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From the lens The Art of Aging Ungracefully.

  • Thrinsdream Mar 12, 2012 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Superb, of course I don't have the tweezers, grey hairs or . . . .OK I'M LYING! Brilliant lens it had me hooting and agreeing all the way through! With thanks and appreciation. Cathi x
  • favored1 Feb 26, 2012 @ 12:17 am | delete
    So funny. You have me laughing so much. Thanks for sharing what we ladies have to look "forward" to experiencing. :D
  • TZiggy Dec 7, 2011 @ 4:52 pm | delete
    eh I forgot! Quick question though. Why are there no men on the lens? Do I need new glasses?
  • jksterling Nov 9, 2011 @ 3:28 pm | delete
    What a great lens. Walking in front of plate glass windows often spurs me to the question "who's that fat bald guy with my wife". Thanks for the laughs.
  • agoofyidea Nov 5, 2011 @ 9:42 pm | delete
    Fun lens.
  • laki2lav Oct 8, 2011 @ 5:09 pm | delete
    beautiful lens - great job!
  • mistersquidoo_here Oct 7, 2011 @ 10:33 am | delete
    nice lens here...thanks for sharing this lens..
  • tagsforkids Oct 4, 2011 @ 2:04 pm | delete
    Funny. Unfortunately I resemble those remarks! :-) Amazing how easy it is to identify with those things when you're going through it.
  • WorkitSmart Oct 4, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Man! What a great lens.. :)

    Silly me.. I thought Anita Renfroe - You Raise Me Up was going to be a Christian song LOL
  • NevermoreShirts Oct 4, 2011 @ 9:06 am | delete
    Oh, man... if I had a dollar for every time my body decided not to work the way I wanted it to...
  • Sunflower_Susan Oct 1, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Yes, I already know how I'm going to die. Spontaneous combustion. I consistenty run about 20 degrees hotter than all those around me, with occasional flares nearing 6,000,000 degrees Celsius, give or take a solar storm or two. Now I know how nudist colonies could be so popular even with older women who look remarkably like oversized, soggy prunes; when you are in the middle of a hot flash, nothing matters but ripping all your clothes off.
  • Judy_Filarecki Sep 30, 2011 @ 4:08 pm | delete
    I read this once before and totally enjoyed it. Now that I am a Squid Angel, I came back to it to give it a blessing. Aging isn't always fun, but this sure makes people laugh. Thanks
  • sandyspider Sep 30, 2011 @ 10:44 am | delete
    It is sad how our bodies betray us. It seems like yesterday I was young. What happened? Blessed! Please add this on the plexo in my Zazzle Sales and Blessings for September 2011 lens.
  • ana_nimoss Sep 27, 2011 @ 4:13 am | delete
    Hey, I laughed so hard my husband thought something was wrong with me! (but then, he thinks that way often!). I am just looking forward (or not) my menopause. No point fighting it. Thanks for the great laugh!!!!
  • DavidDove Sep 18, 2011 @ 12:37 pm | delete
    So, it's not just me then, great, I knew it wasn't really, never had a doubt in fact, What was the question again?
  • DLeighAlexander Sep 8, 2011 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    It's better to find humor than frustration as we all inevitably age in many similar ways :) Greatly enjoyed your lens! Thanks for the laughs!
  • ellagis Sep 5, 2011 @ 8:54 am | delete
    I would tell you, if I only reminded! Luckily I wrote a note to remember to tell you how great and funny was your lens!
  • Judy_Filarecki Sep 1, 2011 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Absolutely marvelous lens. It really hits home in a humerous way so we can all laugh at ourselves. When I look in the mirror, I always ask who that old lady is. She disappears when I turn away and suddenly that beautiful, slim 35 year old appears like magic. If I didn't have to see when I comb my hair, I think I'd ban all mirrors...or maybe not, because they remind me that there are a lot of healthy things I can do to improve on the image.
  • kiwinana71 May 8, 2011 @ 7:19 pm | delete
    I loved this lens, bringing back a lot of memories of things I have tried not to think about, as the years go by, and for bringing it back in a humorous way, now I only laugh and thankful that I am still alive to see my years going by in good health.
  • Momsbusy247 Mar 31, 2011 @ 6:52 pm | delete
    What a humorous way to look at our daily miseries! If we couldn't laugh at them, we would be crying a lot! Great job.
  • cdcraftee Mar 29, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    ,,,and I thought I had a 'novel' way of looking at Life from the latter end! Congratulations - on the lens - and your great attitude - hysterical! Lensrolled to mine.
    Thank you,
    Christine
  • poutine Mar 7, 2011 @ 10:41 am | delete
    Hilarious.
    Thanks for making me laugh today.
  • PurplePansy Feb 21, 2011 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    Thanks for writing this. This is an enjoyable read. Who knew the aging process could make one laugh? :)
  • Treasures-By-Brenda Feb 17, 2011 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    Oh my...
  • dustytoes Feb 3, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    I can certainly relate to "everyday brings a new horror" as I am sometimes afraid to get out of bed. It's always a surprise! My heating bill has also gone down, but my son is frozen... tough! Thanks for this fun page. Came here after reading the awesome review by Wednesday_Elf.
  • LOLteez Feb 3, 2011 @ 11:19 am | delete
    LOL, something we all have to look forward to, I hope!
  • Wednesday_Elf Feb 3, 2011 @ 10:26 am | delete
    Forgot to say, this lens has also been 'featured on' and 'lensrolled to' my new SquidAngel Blessings by an Elf lens.
  • Wednesday_Elf Feb 3, 2011 @ 9:03 am | delete
    Hi Janel. I'm an 'Elf', in case you 'forgot'. :-) Stopping by again to tell you this lens has been featured on GrowWear's blog "Squidoo Lens Review" today. Stop by and pick up a badge if you'd like. SLR
  • magicgeniewishlist Jan 30, 2011 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Hahaha, the joys to look forward to... And the changes that are happening already... I saw "menopause the musical" this lens reminded me of it, it was so funny. Great lens, just letting you know I have lensrolled it to my laughter makes the world go round lens.
