Over 45’s - what are your simple pleasures?

[Sk8tergirl]

Following on from the thread earlier this week on Over 50’s and what have you grown bored with (which was fabulous), thought I’d start this thread on simple pleasures (for over 45’s as I’m not yet 50).

For me:

Reading;
Cup of tea with a slice of homemade cake;
Long walk;
A freshly brewed coffee from the cafetière;
Clean sheets;
Favourite tv shows with a nice box of chocolates

Hit me with yours

I have a job I love now too. Definitely makes life easier.
Aveda shampure shampoo (now I know the kids won't use it all)
Embroidery and cross stitching
Jigsaws
Baking
Gardening
Loose leaf tea
Bookshops/library
Early morning swim before work.

Weight loss and dieting and exercise

I’m odd

Fresh sheet's
A thunderstorm
Seeing dw happy
Northern soul an obsession for 44years.

Can I ask if you're married or is part of the bliss being alone 😬

What Jane Austen did you really rate?

A good tearooms with excellent cake
Charity shops
Walk in the woods
Hard techno rave

A sea swim

Sleeping through a night without waking up
In a similar vein: Being able to sleep past 6am, even on the weekend

Thanks Peri

A bubble bath with a book

The first cup of tea of the day

A cold glass of wine in the garden on a Friday evening

Curling up on the sofa under blankets with my fluffy cat and watching TV

Singing along to the radio as I cook dinner

I like your style,it goes from the genteel..to banging rave
Not my genre of music but still like your style.,👍😁

Connections. With my morning cuppa.

What a nice post, OP, thank you

A cup of tea in bed
Watching certain TV programmes - GBBO, sewing bee, taskmaster, 8 out of 10 cats
Swimming
Cold wine
Someone else cooking dinner
Planting pots
Chocolate
Nice cheese
A good 💤
Cuddles with my pugs
Cake
Eminem
Comedy gigs

@CoffeeCantata where are you getting your lovely, luxury clothes from? I need some decent quality ones.

Mine are:

Watching old tv shows and films I've never seen before (and ones that I have). I'm a huge nostalgic.

Sharing things I love with the dc.

Learning/ trying out new things

Jigsaw puzzles.

Running (or rather, the feeling of elation after a run!)

Kitty snuggles.

I like all the ones you’ve said but specifically at the moment, it’s sitting in the garden with a cup of tea and a book.

Going for a run is a big one for me.

I also love swimming, esp outside, as a pp has said.

I like walks by the sea or in the woods.

Can any open water swimmers recommend somewhere near Merseyside? I only swim on holiday… do I need a wetsuit?

Buying myself flowers.
Watching our puppy play in the garden.
Doing crafts.
Reading a good book.
A cup of strong black coffee in my prettiest cup by myself.
Writing a poem.
Putting nail varnish on.

Swearing
Laughing
Fancy hair products

I love Eminem too! I give you this piece of editing mastery...

Brewing tea at dawn, before anyone else is up, and sipping it while watching fox cubs playing in the garden.

Sitting on the garden swing with a freshly brewed coffee and DH, listening to birds singing as we discuss plans for the day.

Putting on music I loved when I was a teenager while I cook dinner

Walking in the hills behind our house, watching the seasons turn.

41 here :
freshly brewed coffee before anyone is awake . Bonus points if it’s raining outside
cuddling my dogs
using nice moisturizer after a bath
being in bed early
walking on the beach
lighting a candle in a clean and tidy living room
seeing the seasons change especially summer into autumn
taking time to do a proper skincare routine
having neag and tidy eyebrows and nails
having a book I can’t put down

Cock and mocktails 😁

Hearing birdsong, breathing in fresh air and just being in the rhythm of moving forwards whilst walking my dogs.
A cup of tea and chocolate in a hot bubble bath.
Kitchen discos with my adult children and their friends.
Hearing my house coming alive again when they come home (people going up and downstairs and chatting, music blaring etc).
Getting into bed when I know I don’t have to put an alarm on.
Swimming in the sea then eating a pasty or hot chips.
Walking to a pub for a pie and a pint.
Cocktails!

Looking at my adult daughter’s holiday photos.
Cup of tea in bed at weekend.
Quiet weekend evenings relaxing and afternoons in the pub.
My garden.
My husband.
Having time to really spend on me

Watching my sons being parents to their children amazing