HippiChic, if you think time is running out at 28, then at 58 I have got to be living on borrowed time and then some - funny though, it doesn't seem like that.  I'm looking forward the working for a few more years and then getting on with all the things I've never had the time and money to do before.

I know ladies look at themselves far more critically than (most) men but you are far more than your physical being.

If you want to persue a musical career, then do it, most of the 16 year olds you refer to are manufactured and don't last longer than their first album and I know from a few friends who are musicians just how hard it is to get the breaks, but if you don't try  then you certainly will not make it, more importantly, you will never know if you could have.

Take it from one who wanted to do lots, but did very little; make up your mind what you want to do, get up, get out and go for it. You might not succeed in everything - but you will have tried.

Right, I'm off now to service the zimmer frame and have a nice cup of cocoa, it's past my bedtime.

Good luck

I recognise that feeling and I sense it is too late for me. I fear that if I shouted out loud now and threw all my clothes out of my bedroom window noone would notice.  I had dreams when I was younger and they all died away. Maybe I didn't seize opportunities or maybe in my day and age there weren't any.

Make the most of every day you have and keep your options open and your mind broad. Whatever you do don't let one part of your life take over all of it - whatever that thing is will not satisfy you for ever. Keep a balance between your work, family, friends and your life in the community and always to some things for yourself.

Recognise your fear of aging and do something with it. There is nothing worse than doing nothing.