Then and Now

Lets consider the above pic.  The exif data says 2009, 07/08/2009, 13 30 ish. It was in a folder saying 2010. There is no belly button piercing so it is before that, say 2011.  The shoes are from the place in the Green Market, no longer there, the lingeriie set is from Asda Boldon and the necklace an odd metal construction from Doreens which oxidised very quickly.  The bangles may have been Dewhirsts at a guess. The wig is the bSob so it is after the long hair wigs. I started in 2007. 2008 was The Boudoir, so 2009 would be credible. Lots of dieting and pilates. The makeup was probably still kryolan but even so the face looks good. So it was 5 years ago.  An important 5 years to be fair, testesterone dropped, estrofem doing its stuff. I would have been 46, wow. If things had kicked off at even 40, or 35,  who knows how different things might have been.The me there did have good knees and back, close up vision, a half decent bladder and no IBS or arthritis in finger joints. The job was containable and there was a general sense of optimism.  Then again I would hav ebeen out very few times, possibly had a MAC makeover or not but certainly very limited experience outdressed.
The challenge and task now is how to manage change. There is still a lot to play for and in 2 years the pic shows a very significant amount of progress.  As 2015 approaches it is time to say how do I progress, if progress is what I actually want.