I LOVE the show WHAT NOT TO WEAR but..........

I watch What Not To Wear every time it is on. I even have my DVR set to record it if I'm not at home. I have learned a lot about what will make me look worse and what makes me look better... basically. My issue is the fact that I have never seen a woman over 47 on the show, with the next oldest being 42. They say a lot about the need to be "age appropriate" but don't give any info about what is age appropriate for the millions of us who are over 50. This is just insane in my mind because we are the largest group of women in the world right now. We don't have any examples to go by because when we were much younger and our mothers were the age we are now, it was pretty much accepted that they would look dowdy because once a woman became a grandmother, looks didn't matter any more. I don't know about you, but I'm just not ready to look like a dowdy grandmother who has given up on life. These days women our age still have a lot to look forward to, and we want to feel good about ourselves in the process. That is why I decided to do this blog. Not just so I can rant and rave about my frustrations, but so all of us can share what we know about the subject and maybe even come up with our own style, so your input is going to be vital. I think the best starting point for me is to clean out my closet. All of us have those old favorites hanging in there. You know the ones... they don't fit anymore, but you keep them because they remind you of a different time when you really liked what was going on then. I have one dress that I got in between my last 2 kids, and I was 41 and 44 consecutively. You know, that short time when you FINALLY got the weight gain off from the last baby, which took me forever. I loved that dress when I got it, but was only able to wear it a few times because I got it at the end of the summer, and then I got pregnant again. Talk about a shock!!! Anyhow... I never quite got back down to where I was then, but that dress is still hanging in there, taunting me, and I keep telling myself that maybe someday.... My first step in cleaning out my closet is to get rid of all of the clothes that are too small. I'm hoping that by not having to look at those clothes that I know I'll never fit in again, I won't have those negative feelings hitting me in the face to start my days with. Without that, my days can't help but be better. So that is my gameplan. How about you? Want to join me in the pursuit of our best life for this stage of our life? Give it a try and let me know if it does anything for your self esteem. I look forward to getting to know you and sharing this walk.