Getting old...at least that's what I'm told!!!

I have to say, I am a little confused by this whole thing! I am getting close to 30, but don't really feel like I'm getting old. I try to follow all the latest trends on tv and in magazines. I keep up on the latest hair styles, I like most of the "new" songs that come out year after year. I still have a lot of energy and love to have fun and get crazy. Well, I guess other than the "fine lines" I'm starting to notice, and the reality of being able to not lose weight without doing anything are the only signs I am noticing, and not knowing when I should stop shopping in the Junior's department, (I have figured out that pants in the Junior's department are a no go now. They are just cut way too low, I guess it's ok to wear them if I am going for the muffin top look, but I'm not) But, to tell you the truth, I love that I'm getting older. I feel like I know a lot more now than I did as a teen entering the 20's. I don't have a formal "higher" education, but I feel like I have learned so much since being in high school. A lot of things I know I don't get the credit I deserve for my knowledge that I have. It's ok though, not everyone is open to the idea of learning without going to College. I got married and had kids and have been a wife and mother, so I've had to learn the things I have interest in on my own. I am So excited that I am finally getting my chance and the feeling that it is my time to take the chance to finally get a Cosmetology License. I have already been looking into different hair shows I can attend to get even more indepth knowledge from. I feel like I am getting out of my rut of the mundane daily life as a mom and wife activities. My kids are old enough, but still young enough that I feel better about leaving them to go and learn about something I have a great passion for. Hopefully they will learn that it is important to learn no matter what your age is. Anyway, I feel better than ever, (other than the few pounds I feel I don't like, not many, but a few pounds! :) I feel like I can acheive my dreams and goals that I have always had for myself. However, I have been told that I am old, out of style, clueless, not compentent because I haven't been through formal education, and annoying! I don't know what that is all about! How can I still feel so young, but be made to feel like I have no clue? It's just crazy! I guess it's just life! Whatever it is, I am going to enjoy the roads to come! I don't believe in getting old, I believe in becoming more experienced and in touch with yourself! That's what's important after all! Right?! Here's to getting old, experienced and living life to it's fullest!