You might think that would be cause for distress? On the contrary, I love this phase of my life. The hectic hustle and bustle of youth had passed, and I have settled into a familiar lifestyle which is as comfortable as an old shoe.
Maybe some of you are fighting old age with a vengeance. Not me. I intend to sit back and enjoy every minute of it.
Truthfully I thought I would not feel any different than I did when I was in my 30's and 40's. After all, they say age is just a number. But as the months went by I began to realize that being 50 means that things do change, some for the better and some for the worse.
For a start, I found that gradually, I could no longer do simple, physical things with ease. Rising from a low chair for example, required a lot more effort than it did before. It's the act of propelling yourself upwards that is so difficult. I also start to get age spots on my cheeks. They just seem to appear overnight. And thank goodness for hair dye because I begin to realize that if I didn't dye my hair, it would be grey all over.
A little nap in the afternoon suddenly becomes an attractive idea, and if I sit down in one place for too long, I suddenly feel my eyes beginning to close that I tend to miss the end of films or chunks of programs on TV that I was anxious to watch all the way through. Now, don't make me bore you with the details of the menopause - but then everyone knows what they are! Of course the eyesight tends to get worse, that I have to have reading glasses within my grasp in case I need to read labels, or cooking directions from a box.
On the good side, now that I am fifty, I have earned respect from people. The fact that I am not expected to run marathons, or carry anything really heavy is an advantage. And if people expect me do these things, then I can protest and say that I cannot do that at my age!' I also like the fact that it's OK to dress for comfort and no-one will judge me.
On the whole being 50 means slowing down a little, taking the pressure off myself and learning to be me. I enjoy it. I embrace it.
Here I am at 50, enjoying the United States from the front seat of a Ford Platinum.
4 comments:
Happy 50! I have missed you! just this weekend I was telling my daughter that I was thinking about Odette and hoping to hear from her...and here you are.
Looking great too. Happy Birthday xxxx
Hi Fi and ML!
I am still here, though had been very busy with work. The real reason i had stopped writing coz blogger changed it's home page format and i can't seem to get used to it. Even if i tweaked my post, it would still come out in one paragraph! i don't know how to navigate the changes and i don't understand why they have to change what is already working to something that don't.
but hey, i am happy to know that iam missed and i made a commitment to continue writing as this is our way of keeping in touch with each other's lives. i missed you all here too!
so let's all toast to a new year and hope that we will hear from the rest of the gang.
hugs and kisses'
odette
Mimi,
i finally found a way to tweak the settings, woot, woot!
i think i am going to like this new format anyhow.
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