  • 2muchtrash Jan 27, 2011 @ 4:06 am | delete
    This is a beautiful tribute to aging and expresses the battle against age related chaos so well. Thanks for the laughs! *SquidAngel Blessed*
  • The_Idea_Gal Jan 19, 2011 @ 10:08 pm | delete
    I love this, so funny yet so true. And yes I've experienced the freakishly long hair that I have to take several stabs at with the tweezers because my eyesight isn't what it use to be either. Thanks for making me laugh and realize we women are not alone!
  • rlivermore Jan 19, 2011 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Oh man, I needed a good laugh today! Thanks so much for making me laugh so hard it hurt!
  • awelldressedbullet Jan 16, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
    Janel, thank you so much for the perfect way to start a day, laughter! Loved it! Kathy
  • jillian22 Jan 15, 2011 @ 1:51 pm | delete
    So true - Nice lens!
  • Hermionebug Jan 14, 2011 @ 10:31 am | delete
    Very funny and insightful...I have noticed that my skin is changing and gravity is beginning to push down on certain body parts as I get along in years. I like your humorous approach to it all. Great lens!
  • Amelia7410 Jan 12, 2011 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    WOw, it's really funny :) I am slowly experiencing all that you have mentioned. I must learn to look at it in a more graceful way, lol.
  • JziE Jan 10, 2011 @ 5:40 am | delete
    it doesnt matter how others think of you as long as you keep urself positive
  • bejeezers Jan 9, 2011 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    A great Lens. Very amusing.
  • raosrinivas Jan 9, 2011 @ 11:52 am | delete
    A nice lens. funny and humurous. Thanks for sharing
  • Michey Jan 7, 2011 @ 10:21 pm | delete
    Great lens, Thanks so much
  • Nibbled Jan 6, 2011 @ 11:59 pm | delete
    Too funny. Thanks for making this!
  • Soulshine_Expressions Jan 6, 2011 @ 11:24 am | delete
    How sad is it, that I can totally identify with this lens? Wonderfully humorous take on aging! Misery loves company! :)
  • mypotlpeople Jan 5, 2011 @ 1:11 pm | delete
    I love your sense of humour. Great lens.
  • LouAllensEbooks Jan 2, 2011 @ 7:09 pm | delete
    OMG Great Lens!! Sorry to say I do identify a little too much!
  • wordstock Jan 1, 2011 @ 8:43 am | delete
    I love this! Thanks for putting into words what I think everyday. Angel blessed!
  • lisadh Dec 29, 2010 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    Love the Anita Renfroe video. She's hysterical. Unfortunately, I can relate to way too much of this page... :-)
  • kare2share Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:00 pm | delete
    So funny! You have a wonderful sense of humor. Thanks for sharing, and congrats on your purple star!
  • Dec 29, 2010 @ 2:39 am | delete
    Ahhh Janet, I'm so with you! Keep on laughing and smiling and you'll be just fine. Thanks for the fun.
  • DecoratingforEvents Dec 26, 2010 @ 11:17 am | delete
    I laughed my way through this lens. Fantastic and soooo true!
  • MamaRuth Dec 26, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Loved your lens. I can really identify with it. Laughter is good for you and this one made me laugh.
  • windygig Dec 25, 2010 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    So hilarious,I just can't help popping in now and then. I love this lens.
  • lilymom24 Dec 22, 2010 @ 2:03 pm | delete
    lol...this lens is really funny and don't they say that laughter keeps you young? =)
  • mgassistant Dec 22, 2010 @ 6:28 am | delete
    Nice! Cool lens! I have a lens about aging too :)
  • RitaK Dec 18, 2010 @ 5:13 pm | delete
    I just adore your lens! Did you think of me when your wrote it? Congratulations on your purple star! You definitely deserved it!
  • vernessataylor Dec 18, 2010 @ 10:12 am | delete
    Those are some of the funniest graphics I've ever seen. They give new meaning to "aging gracefully!" Well, done!
  • VickiSims Dec 18, 2010 @ 9:18 am | delete
    Returned for another laugh, to congratulate you on the purple star and to drop a little stardust. Blessed by a SquidAngel and featured on my angel lens.
  • ohcaroline Dec 15, 2010 @ 11:07 am | delete
    So deserving of a purple star. You are one purple star gal.
  • jasmineann Dec 15, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Just dropped by again to say Congratulations on your purple star!! Well deserved :)
  • capriliz Dec 15, 2010 @ 10:19 am | delete
    This is so great! I am still laughing. How cruel Mother Nature can be. Congrats on your purple star.
  • ShirlW Dec 15, 2010 @ 10:04 am | delete
    I was just contemplating the ear lobe crease issue the other day. I recalled reading a lens a while back, but couldn't recall whose lens it was. Thanks to your PS and Squidcast, I was led right back here for a second round of laughs. Thanks!
  • Intuitive Dec 15, 2010 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Congrats on the purple star!
  • infobouqet Dec 11, 2010 @ 8:12 am | delete
    Shared with friends and we were literally rolling on the ground. Excellent lens! You go girl!
    You've said what we all feel. Thanks for sharing your humor with the world. We definately need more of it.
  • Nightowl_John Dec 10, 2010 @ 4:32 am | delete
    I had to stop back by to deliver a Squid Angel blessing. Thanks again for the laughs!
  • aesta1 Dec 9, 2010 @ 7:53 am | delete
    This is so funny. Thanks for making me laugh.
  • Tr0y Dec 6, 2010 @ 8:33 am | delete
    Hi Janel! I just have to say that your writing is impressive. I like it.
  • frances Dec 4, 2010 @ 9:09 am | delete
    Stolen eybrow tweezer rage - know it only too well. Funny lens, a good read
  • WebIsFun Dec 3, 2010 @ 11:07 pm | delete
    Thanks!
