“Do one thing a day that scares you,” said Eleanor Roosevelt.

So I went without makeup, in a sleeveless top and shorts (sans my Spanx).

With gray roots and more than laugh wrinkles showing my age, I performed my daily errands.

The freedom I felt overcame the stares I imagined.

Ruth Mannino is at the stage of life where insecurity battles with reality buoyed by a sense of humor.