In a few hours, Kernan is turning a year older. In a few months, I am too.

Sometimes, I stand in front of the mirror and look for signs of aging on my face. Thankfully, just a few lines here and there.

People have actually been telling me how young I still look. Most people who I meet for the first time, always mistake me for a single fresh grad. They always seem to be genuinely surprised when I tell them my real age, I’m married and I have two kids.

But sometimes, I do feel old. There are mornings when I would wake up tired and just out of sorts. I’ve been eating okay. I guess it’s just because I lack exercise, or my body’s warning me that I am indeed aging.

A few more years and I’ll be finally out of the calendar. But I want to still feel young by then. My girls energy levels are growing by the day and I want to be able to keep up with them.

Once I came across this article about bioidentical hormone replacement therapy that’s supposed to slow down aging. With technology growing by leaps and bounds, I won’t be surprised if they do finally discover the fountain of youth or the secret to living up to a hundred. Or more.

For now, I’ll be slathering my anti – aging cream, drinking my chocolate shakes and running my laps. I’ll relish this time when I can still say, in all honesty, that I’m in my 20s.