  • oldiesmusicnut Dec 3, 2010 @ 3:21 pm | delete
    LOL Janel! I haven't laughed this hard since, um, now when was that? "I remember when I could remember." LMAO! Liked, Favorited, Lensrolled. Wish there were more buttons to click! Thank you for a truly fantastic lens!
  • cwarden Dec 2, 2010 @ 8:28 pm | delete
    This is great! I'm right there with you. :o)
  • I-sparkle Dec 2, 2010 @ 4:00 pm | delete
    You and your lens are too incredible! Jean Kerr, Erma Bombeck and Paula Poundstone all rolled into one. Girlfriend, you are talking to me and I appreciate your voice! You rock!!
  • 2enjoylife8 Dec 2, 2010 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Now I know why eyesight often gets worse with age. It's mercy from above;)
  • LoKackl Dec 1, 2010 @ 8:14 pm | delete
    Fun!
  • Carmel_Aaron Nov 30, 2010 @ 8:51 pm | delete
    I say let us all age ungracefully. I'm 67 and I'd rather have a ball.
    Great lens. Thumbs-up
    Thanks
  • lovelylashes Nov 30, 2010 @ 12:08 pm | delete
    This lens shone a hilarious light on the pains of getting older! But the woman on the cover of Club Menopause looked a bit young....lol. What a funny lens, and I'm sure you're a lot younger and prettier looking than you think you are.
  • partybuzz Nov 28, 2010 @ 8:07 am | delete
    At 60, I can relate to this lens! So funny, and so true! Thanks for the laugh this morning, and thanks for your visit and comment. :)
  • sittonbull Nov 23, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    Had to come back here to tickle my laugh box again and to belatedly thank you for stopping by my lens again and encouraging me to write. I will, I will, I will if I can remember too... will I? No really... I do love to sit down and write, and read (my book list is way behind too), but it's so addictive... butt speaking of behind~ it WAS getting flatter and spreading out over the edge of the chair...so while I am still ambulatory, I decided to postpone long sessions at the computer in favor of exercise... you know...walking, hiking, and sometimes racing to the closest privy... and so it goes! Keep stokin' that marvelous sense of humor... and I'llll beee baaacck!
  • Auntiekatkat Nov 22, 2010 @ 7:03 am | delete
    PS. Had a senior moment and forgot to favourite it the first itme around
  • Auntiekatkat Nov 22, 2010 @ 7:01 am | delete
    Thank you for favouriting my lerns because you did I found this gem which made me laugh this morning. When I grow up I will come back again
  • BuildingBlockToys Nov 21, 2010 @ 12:10 am | delete
    This is too funny! Awesome lens!
  • sheilamarie Nov 20, 2010 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    You are so funny! And Mrs. Hughes is a great find! I have been laughing myself silly!
  • GrammaLinda Nov 18, 2010 @ 2:10 am | delete
    I desperately needed a laugh tonight. You have provided that with great panache! Thanks. Now, where are those tweezers?
  • JerryB Nov 17, 2010 @ 6:39 pm | delete
    Great lens! I love it! 67 and holding.
  • PeteSchultz Nov 17, 2010 @ 4:54 pm | delete
    I had to visit your lens after the kind comments posted on mine. You have a gift for a humorous turn, and your choice in graphis fits well. I will be checking more of your work 'cause I like it. Keep up the good work.
  • Vladi Nov 17, 2010 @ 4:41 am | delete
    The grey hairs are irritating but my main gripe about getting older is my teeth!
  • chefkeem Nov 16, 2010 @ 8:24 am | delete
    I kinda forgot who I am, but you can look it up in my...whatchamacallit...well, over there...to the left. I think.
    You. Are. So. Funny!
  • howtocurecancer Nov 16, 2010 @ 12:47 am | delete
    Blessed by a SquidAngel. I'll definitely come again.
  • jaktraks Nov 15, 2010 @ 5:54 pm | delete
    Hilarious!
  • spiritartist Nov 15, 2010 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    VERY FUNNY Lens! I especially liked the "MURDER STICKS" story . . . I can relate! :-D
  • ArdenBaird Nov 15, 2010 @ 3:29 pm | delete
    OMG! Thanks for the laughs. My doctor recently decided that it was time for the "peri-menopausal" chat. Sigh. I may be the only woman in the world but, I'm looking forward to my Crone years. The Maiden ones have been a bit rough. BTW thanks for stopping by my Star Trek Themed Drinks page.
  • annmackiemiller Nov 11, 2010 @ 7:53 am | delete
    I really needed that - thanks for the laughs x
  • alteredkat Nov 11, 2010 @ 7:37 am | delete
    LOL good one!...thanks for sharing and hey, thanks for visiting my "Scrabble Tile Jewelry" lens...I appreciate your visit and comments.
  • SnoopyGirl1 Nov 10, 2010 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    What a great lens! ! laughed my way through. After all, we can't stop the aging process, so we might as well laugh about it!
  • indigogirl Nov 10, 2010 @ 1:27 am | delete
    That really made me chuckle, great start to the day, thanks!
  • ICanCook Nov 9, 2010 @ 6:40 pm | delete
    This is too funny. Everyday I say I like getting older the mind gets better but the body is not cooperating.
  • Wednesday_Elf Nov 9, 2010 @ 12:53 pm | delete
    This is hysterical! And SO TRUE! How did I miss commenting on this fantastically funny lens the first time around, especially since I was a winner in the same Fresh Squid contest (Dec, 2009) that you were! Well, I'm here now, and I just happen to have some 'angel dust', so am leaving a well-deserved ~~SquidAngel Blessing~~
  • Nightowl_John Nov 9, 2010 @ 12:32 pm | delete
    Thank you for making me laugh!!! I'm not sure what I see happening faster, 50 approaching head-on or 25 disappearing from my limited memory, but, I can really relate to your stories.
  • vohraaish Nov 9, 2010 @ 5:29 am | delete
    what a hilarious lens!!!!:):) loved it....
