I know I have reached 'that age' when

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I treat myself to an electric blanket.

Now, I will clarify that I don't know what 'that age' is but I feel that my excitement over my new electric under blanket probably means I have reached it!

How did you reach 'that age'?

KS tis a rare pleasure, but so good when it happens. DH made us both a cuppa tea to celebrate, then went and drank his whilst having a soak in the bath...

I also get excited about cleaning gadgetry (strokes Karcher water sucky window Hoover thingy lovingly).
I am totally past it, clearly.

But I'm not old enough for Bon Marche.

For all you ladies 'of a certain age' suddenly suffering with aching/cracking joints it's most likely due to lowering oestrogen.

My ankles used to be so stiff when I got up that I virtually hobbled to the loo. But since starting HRT I can skip to the loo like a spring lamb

HRT comes with risks. Not something to take for minor reasons.

I love gardening now and knitting, would rather have tea than the hard stuff
I also have an electric blanket 😀 I have asked for slippers and pjs for my Christmas There is no hope for me I think I've turned into my mum😦

I'm wearing 2 jumpers in October.

Brasty not taking HRT also comes with increased risks of heart disease and oesteoporosis. Also increased risks of vaginal atrophy and bladder incontinence.

Love my electric blanket
Ditto slippers

I drink cups of tea on a hot day - I remember finding this the oddest thing ever as a child and thinking I would never do it.

Can't wait to get home from somewhere for a nice cuppa.

Always been clumsy and fallen over often, now worry that I'll break a hip doing so.

Take a coat out on a night out.

Started noticing that policemen are mere boys

And find myself saying 'when I was your age...' far too much.

Beautifullymixed
I still think of myself as a hot young thing

I'm still hot stuff, too - but these days it comes in flushes . . .

Hmm my priorities are obviously a bit different to most of yours.

I realised I was "that age" when I heard Neil Young on the radio and rather than switching it off or turning it down I thought he was quite good.

Kill me now........

Yes I'm very glad I got my bathers before they all closed. They should last a few years though, very good quality. All in one swimsuit with tummy control

I may be in my twenties still

HRT brings an increased risk of a heart attack.

www.webmd.com/menopause/guide/hrt-weighing-the-pros-and-cons

I love my electric blanket! I will not go as low as buying things from the betterware catalogue yet but I do enjoy flicking through it.

bratsy I see a Professor of Gynaecology who is considered the leading world expert on HRT. I am far more faith in his opinion than various guff off the Internet.

I love my electric blanket. DH never gets cold, so it's only a single one, for just my side of the bed. Bliss!

I am only early 40s, but have had a hip operation.

I felt proper sprightly and young on the ward that night, to be fair.

I realised I was "that age" when I saw a group of young girls on a night out....and realised I was wearing more clothes than all of them put together!

Saying "a nice cup of tea" when asked what you would like to drink.

Having alcohol in the cupboard and knowing its there but drinking tea anyway.

I find myself turning into my parents. I say things to my DDs that I know my parents said to me when I was their age and I catch myself and draw a sharp breath.

skinky I own several pairs og hotter shoes. I'm in my 30s

Having alcohol in the cupboard and knowing its there but drinking tea anyway.

Tibbawyorts isn't the final straw when you find yourself putting the alcohol in the tea? (I'm not there yet, but fear it is only a matter of time....,)

Being on a rare night out and hearing my bed calling to me.

It gets worse, Slinky. To the point when you're thinking before you go out, at what point you'll be able to leave and come home to your bed.

Pickachew'yep that's definitely my age

26. Funnily enough it coincided with moving to Scotland and into a flat with a flat with massive ceilings, rotten wooden windows and a heating system so ineffectual that you'd get warmer by sucking an extra strong mint.