Getting Old

I do agree with the idea that age is more a state of mind and I personally feel "young" for the most part.  However, since I've turned 40 I've noticed some things about getting older that make me feel, for lack of a better word, old.

• Muscles get sore that never got sore before -- muscles I don't think I ever knew I had
• Taking Advil (or similar) becomes a much more regular thing
• Hair color goes from a nice to have to a must have
• It takes more than an extra cup of coffee to make up for one late night
• The 5 pounds you put on over a week's vacation, don't just disappear a week or two after you return from vacation
• The amount of stuff you don't know seems to grow
• People in their twenties now really do seem like they come from a different generation and, frankly, I think of them as kids
• I sometimes have to question if a skirt or a pair of shorts are too short
• I sometimes have to question if an item of clothing or accessory is too trendy or "young"
• I often have to choose between skin care that fights wrinkles and skin care that fights pimples
• Kids' movies make me fall asleep
• Kids' TV shows drive me away from the TV
• I frequently ask Zoe to turn down the volume

Since I'm still about 30 years away from being able to take Social Security I think I'll have to work more on the list of the ways I feel young.