69 tomorrow

Many happy returns for tomorrow SallyWally!
I hope there is cake!
I often reflect around my birthday - especially the zeros, does no harm and prepares me to embrace the next decade.
Oddly enough l always think I'm a year older than l am, so I'm pleasantly surprised on my birthday that l haven't actually aged 😂

I was very happy to reach 70 as my mother went to bed aged 69 and died in her sleep while apparently fit and well.
thankfully I am well past 70 now.

Happy Birthday Sallywally. I know exactly how you feel. I was 71 last week and arriving in my 70's feels old to me.
My dad died at 74, my mum at 79.
I too have a few health issues but I still like the music I loved in the 1970's, I dress for me in what I like. My eldest granddaughter always says I look 'slay' which I think means you look good nanny.
Age is only a number, it's what you do with your life that matters.
Have a great day xx

I was 69 a few weeks ago and know how you feel, Sally,. I hate it when clinicians look at my notes and comment: Oh, you are 69 and so much going on. ☹ It makes me feel very old .

However, I am just glad to be still here due to chronic ill health and more than a few near misses!
At twenty one, in ICU for six weeks and newly married, my DH was told to prepare for the worst, but if I survived, I could never have children, nor work.
I proved everyone wrong. I have three children and worked as a teacher, until ill health forced me to tired on health grounds.

I think your mindset determines how old you feel. I haven't lost my zest for life and will continue to enjoy it, the best, but limited way I can.

Happy birthday for tomorrow. It is all a bit of a shock, I am near 80 than 70 but just try and forget all that. See your family and friends and join in with clubs and outings and keep as busy as you can. Have a happy day

Well congratulations on your birthday, how lovely to be so young!! I am 79 on thre 10th July this year. Various medical issues, have bladder cancer but my bad back causes me more pain and frustration every day and I have to work my plans round my back so everything is done with SOB - that is state of back - prioritised. So I have a friend who has a catarct and at present cannot drive. She is a longterm driver as am I , and it is frustrating for her. So I do things like suggest to 2 or 3 friends and say I am happy to drive us to Saltburn or wherever if we can share the cost of the fuel. So we make the arrangements and I ring up before 8.30am if I am not going to bele to do it this time.I have lived abroad, travelled at a days notice etc etc, and whilst the body may be not so great my brain still works and that is what counts. I garden when I can, am a great reader with always about 3 books on the go . When i cant walk far I make a picnic stick that and my chair in the boot and go up Swaledale or to the coast and it is great to come and go as I please. We have had some days where all day it has been grey and miserable but cleared up at about 5pm so I stay to enjoy the evening and either have a sandwich with me or occasionally buy fish and chips to enjoy. The british seem to be obsessed with date of birth and it is added to any newspaper article. Just ignore it. inside I am still 26 with long copper hair and the confidence to go anywhere and learn from other people . I would be hopeless where the police say how old was the man? etc could tell you what colour his clothes were or his hair colour but age?? I have already passed the time where policemen looo so young! I have just come back from a very lastminute bargain holiday and been to the arctic, and to the most northerly garden in the world. Fantastic Dont look at the calendar, but live until you die!

Not sure why I posted this, I think it is the realisation of how fast time is going and to make the most of the time left. Hope it didn’t come across as a moan! That was not my intention.

Happy Birthday! I know how you feel. I will be 70 next year and although just another number it is scary. I am thankful to be reasonably fit and healthy and able to do the things I love, some of my friends are not to fortunate. My handstand and cartwheeling day are over though 😂

Happy Birthday Sallywally. There are many joys awaiting you, however old you feel.
Old age is a privilege denied to some, so I have embraced my seventies with enthusiasm. I'm sure that you will, too , once you've readjusted.

sallywally1 Happy Birthday. I do know what you mean old age terrified me I'm 71 and found last year difficult. I would say travel on as you are and try not to think about the number too much.

Happy Birthday anyway Sallywally - but is this the place to tell the rest of us how old we are?
Why is it hard to take in - it’s a fact.
And when I feel achey and weaker than I used to be I give myself a wobble and remember that I am older than the age any of my grandparents reached.
Finally, 7 years ago I asked DH what he would like for his 70th birthday. His answer was “To see it”
He did and died 5 weeks later.