Age Concern

A few weeks ago I took a road trip with the other new recruits from my work. Four of us, two men and two women crammed into a car and drove to a York for a day long course. On route many topics of conversation came up including one of age. They were all the same age 22.. (give or take a few months) So when it came to revealing my age, I asked them each to guess - and was surprised by their comments. I'd just turned 39, yet they put me in my early 30's - average 32! They were all surprised when I told them of my true age and I felt pleased that I didn't think I looked it.

Yesterday I was working with an older woman, and she was asking me how I was settling into my new job. I told her that in the main it was OK, however I missed being creative, I also felt incredibly tired after work and I was struggling to remember the procedures.  She sympathised and said asked if I'd considered a medical reason why I was tired? then said, "when people get older they aren't able to retain the information they once could as easily!" she went on to say "I've noticed as I've gotten older......" at that point I switched off, wondering how old she thought I was! She had grown-up grand children, did she think I was in my late 40's? I changed the subject deflated by the knowledge that I'd aged nearly 20 years in 2 weeks.