a winning lottery ticket compared to when I was younger.
9. My mom still nags me, but now it’s just endearing
10. And when all else fails to reassure me that older ain’t better: Go downtown or on the subway on a Friday or Saturday night and realize you are no longer THAT GIRL in public.