What’s your best feature? is a question many women can answer without hesitation. Maybe their best feature is their eyes, or maybe it’s their mouth, their butt, their legs, their bustline.

At one point, I actually earned a little “showing off” my then slender legs. An advertiser used them (against the interior of a car door to advertise panty hose). (Just my legs.)

But that was years ago. My ankles have gotten stout and I don’t wear very high heels which makes them look matronly.

My waist which was once 21″ is now closer to 30″.

My butt is non-existent.

My belly is impressive, but somehow I doubt anyone thinks of their protruding belly as a good feature.

My arms are better than many of my contemporaries, but I see loose skin which doesn’t wave, but does move unacceptably.

So what’s my best feature?

I would say, my hair.

A special cut or color can help its look, but hair is sort of a reflection of good health and a God-given gift. I’m fortunate that mine behaves.

I don’t wash it every day, nor even every other day. More like twice a week.

I don’t use hair spray, gels, or any other “additives.” I wash it with cheap shampoo and use a cream rinse. That’s it.

I don’t completely dry it with a hair drier. Instead I let it air dry and then use a flat iron to smooth out waves. A large curling iron finishes the smooth look.

It takes me about 30 minutes to go from wet to ready-to-go.

I have it cut and colored every six weeks. I wear hats a lot in the sun to keep it from being burned and dried out by the Florida sun.

I enjoy my hair because for me it’s fun and not work.

I wish I could say my best feature is my figure, but I’d be dreaming. Hair doesn’t change when you gain weight. Thank heavens!!

(PS: I hope I can revisit this post in a couple of months and brag that I have lost weight, because I’m really trying, and some other feature … maybe waist? figure? arms? looks really good. Somehow, at 70, I think I should be content with good hair.)