getting older

I realise reading through my blog that I haven't really kept up with all of my mission statement. Yeah OK I read that at work and it is a bit like saying ASAP or touch base but I couldn't really think of another phrase to describe it.

I have talked about photography but nothing about heading towards 40. So let me tell you about that :-

1. I have noticed that main thing is that you actually get more grumpy and chunter a hell of a lot. To be honest I have always chuntered but some may say have been grumpy. So actually that should be you become MORE grumpy and chunter MORE. Its about the weirdest of things, people on the TV or in the news, other car drivers, people in shops, prices of things, students (seriously, students - how you are isn't funny, its never been funny and its all been done before)
2. Inevitably the next part is reminiscing and not always in a nice way. Instead of 'I remember when I used to go the picture and watch a film with my friends and eat popcorn', it turns into 'Have you seen how bloody expensive it is to go the pictures now?  You then use the phrase 'I remember when...'
3. The ability to fall to sleep during the day
4. On a night out in the middle of the pub, you actually prefer sitting down and at times you do think to yourself  'Yeah I could drink another pint but I do actually fancy a cup of tea'. 
5. Making noises when doing any sort of physical lifting has developed. 
6. Needing to get up in the middle of the night to go for a pee. Now bearing in mind that I have very vivid dreams (and vivid nightmares) I do actually dream of having a pee or really needing a pee. This wakes me up and makes me go to the loo but I always have that slight panic which is yes you are peeing but are you still dreaming?
7. The shock of seeing your first grey hair is another milestone not to look forward to. At first you start to pluck the odd one out but as they increase and doing this would actually increase the size of you bald spot, you find yourself just hoping that your shade of grey will be the more sexy silvery one as opposed to the John Major miserable grey.
8. Instead of talking about wild nights and misadventures with the opposite sex you find yourself talking about mortgages. I even had to start thinking about what I want to do when I retire so I make the right pension choice!!! 
9. Conversations with long time friends are about children and families and people who you used to be at school with die.
10. As a football fan, you see famous footballers hang up their boots and realise they are younger than you and how expensive are tickets now a days, I remember when... The latest fashions come around again for the second time and still they don't suit you and bands you have followed release their greatest hits album for the second time (Duran Duran released decade ten after ten years in the charts, they then re released it ten years later. Way to make me feel old Le Bon)

Well let me promise one thing here, right here in this blog to my large number of readers (and by large I mean at least four!!!) Though my body may be getting old, my mind will still be young, young-ish and I will NEVER watch the antiques roadshow!

Ooh glad I have finished that now, be glad of a sit down and nice cup of tea)