Aging gracefully

Today I turned 29 for the . . . oh, who am I kidding? I'm 43. There's something about that 3. I distinctly remember the same sensation when I turned 33 -- it's 3 years past that decade mark and suddenly it's closer to 45 (or 35) than it is to 40 (or 30). It's not that I mind aging -- as my mother-in-law says, it's better than the alternative! But I don't like this sensation that arises occasionally that time is going by too fast. I want to age gracefully, I really do. But I'm greedy about the years and I don't want to relinquish them.