You know you have more than 40 years if you like these things

Seriously, why no one leaves voice messages anymore?


One of the biggest clichés of older growth is that you will apparently begin to hate everything. Once you hit40They tell us, you will hate strong music, spicy food, unknown pop culture and all those kids who just do not get your lawn. Well, not unlike most clichés, not much of this is true. Yes, we change as weage-It is just not always negatively. While we reach the Middle Ages, the things we once had had a light enthusiasm to now be some of our favorite objects on the planet.

Here are 25 things you may not have thought twice in your 20 or 30 years, but when you reach 40, the thought of them positively gives Giddy. Read and smile, friend.

1
Stay in the weekends

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Of course, you could put fancy clothes and go out all night, eat and dance and see live music and socialize with friends. Or, you can put your emissions from Netflix PJS and Cartiles NETFLIX BINGE until your sleep before 8:00. We will give you an idea of ​​the choice we choose.

2
To get lost

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When you have more than 40 years, you realize how easy it is to survive without your GPS. So, what happens if you take a bad trick and do you finish somewhere unknown? It's not the jungle, and you're not eaten by a tiger if you venture to the beaten trail. Give yourself the freedom to wander, without any idea exactly how to find your way home. Trust us, you will finally get there.

3
Leaving voice messages

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When became a lost art? All communication does not need to occur in text or e-mail (or Instagram message). Sometimes, the sound of another person's voice can be comforting, even if you did not want to have a real conversation with them. And if you prefer the analog era, here is20 ways of Genius to kill time without smartphone.

4
Punctuality

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Is it so much to ask? Are we totally unreasonable? If someone says they will meet at one hour at an hour, it sounds like a common courtesy to introduce at least in the Ballaccark when they promised. People dealing with appointments as a reflection afterwards, or as if our time does not matter, let us unreasonably angry. When we ask someone to meet us at 3:00. And they come exactly at 15:00. It's almost as if we met a soul mate.

5
Cursive writing

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When we were children, to write the G of the perfect tiny or capital e was a proud point. Now it's a skill that no one appreciates more and that children are not even taught at school. But the ability to write a Curricular Curricular L with a perfectly perfect loop is always something that makes us sing our hearts.

6
Eight full hours of sleep

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It's not decadent fromSleeping at eight full hours When you have more than 40 years. For us, it's a question of survival. It is not difficult to miss someone in our age soul who got the amount of sleep recommended by the doctor. These are those who are those whonot look like walking, talking about zombies.

7
Expensive alcohol

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In your 40-year-old, alcohol is not just something that makes you act stupid. Your mouth has become more refined and you enjoy sipping you a $ 80 wine in different ways that you never converse on the cheap stuff. The same goes for brown liquors, like Scotch and Bourbon. You now have bottles you save for a special occasion.

8
Songs back in the day

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There are few things as exciting as listening to the car radio and, suddenly, a song does not remember that you do not remember hearing since you have always lived with your parents, had school like A full-time work and has not suffered a major anxiety. : You are wondering if you will have the chance to slow down the dance with your crush (at the same song that triggered your melancholy, of course).

9
First bird promotions

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There was a moment when dinner at 17:00. sounded like a medieval torture. But now, it makes more sense. The entrances are cheaper, restaurants are less congested and, if you play your cards, you canbeat the traffic And to be at home when everyone in the twenties still expect a table.

10
Remember something you thought you were forgetting

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Most of us over 40 live in fear that every detail that slips our mind is a symptom of something more serious. No matter the small or insignificant size, if we can not remember it, it can not mean that we are on the road to dementia. But, on the side turn, remember a forgotten thing feels like walking on the scale and realize that you have lost 30 pounds.

11
Ignore emails on weekends

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Many of us older than 40 years old can still remember when you were not obliged to talk to anyone in the outside world on Saturday or Sunday. It was the moment we could be with our families and friends and disconnect from the pressure and stress of our professional life. When we do not answer an email, or even better, do not even check our inbox, it's like taking a machine to go back to a simpler age.

