Today the Dermatologist Said My Skin was "Maturing"

Seriously? It always irked my mom when people said someone "passed". She always said, no, they died.

So I kind of feel that way about my skin “maturing”. But still this photo kind of snapped my head back. I’m not vain, but . . .

I had disfiguring excema on my right hand for as long as I could remember until my early 20s. After it cleared up, I thought my hands were pretty good looking and prided myself on how nice the skin always was (never mind that …