Do clothes define your age?

I like my blue jeans. I like to wear them a bit tighter. I like them with designs, snug around my hips (and yes they are bigger than when I was20). The other day, I was told by a good friend - "You are 50! You should dress like it!"

I started googling "50 year old" woman and clothes. With the glaring exception of Madonna, there were very few definitions of what clothes define a woman of "my age."

I don't mind getting older, I just want to do so in my own terms. I don't want to wear what a 20 year old does, but then again, I don't want to wear elastic waist bands (not that this is wrong - just for me). I love the fact that mouths still drop open when I pull my helmet off when I get off the bike! I don't want to act immature, but I also don't want to be old!

For all of you, not just women, but everyone interested in Gray Lady Riders; What defines your age?

My next big adventure

I just got the okay from my better half that I get to do one more thing on my "bucket list" Sometime this spring, I plan on a month long ride with a good friend. Right now, we have four defined stops. East until the ocean, North until Canada, West until the Ocean, South until Mexico and East again home. Other than that - the trip is wide open.

Few if any highways (blue roads preferred). We are now planning at least a reasonable route. Since we are talking a month and thousands of miles, things that have to be taken into account - servicing! We will have to have our bikes serviced a couple of times while we are out. That will be interesting since she rides a Harley (don't go there...) and I ride a roadstar (ditto).

Any feedback or ideas on what to do for this? Any of those of you have lessons learned?