Fifty Five!

Is not old? Surely!?

I remember how I looked at old people in the workplace... thought that when they reached sort of 50 they were well over it and should definately retire.

I must say though that most of the people (mostly men strangely enough) of that age were fed up and tired from working and going through the motions trying to avoid any work and 'sit it out' until retirement would take them into a 'let's go fishing' lifestyle.

So not my John :-) He still jumps over walls, bends down constantly on our walks because he is saving the world from rubbish which he then recycles, carries heavy things around like a real man and looks no day older than 45!

So.. is 55 the new 45? 45 the new 35?

The average age of women having babies was 26 about 20 years ago, now it is over 30! (which I believe also proves that 35 is the new 25!)

Is it me? Or is everything happening later?

Or is it just that now I finally know the secret of 'age' being just a number and that it isn't any proof of being 'over the hill' that it all seems to happen later?

If I look at my mum (who is 70 - which is the new 60?) she seems to be really happy travelling around Holland, see places and do things with her friends and keeps very socially active 'online' being part of a few email groups.

Then I see my mother in law who bought herself a laptop and wireless internet connection for her 79th birthday and has become close to being computer addicted ('I feel so cut off when my router is not working) and I come to the conclusion that my theory is right, 80 is the new 70!

Anyway, if we are all going to live until we are 100 (and that is a reality apparently, look here) - 55 is absolutely nothing!

I feel so young :-)