{"id":223,"date":"2018-03-02T09:01:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T09:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=223"},"modified":"2018-03-02T09:01:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T09:01:41","slug":"40-signs-you-are-middle-aged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=223","title":{"rendered":"40 Signs You Are Middle Aged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shelley Emling listed 40 signs in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/middle-age_n_3830194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huffington Post<\/a> that show you are middle aged.<\/p>\n<p>1) Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and TVs<br \/>\n2) Finding you have no idea what \u2018young people\u2019 are talking about<br \/>\n3) Feeling stiff<br \/>\n4) Needing an afternoon nap<br \/>\n5) Groaning when you bend down<br \/>\n6) Not remembering the name of any modern bands<br \/>\n7) Talking a lot about your joints\/ailments<br \/>\n8) Hating noisy pubs<br \/>\n9) Getting more hairy -\u2013 ears, eyebrows, nose, face etc.<br \/>\n10) Thinking policemen\/teachers\/doctors look really young<br \/>\n11) Preferring a night in with a board game than a night on the town<br \/>\n12) You don\u2019t know any songs in the top ten<br \/>\n13) Choosing clothes and shoes for comfort rather than style<br \/>\n14) Taking a flask of tea on a day out<br \/>\n15) Obsessive gardening or bird feeding<br \/>\n16) Thinking there is nothing wrong with wearing an anorak<br \/>\n17) Forgetting people\u2019s names<br \/>\n18) Booking on to a cruise<br \/>\n19) Misplacing your glasses\/bag\/car keys etc.<br \/>\n20) Complaining about the rubbish on television these days<br \/>\n21) Gasping for a cup of tea<br \/>\n22) Getting bed socks for Christmas and being very grateful<br \/>\n23) Taking a keen interest in The Antiques Road Show<br \/>\n24) When you start complaining about more things<br \/>\n25) Listening to the Archers<br \/>\n26) You move from radio one to radio two<br \/>\n27) Joining the National Trust<br \/>\n28) Being told off for politically incorrect opinions<br \/>\n29) Flogging the family car for something sportier<br \/>\n30) When you can\u2019t lose six pounds in two days anymore<br \/>\n31) You get shocked by how racy music videos are<br \/>\n32) Taking a keen interest in the garden<br \/>\n33) Buying travel sweets for the car<br \/>\n34) Considering going on a \u2018no children\u2019 cruise for a holiday<br \/>\n35) When you know your alcohol limit<br \/>\n36) Obsessively recycling\/ knowing the collection dates<br \/>\n37) Always carrying a handy pack of tissues<br \/>\n38) Falling asleep after one glass of wine<br \/>\n39) Spending more money on face creams\/anti-aging products<br \/>\n40) Preferring a Sunday walk to a lie in<\/p>\n<h2>How many can you relate to?<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-191\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920.jpg\" alt=\"couple-1353561_1920\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/couple-1353561_1920-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shelley Emling listed 40 signs in the Huffington Post that show you are middle aged. 1) Losing touch with everyday technology such as tablets and TVs 2) Finding you have no idea what \u2018young people\u2019 are talking about 3) Feeling stiff 4) Needing an afternoon nap 5) Groaning when you bend down 6) Not remembering &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=223\">More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">40 Signs You Are Middle Aged<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[36,37],"class_list":["post-223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-age","tag-40-signs-you-are-middle-aged","tag-middle-aged"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - 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