My bedside table looks like it belongs to a senior citizen.

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My once minimalist bedside table now looks like it belongs to a much older person.

It is now taken up with - a box of tissues, allergy eye drops, ibuprofen gel, specs, extra strength hand and foot cream, bottle of water and paracetamol.

It has now become obvious to me , I am no longer "young and hip!"

when and what was the moment you realised you were not so young anymore?

Oh yes, I have 2! That was a shock. Why did nobody warn me?! 😬😆I'm assuming the whole lot goes white eventually but what about armpit and leg hair? 🤔

When you start looking at the clothing section in the garden centre and think 'hmmmm that's actually quite nice'

Just be thankful you do g have a glass for your teeth there

I tried to climb over a not particularly high wall recently and got stuck - a passerby had to rescue me.

When my mother (my own bloody mother!) looks at an old photo of me, sighs, and says "oh, you used to be so beautiful".
Her eyesight's not what it was.

When mine started thinning - I was devastated!

Being excited when the new Hotter catalogue arrives.

Scheduling an afternoon nap into my day. Self employed so easy to do.

My bedside table has old lady hand cream and a spare of reading glasses among other things.

I'm like that getting out of the car! I'm lame for 20 steps or so, till I loosen up

The other day when I was looking at a poster for a music event clearly aimed at teenagers and realising I didn't recognise a single name on it!

I like to keep a few sweets and chocolates in my bedside drawer. You know for when I've got to bed nice and early but also may fancy a nibble.

I sometimes take my phone out in the shops so I can zoom in with the camera to see the fine print. If a child is with me, it's so much easier and I hand said item over and ask them to read it out loud. Now I realize why my teenagers don't want to come shopping with me....

I have been known to ask a random teenager in the shop to read it, as I forgot my phone that day. The parent with her just nodded. She knew.

Yes, this 🙈😂

My bedside table table is aspirational! Quirky cool lamp, fabulous hand cream, etc... It's the drawer contents that give me away. Tissues, foot file, reading glasses, nasal inhaler thing for when i have a cold... all i need is a pineapple.

Caught myself admiring the expensive vacuum cleaners in John Lewis and thinking how I wish had the budget for one of those.

Why is the background music in shops so loud? I can't hear myself think, for goodness' sake.

Which is exactly what my mum always says. And now I say it too 😭

I’m with you on this! Also, when I hear a song that I think is quite recent, and it turns out to be 25 years old!

Oh God, so many of these examples!!😱

Not being able to read anything without reading glasses, and saying to anyone younger at work “read that for me please”
Constantly aching body parts… they vary throughout the day… but always my feet!
Looking with horror at my (never worn now) high heels
The d.o.b. scrolling down gets longer…
Not tolerating food and drink like I used to, due to heartburn, reflux, upset stomach etc - the diet is heading towards bloody care home purée day by day!
Plotting an early bath and bedtime with surprising glee!
The bedside cabinet … just the same as previous posters really🙁
Instead of saying ‘in my 50s’ I’m now saying ‘almost 60’

I took up bird watching....can't believe it if me!
And, I tried to think of a male celebrity that I fancied....and realised that didn't fancy anyone!

Random grey hairs! When did that happen!!!

How old are you lot? 😮

I’m not hearing ‘old,’ I’m hearing ‘well prepared for any eventuality.’ Wish my bedside table was that well thought out!

I know I’m old (even though I’m actually NOT that old) because my handbag always has what you need. Hungry? I’ve probably got a cereal bar. Blister? I’ve got plasters? Spilled something? Don’t worry, I have baby wipes although my youngest child is six. It’s a proper mum handbag.

Phone holder so you can watch things lying down? Where does one acquire such a thing?

I take a photo of the label, and enlarge😂

Today when we are going to a festival tonight and OH said he might take a pill. I was WTF? Turns out he meant Viagra. Jaysus

Yeah, sympathies. My kitchen counter now looks like my gran’s did when she was 70-something. Like a small pharmacy. Eight repeat prescription items. I’m only 46. 😢

I should be grateful the meds are keeping my pain under control and so on, but yes sometimes the sight of something pulls you up short.

Feeling a stubbly chin hair that needs hoiked out ..........and when I do , it is white

My bedside cabinet has a clock/radio, my glaases, handcream , bottle of water and right at this moment in time A Cat .