what is 64

I am 64, will be 65 in two weeks. 64 feels no different to 63 but 65 to me feels like I am getting old. I know I don't look my age, still have darkish hair, although some grey now, try to dress stylishly. I still love rock music, I don't think that will ever change.
My dad died at 74, he was ill from retirement onwards, and that is only 10 years older than I am now. It makes me think how lucky I am, no real medical problems, a few aches and pains but pretty healthy.
As others have said 64 is only a number.

I’m 64, don’t feel it and DH says I look far younger (but that’s his rose-coloured glasses). I’m 65 in October so looking forward to getting the bus pass. Other than that, I don’t feel my age, am lucky in having my health, most of my own teeth and a healthy family. I have far more confidence than in my youth. I will be happy to reach my 65th birthday, as my lovely mum did not quite make hers. I’ve even taken up horse riding again a few weeks ago. I’m enjoying life.

I'm going to be 68 this month. It seems MUCH older than 67 but I can still do my yoga very well- I can walk anywhere I like & at speed. I can do a dance class every week & keep up with 6 DGC . I drive everywhere I want to go.
So all in all It's not so bad I suppose- after all it is just another number.
It still sounds OLD though.

It's not what your chronological age is - it's what's going on in your life, and to what extent you can make the most of it. If you are fortunate enough to have good health, good friends, a happy family, freedom and enough money to realise some of your dreams and ambitions - good luck to you!
But what if a friend of yours is also a reasonably healthy 64 year old whose energy has to be spent being a twenty four/seven carer for someone they love? Those of you in this position - what have friends done for you and yours that made the most difference?

64 is two and a half years ago. I sang the Beatles song all day on my 64th birthday though. It drove my DH mad!? I'll be 67 in December, it's no big deal.

My friends were an enormous support to me and the family too. However I was not unique in being reluctant to ask for help and to accept the limitations on my life.
You do what you have to do and in my case I was lucky that my own health has been fine. I cannot honestly say anything that went on in the last 8 years made me feel any older. I appreciate that everybody is different - our biological age is only one of many factors.
I do send warmest wishes to anybody who might feel their later years are not what they might have hoped for. Perhaps we had hoped for a more active retirement -travel, theatre and leisure possibilities, time with family and friends but there’s much worse out there. You cut your coat according to your cloth and make the bast of things.

its not just a number though is it? Its the reality of aging and that more of your life is behind you , than is ahead.

Its all very well saying dye your hair purple and jump out of an aeroplane. Things are different when your older.

lovebeige - Yes, I blame the Beatles for 64 becoming an iconic birthday! It’s a wonder the card shops haven’t yet produced an appropriate range!

Lets face it by the age of 45, even 40, the majority of people have more of their life behind them than ahead of them and that could include our children!
Don't go there {smile}

Marianne1953. Long may you enjoy it. Have always had a hankering to visit Scotland, more so since watching Outlander. Find it hard to travel alone though, prefer to share experiences.

"When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you
I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave
Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away
Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four"

Songwriters: John Lennon / Paul McCartney

We don't only knit and mend fuses now when we are 64! How things have changed.

(Thought it would be fun to see the old song again since it is topical.)

I was 64 in Feb and didn't feel a lot different to being 63. As everyone says age is just a number. I do remember thinking anyone over 60 was ancient when I was a child - my grandparents must have been in their early 70's but looked and acted like they were 90. My own parents moved house at my age to be near us, still played golf into their early 80's and were fit and healthy and very socially active up until then.

I'm still working, still enjoying music and although I have a couple of health issues feel fine and looking forward to a new challenge with a new house we're buying. Oh and I've just painted my nails red to match the dress I'm wearing to go out to dinner in tonight

I never think of age in relation to myself. I am who I am. At 44,54......94 the variation in peoples, health, looks, life is so widely variable and has so little to do with their age that to even begin to define what any given age is, is impossible.

I am nearly 75. Some of my contemporaries have died after periods of ill health and infirmity, others are running marathons. Some were white haired at 50, others still have dark hair in their 80s.

I am 64, and will be 65 in September.

I retired May 2017, and received my SP and Bus Pass March of this year! I am having the best time of my life, with the freedom to go when and where I want to with no clock watching. Joined U3A, meet friends for lunch, go on longer holidays, spend more time with grandchildren.

So 64 to me is the start of a new life which I am enjoying immensely.

I'll be 64 next week so will let you know. I'm the oldest person at the place I work, which keeps me young (and knackered sometimes!) Got to keep up with those youngsters!

I’m 64 ..still working..cycling..grandchildren ..doing a degree..what you can do is probably dictated by the luck of your health

I will be 68 next week. I don't really remember getting to 64 it didn't make a big impression on me, just another birthday. I feel quite privileged to be allowed to get to 68, sadly so many people don't. I have lived longer than my Father did and twice as long as my mother. I have a few annoying health issues but nothing serious. I'm reasonably active (only restricted by IBS), I still have my sense of humour and my wonderful DH. I never really thought about how 68 (or 64) was supposed to 'be'. I try to count my blessings especially my great kids and grandchildren. Happy Birthday to all GNers celebrating a birthday this week or next week

I am well pass 64 but I am fit and thinner than I have ever been. At 64 I was exploring with a backpack, SE Asia. So don’t think of the years, it’s just a number.

To all you pending 64 year olds out there......

We will still need you
We will still feed you
When you're 64!
So in the words of Paul mcCarney
"Birthday greetings, Bottle of Wine"

Happy Birthday to you all pending 64's

My father and grandfather both died aged 63, as did my father-in-law. So I couldn't help feeling that there was a 'jinx' about that age and was happy and relieved when both my DH and I reached 64.
We both took early retirement at 60 in order to spend quality time together before old age hit us. Money is tight and it will be much easier when I get my state pension and bus pass next November.
I decided to stop dyeing my hair (I've been doing it since I was 30!) and love my silvery hair, even my hairdresser says it is a lovely colour.
So now all I need to do is reach 71 and then I will have lived longer than both my parents- who knows what is round the corner?

It's just a number! I turned 69 a couple of months ago. It's the first time my age has sounded sexy.
Frankly I feel no different from I did at 40.

what is 64
I'm trying to remember

Everybody's 64 will be different ,the same as everybody's 21 or 35 or 50.I have a friend who tells me I dont age and that I dont"look" 64 ..I tell her that plainly I do because thats the age I am .We all look different and act differently throughout our lives so why should 64 or 84 be different.My SIL was 40 before she was born according to my OH ,she's not just approaching old age in her 50's ..she's embracing it...its her byword.I cant do that ,wear that ,,go there because I'm 56 .Thats sad .

I’m 64 tomorrow! Hope I don’t feel any different to today. My dad died a couple of months ago and had been getting harder and harder to look after over the last 4 years so I must admit I feel a lot less stressed than I have done for ages. My daughter was seriously ill last year and is now much improved so, again, less stress. My granddaughter has got to have an operation next week but not anywhere near as complicated as last year’s so even that’s an improvement. So all round I’m hoping 64 will be easier than 60-63. Also as someone else pointed out it’s closer to getting the pension that I was originally expecting at 60.

I am 95 and 64 seems very young to me. At that age I had just been widowed and returned from abroad to a house that had been rented out for twelve years. I had to redecorate, restore furniture and restore the gardens. That accomplished I went on three or for holidays a year and visited friends and relatives home and abroad until I was 85 and had to stop because of arthritis. Until recently I have managed with with just help with housework and gardening.