Over 50s. Have you outgrown/got bored of anything?

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Mine is spas or spa days. I used to love them. Went to one recently and was so bored.

Dh and I camped (tent) recently and the place was so peaceful and beautiful I realised I enjoyed this much more than spa days or stays. The weather was good admittedly. But even so walking in the beautiful dales was so therapeutic. Also the wild swimming under waterfalls was blissful. Dh and I often camp but have found the best site. Cost less than £60 Inc electric hook up. First time we've used electric.

Dh and I walk lots. Loads of long distance walking. I also walk with friends. So it isn't a new realisation that I love the outdoors. Just a sudden realisation that spa days bore me now.

Have you outgrown anything? Or found a new love of something?

I notice stuff like this often but can't think of many examples right now...

colouring in : I totally dug it when I was about 30 & can remember the satisfaction it gave but now... can't imagine enjoying that for more than a 2 minutes. Or to a lesser extent, I still enjoy reading but not enough to make time for it when there's anything else to do... I read constantly when I was young.

All of what you all say plus
Not caring that I wear my winter puffa jacket in July if Im cold.
Ive gone right off sandwiches and crisps.
Being lecutured about wellbeing and health. Over it.
Buying stuff
Acknowledging Im not an overall dog lover. I loved my own and thats it. Many dogs dont interest me.
Swimming pools that are freezing cold
Multiple notebooks..

What I do enjoy
Watching scary camping stories on you tube late at night.
Short walks.
Sitting half watching the TV
Looking at trees and birds
Peoples heritage stories

Social media, as in posting anything about myself. I am not much interested in other people's lives either.

Working late
Anything in the evenings Monday to Thursday
Heels
Sewing
Having friends round for meals - would prefer to go out

Binge Drinking and being out in the evening , my ideal is a lazy lunch and a couple of drinks then home time when the first sparkly outfits start appearing in bars

I don’t think it’s just us ladies… DP was meant to go out with an old friend who was moving away, last Saturday. It was cancelled about 5pm due to some saga or other. You could see the relief coming off him!
He whizzed upstairs, showered and came down in his loungers. We spent a pleasant evening watching tv and eating bread, cheese and crisps.

He said he couldn’t be arsed with the pub noise!

I’ve probably said this here before, but for all of us no longer interested in shopping… Does anyone else’s DPs and PILs treat it like some sort of sport?
’oh DF needed new t shirts for the holidays’ (surely not, they go every 8 weeks).
’got some lovely nick nacks in John Lewis’ (more ornaments? Really?)
’look at this amazing life changing kitchen gadget, it’s the latest thing’ (worktops already stuffed to the gills with unused Nespresso machine, velvetiser, nutribullet, battery operated salt mill’…

Oh I prefer to host. But it's usually buffet, chippy tea or takeaway. I don't do full on unless it's a special occasion.

Haha love this. So true.

I’ve been in the matinee phase for a few years now and I’ve just turned 50. Go for food and a few drinks afterwards then home and in pjs by 10pm. Bliss!

I run an art gallery, so that is lovely to hear!

Loud pubs, I loved them in my 20/30’s but not any more. Much prefer a nice meal out somewhere and a drink or two in my (mostly) quiet local then home and pj’s on,

Being on trend with clothes, now I wear what I’m comfortable with

Camping and listening to music.

Still love going out shopping and watching telly though.

Never really liked spa days and country walks, I live in the country so… I go on holiday to London.

Retiring on £100k pension and with plans to travel - is that really possible?

This I think although I don't think its so much stuff I did to impress people as stuff I did because it was expected. I have no idea who I thought was expecting it mind you! Oh.....I have grown out of cities.

Could be the yearly income from the pension. If she's been able to find her kids through uni and give them house deposits she unlikely to be skint.

And travel only needs to be as expensive as you make it

Eating meat, the thought of it repulses me now.

Alcohol - cringe when I think back to how much I used to drink and the states I'd get into. Now, hardly touch it from one year to the next.
TV - so many channels and it's all shit. Hardly ever watch the news these days either when previously I used to really keep up with current affairs.

Shopping as a leisure activity.

This ⤴️ Including those in my own family who always think they're so right because they never actually question themselves - blundering fools.

Also, alcohol.
Maybe shopping a bit too but not charity shops.
Caring what other people think. This is a big one, I used to beat myself up about what I thought other people may or may not think of me. Now I don't give a flying fig.

I'm with you there!

Forcing myself to finish reading stuff I'm not enjoying. There are too many great books waiting!

see I have NEVER done this!!

Stand up gigs or festivals - but love seated music events and enjoying going to lots of gigs/concerts
Eating out at poor quality places - but love a good meal in a nice restaurant
Entertaining/ parties - have lost the love for this
High street shopping - so tedious and samey. Love nice clothes but increasingly hard to find
Housework - I don’t have a housework gene but do what is necessary
Stuff - ornaments and clutter - have got rid of it all
Cooking - find it boring - used to love it
I do like a spa day with my daughter - can’t stand spa treatments though!
Cheap travel/hotels and self catering - like a bit of luxury
TV - can’t remember the last time I saw anything interesting! Enjoying a lot of reading and podcasts. Like a previous pp said if I don’t enjoy a book, I just leave it
Work - so glad I’m retired. I will never have to sit on another committee again! I also don’t have to spend time with people whose company I don’t enjoy!
Gardening - love my garden so much more now I pay someone to do the hard work
Christmas - not a fan at all but will embrace it for my grandaughter
Have to say how much I enjoy walking, going to gardens, exhibitions and art galleries

Shopping
high heels
leaving the house after work. Once I'm home, I don't want to leave!

Work and driving a manual car.

Yes! I know it sounds like a good old MN cliché, the mythical 100k salary, except in pension form but that is joint income. I started saving for it at 23, with a view to retiring at 50 but now you can't take a private pension until 55, and those extra few years have really helped. Husband has a final salary pension which starts paying around £30k from 55 as well as his private one. We had a recent review with our IFA - I knew we were comfortable, but honestly was surprised by how comfortable. Husband's financial prudence has driven me mildly demented for years, but now it is about to pay off, I am grateful I listened to him!