  • darciefrench Nov 8, 2010 @ 9:35 pm | delete
    Awesome lens- the youthful you shone through :) Angel blessed and will be included under mental health and humor on November Blessings.
  • mirichandler Nov 8, 2010 @ 5:32 pm | delete
    Bravo! Humor takes us a long way. Congrats!
  • thesuccess Nov 8, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | delete
    Gem of a Lens: Angel Blessing
  • dagsmith Nov 7, 2010 @ 11:38 pm | delete
    Fantastic Style. Too many of the comments hit home... Blessed by an aging Squid Angel!
  • sousababy Nov 7, 2010 @ 11:40 am | delete
    Fabulous..can't stop smiling now. Thank you also for squidliking and favoriting my lens.
  • jasmineann Nov 7, 2010 @ 8:41 am | delete
    Just fantastic ! I like your style :)
  • glockr Nov 6, 2010 @ 9:25 pm | delete
    Still laughing after reading this. Hope the laugh lines don't stick around too long. Very nicely done lens, one of the best I've ever read.
  • genglo Nov 5, 2010 @ 2:27 pm | delete
    Love this lens. Unfortunately, I can relate, but it's hilarious! This reminds me of my unwanted hair pact with my mother and sister. We have promised one another that should we ever get to a place where we cannot manage our own random hairs, that we promise to use the tweezers to help each other and keep us looking like bushy animals in the hospital or the home or whatever :)
  • weavz Nov 5, 2010 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    This lens is a riot. Your writing has wit and humor. Thanks.
  • d-artist Nov 5, 2010 @ 8:31 am | delete
    Oh lordy! what a funny lens...and way too many things that I can relate to...I'm waiting for my brain to catch up to what I see in the mirror, funny how I can not recognize myself. I used to be able to eat whatever & how much I wanted, it never affected my weight, then I got a thyroid problem, it all changed and became a struggle...all I want now is Good Health.
  • VickiSims Nov 5, 2010 @ 8:00 am | delete
    I can totally relate. Keeping our sense of humor is so important - thanks for the laughs.
  • huvalbd Nov 5, 2010 @ 5:46 am | delete
    A good laugh to start my day. Thanks!
  • livingfrontiers Nov 4, 2010 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    Love the chariot! My grandpa had a car he grew old with-they are like best friends!
  • mosaic Nov 4, 2010 @ 1:58 am | delete
    Awesome!!
  • ShirlW Nov 2, 2010 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Oh what a jewel this lens is. I had such a good time here, thanks!
  • letevic Nov 2, 2010 @ 1:03 am | delete
    Hahaha! this is F U N N Y!!! By the way, since my 10x mirror fell on the floor and broke into thousands little pieces my skin looks a lot smoother and my eyebrows look perfectly groomed :0)
  • ddixonart Nov 1, 2010 @ 5:53 pm | delete
    Great page, and loved the description of the hot flash! I think I've had one but not sure, but based on your description, I guess I haven't!
  • Pinkchic18 Nov 1, 2010 @ 8:41 am | delete
    Very cute lens. And very cute images ;)
  • bakerwoman Oct 31, 2010 @ 1:19 pm | delete
    I loike truisms with humor injected in it. Lighthearted lens. Thumbs up.
  • Squidoolinepro Oct 31, 2010 @ 9:29 am | delete
    Funny and brilliant! Love this--!
  • my_never_bored_hands Oct 29, 2010 @ 11:25 am | delete
    Great lens, I love the way you write, you have amazing sense of humor. Thumbs up and added to my favorites!
  • pastella Oct 29, 2010 @ 4:42 am | delete
    What a brilliant sense of humour! And we have to have, don't we? Oh, to be 30 years younger again. What a great lens. I love it.
  • SheilaDeeth Oct 28, 2010 @ 1:21 pm | delete
    Ah, thank you for bringing many smiles to my face this morning!
  • lizziebeth Oct 27, 2010 @ 7:21 pm | delete
    This lens was so funny. I loved it!
  • Blonde_Blythe Oct 21, 2010 @ 6:12 pm | delete
    Hilarious lens! I have been post-menopausal for 3 1/2 years now, so your lens really hit home. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one out there going through this! :)
  • RitaK Oct 21, 2010 @ 10:40 am | delete
    This is such a funny look at aging...which is a sad affair I know all too well! Thanks for the morning smiles you gave me! I am emailing this lens to my friends who don't Squidoo! This just might get them started.
  • termit_bronx Oct 21, 2010 @ 3:38 am | delete
    Nice lens and great pictures! Love it.
  • ClassyGals Oct 20, 2010 @ 2:28 pm | delete
    Well written and very entertaining lens.
  • Intuitive Oct 19, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Funny! I was just thinking about how as I approach 50 I'm awfully tired of being nice to carpet cleaner salespeople who show up at my door. I don't think I should have to be the better person any longer. I'm tired. lol
  • theraggededge Oct 11, 2010 @ 1:08 pm | delete
    Nice to revisit this one. Lensrtolled to Growing Old is Good :-)
  • purplelady Sep 28, 2010 @ 2:43 pm | delete
    Loved reading this and laughing through it. Lensrolled to my funny retirement videos lens and others.
    Laughing does give you the best kind of wrinkles. Thanks for that.
  • poddys Sep 28, 2010 @ 2:10 pm | delete
    Nice fun lens, nicely done. Lensrolled to my Baby Boomer Jokes lens.
  • Upon-Request Sep 21, 2010 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    What a fun and fabulous lens!
  • guardianstar77 Sep 18, 2010 @ 8:51 am | delete
    I put my full-length mirror in the back of my closet and always take showers hot enough to fog up the bathroom mirrors. Works for me! Thanks for the giggles; loved it!
  • whitemoss Sep 11, 2010 @ 9:58 am | delete
    Just returning to this great lens with my new angel wings- blessed and added to my Angel lens.
  • BuckHawk Sep 10, 2010 @ 11:26 am | delete
    My biggest problem is that I can relate to EVERYTHING! Such a sad state of affairs. Congrats on the awards - well worth it!
