Tuesday, February 1, 2011

42 things that remind me I’m getting older

1) I can’t see as well as I used to

2) I call the blemishes on my face rosacea instead of acne

3) Are those freckles or age-spots?

4) I really want one of those handy chains for my reading glasses

5) “Fun” restaurants to are too loud

6) “Romantic” restaurants are too dark

7) The music in most places is just too loud

8) Movies are too loud

9) I still have a check book

10) Have the newspapers made the print smaller?

11) I pay attention to my parents health complaints because someday I may need to know about it

12) I can’t remember how old I am most of the time

13) I actually try to eat more fiber

14) I remember when gas was $1 a gallon

15) The only songs I know on the radio are from the ‘80s

16) Eating dinner too late gives me indigestion

17) I’ve had the same sofa for more than 15 years

18) I have to wear sunscreen to prevent age spots

19) Texting? I only know how to call…

20) I have two pairs of reading glasses, one for home and one for my purse

21) I find most teenagers annoying and rude

22) My shoes are comfortable not fashionable

23) I prefer not to have to drive at night

24) I really prefer to only drive on Sunday when there’s no traffic

25) When shopping I look for clothes that are age-appropriate

26) When I get up in the night to use the bathroom, I reach for my glasses first

27) I don’t want anything for my birthday because I ran out of storage space years ago

28) I have to continually adjust the TV volume because they whisper on the shows and shout on the ads

29) I have a hard time staying awake for the end of the movie

30) Don’t call me after 10:00 pm, I’ll be asleep

31) I’d rather read a book than go to a bar

32) I’m starting to think bifocals might be a good idea

33) I don’t know what Twitter is all about

34) Legwarmers are back in style

35) I really can’t text because I can’t see the itty bitty letters on the cell phone buttons

36) I keep obsessing about my age

37) When an attractive man looks at me, I wonder why

38) I still have a VCR and still blinks 12:00

39) I can’t make a Power Point presentation with animation

40) I remember when you could go into the bank and talk to teller

41) When I glance in the mirror sometimes I see my Mom

Did I mention that I can’t see a thing?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Awesome list - I can relate to most of them. I used to be able to animate in Powerpoint, but now they went and changed it! Bad, bad Microsoft!
Susan