I don’t know about you but in the past 21 years I have stopped myself many times and asked –am I actually a 70 year old woman? Call me crazy but there is just something so refreshing about digestive biscuits and complaining about well, anything really. So I have compiled a list of traits that have made me realise I am an old lady at heart.
- At family parties and gatherings you’re the one sitting in the corner with your Grandma, discussing the weather and your issues with the local council.
- You drink at least ten cups of tea every day.
- And wouldn’t dream of leaving the house without 3 or 4 layers. You have a well-loved and growing collection of knitwear.
- The thought of going to a nightclub frightens you to your core – they do WHAT on the dancefloor?!!
- On the rare occasion that you do find yourself in a club you dance like Jamie Lee Curtis trying to act cool on stage in Freaky Friday**. And if you’ve had a few too many glasses of wine – you whip out classic Dad Dancing moves.
- You can’t stand up, sit down or do any kind of drastic movement without making “ooh” and “aah” sounds.
- Nothing gives you more joy than a board game night.
- And your day is improved drastically with the presence of any boiled sweet.
- You always find yourself questioning what new slang means and you’ll never understand why it’s being used – or the root of these new and temporary words.
- Any special occasion just SCREAMS Afternoon Tea
- You believe every Old Wives Tale and get genuinely worried about going outdoors with wet hair
- You always find a way to blame someone else for something and you just love to complain.
- A hungover day quickly becomes the worst day of your life and you spend it wrapped in blankets and self pity.
- There is almost always a range of home and kitchenware that you desperately want to buy.
- When picturing your dream house you’re basically just picturing a beautiful garden. With loads of fruit growing and a vegetable patch and every flower that has ever existed.
- You just can’t wait for the day you can finally adopt 15 dogs.
- The cinema is just too loud – seriously how big is the room because I’m pretty sure they can hear at the back!?!
- You can’t help but feel sleepy at Eleven O’clock, no matter where you are!
- You are incredibly sentimental and your life is filled with little ornaments and souvenirs.
- When you see scantily dressed girls in the media you can’t help but worry for them and question what their parents must think.
- A day spent curled up with a book is your definition of perfection.
**I don’t think Jamie Lee Curtis is an old lady, I just think that she saw me dance one time and replicated it in Freaky Friday.
I’ve been concerned this may be the case for a number of years. You may have just confirmed it for me.
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Haha! Just came across your blog and you have summed up the way I feel exactly! Great post 🙂