Not over 50 yet but late 40's. I kind of think I've always been a bit middle aged in my preferences. I've not had a drink since I was in my teens and I was never a huge fan of clubs, bars or parties although I did enough of that in my teens and twenties to not feel like I've missed out.
I do still enjoy music and concerts but I am not thrilled to pay £100's for a seat miles away from the stage so I am quite choosey about what artists I go to see. I saw The Cure a few years ago in a muddy field and loved it but I'm not sure I'd enjoy a multi day festival, in my teens I might have but even my my 20's I wasn't keen.
My favourite day out was in my 20's and still is a solo mooch around an art show, then popping in for some lunch, tea and cake, followed by a look round some second hand bookshops, hopefully finding some hitherto unknown must read then meeting my husband for dinner and a film.
I'm not sure I ever much enjoyed shopping, except for bookshops but I used to spend a lot more time looking round the shops and spend more as a result. Now I really cannot be bothered with shopping and if I have to go out to buy something its a mission to get it with as little hassle / shopping as possible. I do just prefer buying online if I need something which is probably not great.
I did used to love evening classes but these seem to have dwindled in availability over the past 10 years, plus I live semi rurally now and its a trek to get to one so I don't really bother anymore. I was probably more of a joiner in and now I can't be bothered. I do still take online classes and develop my interests independently.
I don't watch too much TV these days, films yes and feature length documentaries and DH and I do watch drama box sets together sometimes but I never put the tv on and just watch whatever is on so I never really watch live tv. I also don't do social media.
I am way more into my home comforts and love to plan and cook interesting healthy food and do my own home baking. I love to read and take care of myself with things like Yoga, meditation and exercise.
It feels like we haven't really travelled in such a long time but we are due to travel soon and I am looking forward to it. I think in future I might prefer to plan a bigger more expensive holiday every couple of years then have UK holidays the other years rather than going on cheaper more numerous city breaks (which I didn't mind) or resort holidays which I never really liked much anyway.
I swither with friendships, on one hand I worry I have too few as older friends have moved further away or we've drifted apart. I also quite enjoy not having so much of my time taken up with lots of socialising, I think I forced myself to do a lot of that when I was younger even when I'd rather have been doing something else because I thought it was important or just what you did. I suppose I wouldn't say no to the right friendship if it happened.
I feel I am just becoming more of who I was anyway as I get older and some of the stuff I felt I should do is falling away.