12
Childhood technology

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If you want to see a 40-year-old smile at the headset, put them back a stroller. They will lose practically their minds taking into account this familiar gadget in the hands and will remember the euphoric sensation of slipping a cassette and pressing the game. Yes, the technology has made the world so easier, but that does not Not necessarily done better.

13
Get compliments from the doctor about blood work

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There is no more beautiful sentence in the English language than that of a doctor who says, "I'm really happy with your cholesterol levels." It's seriously better thanWin the lottery.

14
Coffee

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What is you saying? Everyone, whatever their age,Coffee coffee? We realize that the magical properties of caffeine are not exclusive to people over 40, but we will say this: weneed it is more. If you do not have your morning Joe cup, do you constantly fight to put a fist through your computer's monitor, and then lengthen yourself on the floor and fall asleep around the broken glass? Well then no, you do not do itneed coffee like usneed Coffee.

15
Find a parking space near the exit

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People aged 20 and 30 may include the excitement of finding a parking space, but it is only 40 that you realize how affirmed life to find a parking space that is ideally located nearby exit. This means that when the concert or show you participate is finished, you will be one of the first to get out of the car park and on the way to your return home. Betting, traffic jams are one of those simple pleasures of life that you do not really like before the average age.

16
Solar cream

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I hope you have beenUse solar screen Well before reaching 40 years. But at death, solar cream has become less mandatory and more like a religion.Skin cancer has gone from something worrying that you want to avoid in the future with a very real danger that seems more possible than ever. We would prefer to carry three thick sweaters on a day of 90 degrees then walk outside without sunscreen.

17
Back Thursday

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The only people who still participate in this weekly tradition sharing hilariously stupid pictures of their past - are people aged 40 and over. The rest of the world has moved to other distractions of social media. But for us, nostalgia is a serious affair.

18
Exact currency.

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We know that it is not a real fulfillment, especially on this day and age when almost everything is done with debit or credit cards. We did not become delirious. But there is something about making a purchase with an exact change that looks like a victory. It is a nickel or a suwer less in our pockets that we must worry.

19
Have conversations about the weather

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We are not talking about the clumsy conversation when you have nothing else to tell someone. After 40 years, time becomes legitimately fascinating. Is it the light coat weather, or is a sweater enough? When is rain supposed to start and has a weather app with the most reliable forecasts? In our time, we start talking about weather like we talked about rock bands during our 20th birthday.

20
High fiber foods

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In case of rinsing cholesterol and harmful carcinogens of our body and to make sure our digestive system is an average absorbent machine and conducive to a clean nutrient means that we are old, then well, go fruit and vegetables and we Let's call old.

21
Do not make noise on birthdays

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We are no longer eight. Anniversaries do not necessarily mean nasty gifts and cakes. This means that everyone in our world reminds us that we have an older year. Hey, we already knew! You do not need to continue to bring it back! You want to buy us a turn to celebrate? By all means, let's do it. Just do not make a great speech in which you reiterate exactly how many years we have been on this planet.

22
Call mom and dad without reason

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When you are young and the center of your own universe, it always looks like a chore to use the house and talk to mom and pop. Not so much when you reach your 40th birthday and you realize that the clock is faster than ever. You do not need to wait for a birthday or holiday to pick up the phone and say hello. You will not have this luxury forever, so do not wait too long to realize how lucky you are.

23
Brunch

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It's two meals in one! But it's so much more than just a meal. Brunch is a state of mind, a relaxed culinary experience that can not decideWhat It is and the only point is to speak a little longer with friends, to dwell on pastries and order another mimosa. It's a brunch, baby! Everything is!

24
Newspaper

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You can get information faster online, but nothing competes with the sensation of a newspaper between your hands, the ink sinks from your fingers and the lack of something that looks like a "link" or "pop-up advertising".

25
Naps

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Everyone loves a good nap, but it's not until you really enjoy that you really enjoy the way even the shortest Naps can change everything. Even if your day was lit at a ugly start and you felt like absolute garbage, 15 minutes in a dark room with a soft sofa and something that looks like a blanket can make you feel a completely different person. And for more ways to make the most of your best decade,Here are the 40 items you need to get rid of immediately after 40.

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