  • tandemonimom Sep 10, 2010 @ 1:36 am | delete
    LOL, love this! Let me know when you find a remote-control mirror that will fog on command, will you? And I love Anita but had not heard this song. Love it! Lensrolled to The Battle Hymn of the Toilet. Thanks for the laughs!
  • FunMoneyBusiness Sep 9, 2010 @ 5:05 pm | delete
    What a great lens! Thanks for the laughs! :) I really enjoyed reading your lens.
  • mayapearl Jun 19, 2010 @ 4:56 am | delete
    Having such a good laugh will add to my wrinkles, but who cares! I am lensrolling you to my life after menopause lens. Thank you.
  • LoKackl Jun 14, 2010 @ 5:02 pm | delete
    Fun and funny! Blessed by a SquidAngel
  • Lizblueberry May 9, 2010 @ 8:20 pm | delete
    I absolutely LOVED this lens. It made my day!!
  • HorseAndPony Apr 26, 2010 @ 10:55 am | delete
    I'm back for a visit! This is just too funny. Blessed! http://www.squidoo.com/horseandpony-squidangel
  • JoanneOtt Apr 23, 2010 @ 1:01 am | delete
    Funny and entertaining lens. I love your sense of humor. Well done.
  • The-Java-Gal Apr 6, 2010 @ 12:10 am | delete
    Definitely bookmarked so I can have a good laugh when I need it. You had me rolling on the floor with laughter. 5*s
  • aesta1 Mar 27, 2010 @ 3:22 am | delete
    You made me laugh. Many times, it is not funny especially in front of the mirror or when the clock strikes 9 at night. Still, it is good to laugh at it.
  • EagleScoutMom Mar 5, 2010 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    Love this lens!!! I'll be turning the Big 5 0 this June so I am floating right in this boat with you! I haven't laughed that hard in awhile - so funny. Thank you!
  • Decorate23 Mar 2, 2010 @ 2:58 pm | delete
    I love your lens. All very funny and unfortunately true. Thanks for the laugh.
  • audreylai Feb 27, 2010 @ 11:31 pm | delete
    A fun lens indeed. I have problems with gray hair but at least, a trip to the hair salon can fix that for now. But when it comes to my memory, I don't think there is anything I can do. It is just not as sharp as it used to be...
  • vallain Feb 24, 2010 @ 9:31 pm | delete
    I can relate (unfortunately).
  • bethd821 Feb 24, 2010 @ 5:52 pm | delete
    OMG, this is so funny. Great job. I resemble a lot of the items in your age-related chaos. I so needed this today. Thank you and blessed by this SquidAngel
  • ElizabethJeanAllen Feb 24, 2010 @ 3:48 pm | delete
    I'm getting older, but I refuse to admit it. Some of my students think I was a teenager during WW I. I just tell them no. It was WW II. But they think that was only 20 years ago, so that's okay.
    Awesome lens.
    Lizzy
  • OhMe Feb 24, 2010 @ 6:21 am | delete
    This is so funny. I wish that you had given a warning to make sure I was wearing a Depends. I especially enjoyed the part about Plucking because my magnifying mirror and tweezers are two of my most cherished possessions. I have nightmares of being in a nursing home with those long stray thick hairs growing out all over. Some friends of mine have sworn that they won't let that happen. lol Your "The Art of Aging Ungracefully" is a super read and great fun! Thank you.
  • Joan4 Feb 24, 2010 @ 5:22 am | delete
    Oh my! I have laughed so hard I am crying! Hilarious and painfully true! You have made my day, and it's not even 6:30 a.m. What a hoot!
  • enslavedbyfaeries Feb 20, 2010 @ 9:10 pm | delete
    OMG, I can totally relate to this lens! I'm turning 40 in a few weeks and suddenly feel like I've ten years overnight! What that heck is that all about? Thanks for making me feel less alone as I struggle to acknowledge that the reflection in the mirror is really mine. You've done a brilliant job on this lens!!
  • WildFacesGallery Feb 12, 2010 @ 11:06 am | delete
    This is the funniest lens. I ran across it on sylvestersmousetracks lens. This is great I plan to plug it on my blog. :)
  • gravityx9 Feb 11, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    WHAT A FABULOUS THREAD!!!!
    I love the video shorts you have posted, been watching them with tears of laughter in my eyes.
    A definite favorite for me and gotta share this one! (btw, you commented on my Anti-valentines)
  • Sweetestmiracle Feb 9, 2010 @ 4:18 pm | delete
    What a wonderful lens!! Made my muffin top jiggle from laughter! Ohhhh how I can relate. Thank you so much for sharing;)
  • jembie Feb 7, 2010 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    What a fabulas lens. Thank you definite 5* and favourite!!!
  • a_willow Feb 2, 2010 @ 2:30 am | delete
    You are one of Fresh Squid December 2009 graduates! Come by and answer few questions to show the way to those who will follow! Wish you many, many more great lenses!
  • tarodoug Jan 27, 2010 @ 4:01 pm | delete
    This lens made me laugh sooooo hard.. Thank you, this is totally worth reading. I am sure my ribs will let me know about it tomorrow. Oh well. 5* fav and lens rolling to my desserts lens.. That chocolate will do someone some good...... won't it? Wish you all the very best in 2010. I look forward to more of your lenses.
  • KathyMcGraw Jan 26, 2010 @ 2:01 am | delete
    You already know this is funny, but I have to tell you my laugh lines will be hurting tomorrow ...I am up late (not for the bathroom though ) and found this funny lens. *Blessed* by an Angel.
  • emmalarkins Jan 26, 2010 @ 1:12 am | delete
    Yeah, aging... How about gray hairs at 26?!?!?!? It's all good, thought. Love the lens!
  • Ener-G Jan 23, 2010 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    Thanks for my laugh today...
  • mitchking Jan 22, 2010 @ 10:40 am | delete
    Oh, what aging does to us all. Thanks for creating a lens so we can all get a laugh about it.
