what is 64

I am just going with the flow. Will be 67 next month. Would like to travel more to places unseen. DH is 4 years younger than me so has a while to retirement and hasn't got a big pension to look forward to. So I occupy myself with days out. He's thinking to reduce his hours so we can fit in short winter breaks in the sun.

a relentless march towards having it all...nobody is allowed to be a bit older , a bit fed up, a bit fat. No we all have to join things and learn things and be ever so active 24/7.

Great to hear from Bijou. Would so much value hearing more views and perspective from very senior ladies.

Bijou - good to hear from you again. Missed you .

You've made me realise i'm 64 next month! Loving life. How marvellous to be free. No work schedule and staring out of office window longingly when the day is beautiful. Don't have to be anywhere or do anything I don't want to do. Revelling in time to be with children and grandchildren, days away and walking outside at anytime. Even like the joy of no maek-up and gardening clothes after office wear and putting on make up at 6 am every morning. Yes I had the money to travel, a luxurious sports car and eating out whenever i wanted. Guess what though...love the 4 wheel drive so i can carrty child seats and dogs, best holiday in French villa with all family and lunch out whenver I want with family and friends.

I know a content aging depends a lot on your health and affluence but there are a lot of older people more affluent than me and poorer than me but they all have one thing in common. The realisation that time is the luxury and family are the wonder.

As a young Gran who turns 67 next week.. (gulp!)I can honestly say I feel the same as I did at 63/64.. as long as you don't count the aches and pains of Osteoarthritis, which had
already started by 63, still have loads energy, some fab friends and brill family!.. if my memory serves me right!

I too am 64. I have health problems but I’m not old!! Don’t intend to get old - old is a state of mind. I am lucky to be 64 - 2 close family members didn’t make it this far. Osteoporosis and 2 fractured vertebrae prevent me from springing out of bed in the morning/ COPD means I can’t do hills and the winter months bring lots of chest infections but old?? no!! Poorly?? Yes. I love life, love my family, love my garden, want to see my grandchildren grow up into the fine people I know they will be. I think I am happier in my own skin than I have ever been.

I will be 63 this year and am in the process of selling our house and most of our furniture/stuff to move to Spain, where we will rent in order to be able to move around if we want to. I am hoping some of my health problems will improve and we will meet lots of interesting new people and maybe find new hobbies. I am not ready to give up yet and give in to the aging process, even though I probably look like an overweight, unhealthy specimen. Positivity is my new buzz word and finding happiness in everything I do is my new mantra. I have even started a blog of our journey on Facebook for my children/grandchildren/family and friends to check into when they are bored or want to catch up on. So 64 is going to be a brilliant year lol!

64. how old are you in your head/heart....just let's live..it's precious

Bijou - so good to read your post. I have two friends of 92, both living independently and not yet ready to take up their children's offers of 'Granny accommodation' in or adjacent to their homes.
When I, a mere 78, start to feel old the very thought of them makes me pull myself together. Nonagenarians have much to teach us youngsters!

Bijou lovely to read your post and hear from you again!

Keep on going is the answer I think

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.

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.

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 .

what is 64
I'm trying to remember

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.

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?

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

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.

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

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 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 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 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