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?

@RobinEllacotStrike See the new Strike novel is on the 'occasional new book list' that I'm prepared to pay out for. Quality is worth it.

Just thought of another one:

Talking about / thinking about food.

I’m totally burnt out trying to feed an ND household riddled with food issues, plus several picky pets. I honestly wish I never had to think about food again.

And it seems a lot of people hit middle age and develop an urge to talk A LOT about cooking and eating and food shopping and where to get the best produce and I just get this awful feeling of panicky boredom.

If someone I’m chatting to starts to go into raptures about smoked meats or fucking sourdough or organic microgreens or artisanal cheeses or anything to do with baking I just want to rip my ears off and set myself on fire.

I'm over eating out, as I've got older I've become sensitive to many foods and I always end up eating something very plain that is overpriced for what it is. Also shopping I like to get in and out of shops very quickly, everything is bought online.
I started walking my elderly neighbours dog about 2 years ago, and I love it so much, I have discovered how much a like dogs and what a social activity dog walking is!
( This is me who has kept cats all her adult life!)
I walk miles every day and have discovered lots of lovely places in the countryside in the area that I have lived in all my adult life.

Alcohol - never been much of a drinker and don't even bother any more. Love an alcohol-free fruit cider.

Sex - not had it for years and very happy that I won't ever have to go through that chore again.

I think it might be menopause but yes I've got bored of everything. I pretend to like or enjoy stuff but honestly, I really can't be bothered with any of it any more. My DH thinks I'm depressed, but I'm not, I'd be quite content to sit on the sofa with a coffee and some biscuits and wile away the hours, watching box sets. We're off on holiday soon and everyone is very excited, except me.

I am so with you on the sales pitching. My eyes now roll and I don't care if the sales person sees it. I interrupt now and say, "Listen, I have specific questions, but I am walking away if you can't answer them now."

See, I don't see it as "outgrowing" or "getting bored"

I'm just whittling down my activities to the things I actually like, rather than the things I think other people will be impressed by.

Films over 2 hours long. Just why?! Unless the film is an excellent piece of art (The Brutalist) that’s ok but trashy films like Mission Impossible being over 2 hours long is just not on!

Still like clubbing.

Yes. 😬I used to be happy to rough it (did a lot of hitchhiking in my younger years and slept in some very odd places!) but now I've reached the age where, if my pillow isn't quite in the right position I probably won't be able to turn my head the next day.

Me too, picky children who all like different things, picky pets. Never much liked meal planning and prep at the best of times but am now totally done with it (feeling it more right now as half way through half term)

I have out grown shopping. I used to love having a look round but I find it exhausting and cant wait to sit down somewhere for a coffee. I took my DD clothes shopping recently as she has done well in her A-levels. I needed a lie down when we arrived home because I felt we had walked 10 miles around the shops. I was her personal shopper. I didn't even buy my cleansing wipes due to the fact I couldn't be bothered.

I have changed so much. I love walking in the countryside, I have an allotment and my friends/family cant believe it as i used to be a party animal back in the day and would only walk to the local shop for a bottle of wine.

Alcohol, airports, crowds, shopping (also see street markets). No interest in luxury goods or fancy bags.

Love a garden centre or an art gallery though.

Done with camping as well

53 and I cannot be bothered with work place drama. I really don’t care that A is dating B, or C is pregnant by D who slept with K.

I don’t want to go out if I have to go home and wait until 7pm to then go back out and meet you all because you don’t want to go out straight from work.

I hate tomatoes and lettuce and I’m not eating them anymore

I agree with pretty much everything
My main aim in life is to get to my sofa with a nice cup of tea and the remote, hopefully a cat or two. I don’t even like having long baths anymore, my bottom gets sore . Sadly this doesn’t happen as much as it should.
Im over so much, except the garden, pets and my sister. I’m definitely over dh and dc but in a loving way

Yeah people 😆

My friends and family are converts to Cook ready meals. You go away to a country house and literally stick their huge lasagne in the oven with some garlic bread and bagged salad then get back to drinking and chatting. No slaving away in the kitchen sod that. A new dawn for self catering.

Im so so so completely over bloody cooking

Eating out - I still do it occasionally, with friends who aren't into walking etc, but on the whole, can't be doing with time slots, average food, poor service and just sitting. I like moving.
Depressing books - I like a bit of cheery entertainment and same goes for films now too.
Men - if I find myself single, I won't be looking for a replacement. Ever.
Exercise that causes injuries - I'm into variety, moderation, and functional fitness. Stuff that does me good.
Excess alcohol - I love alcohol (spirits), but 2 drinks is enough.

• Alcohol - can't tolerate it anymore.
• Group outings to noisy places - too much of an effort to follow conversations.
• Swimming at the local pool - find it a bit dull now.
• Making an effort with most men, especially those who dominate the conversation and expect you to defer to them - i just can't be arsed with it.
• I've largely outgrown being a People Pleaser - which is delicious and a true journey of discovery :)

Absolutely. I always think I’ve wasted the weekend if I have plans. Need a solid day in bed at least once a week!

Holidays
People that I don’t like
hen dos
pubs
camping(but still do it for my DD)

things that I like more..
city breaks in nice hotels
meals out
fashion

I've grown tired of being involved in other peoples' drama and ambitions. There was a time when I was fascinated by moody, depressive, self-absorbed people who often presented as exciting, rule-breaking creatives. Or driven people: people who aren't content go for a good walk with friends but have to walk the Himalaya circuit or climb to Everest basecamp. People with tick-list lives, always in competition with themselves and each other to see how far, how fast, how many...

These days I look for friends who have a capacity for enjoyment and contentment. People who get pleasure out of simple things. People who put their cameras down and look rather than people who photograph everything. People who have an interest in something outside themselves and their families. People who live in the present and not in the past or some longed-for future. People who I have fun with. I steer a wide course around those who set my 'too complicated' antenna off.

Life is much better now.

People 🤷‍♀️

That user name took me straight down memory lane ;)