  • Wordwinder Jan 22, 2010 @ 6:59 am | delete
    Thoroughly enjoyed reading your lens! Thanks for making my day.
  • bengriston Jan 20, 2010 @ 11:29 am | delete
    This is too good! I remember watching my parents at this time thinking I was glad not to have to groom like that. Those were the good old days.
  • Tuula_Olin Jan 17, 2010 @ 8:52 pm | delete
    Oh, what a great lens. You write so well, nice to read.
  • LaraMarlow Jan 16, 2010 @ 11:46 am | delete
    what a wonderful page! you have the best sens of humor, thank you for sharing ans making this. :)
  • ChapelHillFiddler Jan 15, 2010 @ 11:09 pm | delete
    Hah! I've just started getting hot flashes - mostly at night - and I'm grateful (I guess) that I live alone and there's nobody to be inconvenienced when I suddenly throw all the covers off. Thanks for this laugh.
  • AngHoo Jan 15, 2010 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    Nice funny lens... Love it... :) *****
  • vickis36 Jan 14, 2010 @ 4:30 pm | delete
    This is so good, just like reading a story about me. Yes I agree there are a lot of things you can't control but Chocolate is a MUST!! Thank you for your lens it has made my day.
  • RosemarieFransen Jan 14, 2010 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Janel this was great, just what I needed to make my day! Thanks
  • anyaface Jan 13, 2010 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    oh so very funny!!!! im glad i found this one!!!
  • MaraiyaStorm Jan 13, 2010 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    5***** and favorited great idea for a lens!
    Happy 2010 to you.
    Maraiya
  • 24websurf Jan 13, 2010 @ 6:24 pm | delete
    I was brought here by a post by Drifter. I can't remember laughing this hard in a very long time! I'm with you.. I refuse to give up my chocolate!Thank you for the laughs!
  • arncyn Jan 12, 2010 @ 2:23 pm | delete
    I remember enjoying this lens so much (and laughing hard at all your clever jokes) so I'm back to give it *squid angel blessings* now that I can (:
  • islandgirl59 Jan 12, 2010 @ 11:53 am | delete
    Your lens sounds just the way I think. Great humor!!
  • Pryzym Jan 12, 2010 @ 3:09 am | delete
    Thank you for the laughter!
    I enjoyed this lens -5stars
  • drifter0658 Jan 10, 2010 @ 9:28 am | delete
    This was way to much fun. Lumps that resemble breasts.....LOLOLOLOL
  • prosperity66 Jan 9, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    The first time I came to this lens, I liked it a lot - now that I'm an Angel, I can do more...
    Blessed by a SquidAngel!
  • Sylvestermouse Jan 9, 2010 @ 1:12 pm | delete
    I just had to return to this wonderful lens and leave Angel Blessings!
  • MarcMooney Jan 8, 2010 @ 2:00 am | delete
    Yes Squidoo needs more Humor, a great lens thanks for putting it together.
  • kimark421 Jan 6, 2010 @ 5:38 pm | delete
    Sufing the aging lenses and getting depressed, then I found yours! Great lens and FUNNY. Thanks. 5*s
  • TheresaMayhew Jan 6, 2010 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Too funny and unfortunately I'm experiencing the same things. You're on my list of favorite sites.
  • kathysart Jan 4, 2010 @ 12:07 pm | delete
    Brilliant subject.. my oh my! I needed some of this stuff and feel quite inspired to age a bit more gracefully! lol
    WONDERFUL= FIVE BEAUTIFULLY AGED STARS!
    ~Kathy
    PS.. you should go to Hawaii to see your land! You forgot to mention on your comment which island. Well it is all beautiful but Kauai is my fav.
  • Kate-Phizackerley Dec 30, 2009 @ 2:47 pm | delete
    Fun. Blessed by a Squid Angel.
  • pkmcr Dec 30, 2009 @ 4:29 am | delete
    A very impressive lens which makes one laught out loud! Blessed by a Squid Angel :-)
  • Dec 20, 2009 @ 8:57 pm | delete
    This is really a beautiful page you created,Nicely done! 5*
  • FunGifts4All Dec 14, 2009 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    This was hilarious. Enjoyed every bit of it!!!
  • JoyfulPamela Dec 13, 2009 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    Very funny! Thanks for the giggles!
  • Sylvestermouse Dec 13, 2009 @ 1:43 pm | delete
    This is hilariously funny! I really would have been funnier if I could have read it all the way through without having to take the break to avoid the aforementioned "dire consequences"
  • GroovyFinds Dec 13, 2009 @ 1:00 am | delete
    LOL Fantastic Lens!
  • tonyab Dec 12, 2009 @ 10:50 am | delete
    This lens is fabulous! Best laugh I've had all day - thanks! =D
  • frances Dec 12, 2009 @ 5:54 am | delete
    Humour is definitely the bes approach. Great lens.
  • fotolady49 Dec 11, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | delete
    Great lens....I need some comic relief....I don't like getting old....but I better learn to make the best of it...I bookmarked this and will be back often...lol! 5*
  • paperfacets Dec 11, 2009 @ 11:47 am | delete
    Funny and entertaining. I am a Senior Squid. Can you?
  • lou16 Dec 11, 2009 @ 7:08 am | delete
    Fantastic page, I alternated between nodding and laughing, but life without chocolate hadn't even crossed my mind I'm now absolutely terrified :)
  • divacratus Dec 11, 2009 @ 4:35 am | delete
    Haha! Crackalacking Funny! :D Loved this lens.
  • sittonbull Dec 10, 2009 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Your sense of humor will carry you through it all... You are (in the vernacular of the 60s) a trip! Loved it all and will share it with my lady who will empathize with every word ... as I did vicariously! Let me add (before it's too late) everyone mistakes her to be 20 years younger than she is... for she continues to be a beautiful woman. If she gets the same gut laugh from this lens that I did, perhaps I can sleep in the Big house tonight! One can only dream! :) Thanks for your visit and comments on my lens!
  • Babitah Dec 10, 2009 @ 6:01 pm | delete
    Wonderful - thanks for sharing this with us all. FABULOUS!!! I appreciate this lens so much!!! 5*
  • Swagger1 Dec 8, 2009 @ 5:27 pm | delete
    What a great lens. It expresses wisdom and humor. I enjoyed reading it.
  • Ladydove62 Dec 8, 2009 @ 8:49 am | delete
    What a wonderful and humorous read. Sadly I can relate... even tried the facial gyrations, faithfully I might add. Eventually you become resigned, Great lens!
  • mulberry Dec 8, 2009 @ 2:31 am | delete
    Loved the humor. You've described it all perfectly and you're absolutely right...all you can do is laugh.
  • LotusPetalYoga Dec 6, 2009 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    this page is hilarious! 5 * from me too :)
  • ChloeComfort Dec 2, 2009 @ 8:34 am | delete
    OMG - Soooo funny and true (I too feel your pain)! Great lens and it provided the smile to start off my day (and a giggle or two). Kudos!
  • DongMei Dec 1, 2009 @ 9:26 pm | delete
    I laughed out loud at your lens. Got to love a lens that does that to you. Very nicely done.
  • kimmanleyort Dec 1, 2009 @ 1:02 pm | delete
    What a funny lens and great images. I loved it and could especially relate to the hairs in the chin and poor eyesight! 5*
  • Winter52 Dec 1, 2009 @ 10:29 am | delete
    My daughter just stopped to look over my shoulder and the photo at the top of your page... pink robe and slippers... she said... "that's you, that's you! Guess I had better start getting dressed before I turn on the computer lol!
  • Stazjia Dec 1, 2009 @ 4:14 am | delete
    This made me laugh out loud, somewhat ruefully - hot flashes are but a distant memory to me now. Blessed by an Angel.
  • Risa28 Nov 30, 2009 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Refreshing lens. I get so tired of how not to look old information, this is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for making me smile. 5*s
  • WhitU4ever Nov 29, 2009 @ 8:13 am | delete
    Ohhh... I'm still laughing! Thanks so much for brightening my day! 5*'s and favorited! :)
  • robdel88 Nov 29, 2009 @ 12:11 am | delete
    My girlfriend is going through "the change". Unfortunately, one of the changes was being my girlfriend. Enjoyed the lens and have passed it on to my girlfrie....er....ex-girlfriend. Thanks again....Cheers...Rob
  • sukkran Nov 28, 2009 @ 8:03 pm | delete
    really a interesting lens for a great subject. well written. 5*, fav and lensrolled
  • Ramkitten Nov 28, 2009 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    This cracked me up! And scared me. :) That is, I suddenly found myself relating to some of what you wrote. Eek!
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Nov 28, 2009 @ 11:43 am | delete
    I love this lens! 5* 60 is the new 40
  • mazbond Nov 27, 2009 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Great lens! Its good to laugh at yourself and not take things too seriously.
  • prosperity66 Nov 25, 2009 @ 2:00 am | delete
    This is great lens! I like both your writings and the graphics!
    5 stars for such a funny lens!
    Dom;
  • Jewelsofawe Nov 24, 2009 @ 1:11 am | delete
    Enjoyed your lens! Blessed by an angel!
  • HappyBusyBee Nov 23, 2009 @ 9:20 pm | delete
    Love it, so funny 'cause it's true!! :D

    Hugs,
    Holly
  • Fatih Nov 22, 2009 @ 1:53 pm | delete
    My side is hurting from laughing. I thought for a moment . I am reading my life. Great lens.
  • WeddingZazzle Nov 22, 2009 @ 1:07 am | delete
    Weapons of mass destruction....lol. Love it.
  • wilddove6 Nov 20, 2009 @ 9:12 pm | delete
    Beautiful!
    Thank you so much for allowing me to laugh right out loud and know I'm not alone :)
    Wing high five!
  • Webcodes Nov 19, 2009 @ 12:13 pm | delete
    Hilarious lens. Thank you for the smile. 5* and my fav.
  • CherylK Nov 18, 2009 @ 6:19 am | delete
    This is just hilarious! Although I don't know why I think it it's funny...all this stuff has happened to me! Love it.
  • lasertek Nov 17, 2009 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    This is very nice! Lightly written but truly informative. Good job! Will share this lens to some of my friends.

    Hope you could visit my lenses as well. thanks
  • ClassyGals Nov 17, 2009 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    Thanks for me sharing and for making me laugh today! Five stars and favored. One of the best lenses I've ever read!
  • Upon-Request Nov 17, 2009 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Love the lens! Laughter makes the years melt away...
  • whitemoss Nov 16, 2009 @ 3:20 am | delete
    I've just read this on a wet grey Monday morning-its made me laugh so much the week's already looking better! All so true for me too!
  • Frankster Nov 13, 2009 @ 5:25 pm | delete
    So funny and so sad at the same time. I look in the mirror often and say, "Hi Mom." What's a girl gonna do?! I love your lens and your humor. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • d-artist Nov 13, 2009 @ 3:40 pm | delete
    What a great lens!..... 5*
    yes, I definitley suffer from CBB...unfotunatly aging can not be done gracefully, it just can't! I tried, but fell and broke my wrist a few months ago, that's because the doctor warned me, that I was at an age that I can break my hips if I fall...that says it all...you are at an age??? so I tried not breaking the hip on the way down and got my wrist instead.
  • lollyj Nov 13, 2009 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    OH this lens was just a hoot. I laffed so hard my cats ran and hid for awhile.
    Great job, great lens, and every bit of it is just too true.
    5-fave-lensrolled to everything I have.
  • janices7 Nov 13, 2009 @ 12:35 pm | delete
    Soooo funny! What a well-written lens and yes, I can relate....just found one of those crazy stray hairs hanging from the bottom of my now chubby chin:)
  • BusyQueen Nov 12, 2009 @ 8:26 pm | delete
    Oh, ah love yo' lens an' yessuh yo' made me laugh too! Fry mah hide!
    5*****"s
  • CDT Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    Brilliantly funny...and I love the concept of your hubby referring to sausages as "Murder Sticks" :D
  • WhiteOak50 Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    This is a great lens!!! So funny...and OMG so true.
  • kimmanleyort Nov 12, 2009 @ 12:05 pm | delete
    My first introduction to your lenses and it's a great one! 5*
  • HorseAndPony Nov 11, 2009 @ 10:43 pm | delete
    OMG! You are so funny. I loved this. While it is funny it is all so painfully true. I am still laughing. Thanks.
  • KimGiancaterino Nov 11, 2009 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    Blessed by a Squid Angel!
  • GonnaFly Nov 11, 2009 @ 8:34 pm | delete
    Thanks Janel. I laughed all the way through this page. 5*
  • theraggededge Nov 10, 2009 @ 5:00 am | delete
    Fantastic... am going to feature it... er... somewhere!
  • SueM11 Nov 6, 2009 @ 1:52 am | delete
    Great lens. Got me laughing as I saw myself in many of your tales.
  • inkserotica Nov 5, 2009 @ 2:34 pm | delete
    So very funny and true. So worthy of a blessing by a passing Angel :) and, of course, 5*!
  • LaraineRose Nov 4, 2009 @ 2:27 am | delete
    An amazing lens, fuuunnnny! Janel, I do believe you could write comedy for T.V. I hope that I get to see more of it in another lens by you. 5*s and favorite
  • blue22d Oct 30, 2009 @ 1:18 pm | delete
    I love your lens and you have said it all "so well". Five ***** and a favorite.
  • megababyboomer Oct 30, 2009 @ 11:36 am | delete
    Loved this lens and thought I would share my experience. I woke up one night and my hand was all wrinkly, like when you sit in the bath too long. Hmmm, funny.... (I was still half asleep) It had been resting on my leg while I slept and my body sweated......i was drenched. Yes, this does continue, forever it seems.
  • hlkljgk Oct 27, 2009 @ 12:06 pm | delete
    well written! blessed by an angel. :)
  • Pastiche Oct 26, 2009 @ 8:47 am | delete
    ROTFLMAO! Great lens, I can relate to almost everything in it. At 58 I am struggling with the dichotomy between the image I see in the mirror and the one I have of myself in my head ... and it's a losing battle. I am thankful for not being *cold* all the time and no more migraine headaches every month, but the hot flashes really make my face red!
  • grannysage Oct 25, 2009 @ 12:55 am | delete
    I laughed my way all the way through this. And, I have my tweezers in my hand! Woe to anyone who loses them. I was skinny too as a kid. Now I tell everyone, "I earned this body." I just loved your graphics too. 5*
  • Pukeko Oct 25, 2009 @ 12:21 am | delete
    Loved it! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel.
  • MiaBellezza Oct 24, 2009 @ 11:56 pm | delete
    Wonderfully written. A lot of us can relate.
  • stargazer00 Oct 21, 2009 @ 11:57 pm | delete
    Enjoyed reading this! Boy can I identify with the hot flashes. After several years I finally don't have to sleep with the window open in the dead of winter! Angel Blessings.
  • skiesgreen Oct 20, 2009 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Its an amazing lens, one of the best I have read. Hilarious and sad because I can also relate to everything you are talking about. Great sense of humor to make us oldies smile again and put our pains behind us. 5* fave and anything else I can do for it.
  • hayleylou Oct 20, 2009 @ 4:12 pm | delete
    5 stars for making me giggle, great way to start the day, thanks
  • science_fiction_novels_cyberpunk Oct 20, 2009 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Amusing lens, very well done. 5 *!
  • Light-in-me Oct 20, 2009 @ 1:59 pm | delete
    This had me laughing and oh boy can I relate. Hot flashes when people are around is a terrible thing. The urge to strip all of your clothes off is overwhelming and you actually consider it, trying to rationalize that everyone would surely get over it eventually lol..
    One time it happened when I had company and my fiance later asked me "why did you keep sticking your head in the freezer" lol..
    Thanks for the laughs,
    Robin:)
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Oct 20, 2009 @ 1:37 pm | delete
    OK, I have a 3rd issue I am also lensrolling. The 4th would be my memory. :D My Chocolate Labradors Bad Eating and other Dog Habits Thanks again.
  • SoyCandleLover-Maker Oct 20, 2009 @ 1:33 pm | delete
    "Favorite weapons of choice, personal fan and misting bottle.
    Again, protect these at all cost.
    The life you save may be your own." I'd like to add, may be your husband's.
    I have yet to appreciate it all, but this will be my "fair warning" reference.
    5 stars and Fav. I also lenrolled and posted to the discovery tool for my lens, since it aligns with my other issue Effective Time Management... or How to Fail Completely. Thanks for the giggles, SoyCandleLover-Maker
  • The_Party_Animal Oct 20, 2009 @ 11:38 am | delete
    OMG - I think I pee'd in my pants laughing so hard or maybe crying cause I can relate to it all. I never leave home without a pair of tweezers or my eyelash curler. I loved this lens I have to share it with my friends - great job!!! You have been< a href="http://www.squidoo.com/have-you-been-blessed-by-the-party-animal-a-squid-angel">Blessed by The Party Animal. Party On....
  • NanLT Oct 20, 2009 @ 11:28 am | delete
    Reminds me of Erma Bombeck. Had me laughing throughout. And nodding my head in agreement.

    You've been blessed.
  • eytans_art Oct 20, 2009 @ 10:52 am | delete
    Great lens man!! Made me laugh out loud:-)
    5 stars!!
  • Caseyfern Oct 14, 2009 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    LOL - been there, done that, STILL doing it - and so much truth in one place can be dangerous. Welcome to Lensmaster Soup yet again; a very tasty addition, and thank you!

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