40, is it really the start?

stevewynjones
stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
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Well it happened...:sad: The big 40!

So is this the start? Does life really begin now? :ohwell:

I mean, it's not like I'm going to run out and buy a red sportscar, a leather jacket and date a bimbo.....


( To anyone concerned about this post..it's a light hearted take on the old adage. Nothing deeper!)
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  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    It's a start, I guess. I quit smoking when I was 40, best thing I ever did, I only wish I had done it years earlier. 5 years later I am in better physical shape than I have ever been and feel great. I am not willing to age gracefully and plan on kicking and screaming my way there...
  • kimber0607
    kimber0607 Posts: 994 Member
    It doesnt feel like the 'start':grumble:
    I'll be 39 early June..lots of my GF hit the BIG 4-0 this year...I feel its ugly head looming...
    But if getting a young stud muffin, buying a porsche and wearing some leather is going to make me feel better...I'm game
    :bigsmile: :wink:
  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    I'll be 40 on the 19th.....sigh....I don't know what to think about it.
  • hbrv47
    hbrv47 Posts: 4
    Well why not go and buy the red sports car? ...just don't date bimbos :) Us smart women would be offended!!
    I plan on buying a red vespa (no kids allowed on that thing). I was anxious about 30 because it sounded daunting ... but 40? BRING IT ON!!! I think you just realize who you are and are able to stick to your convictions more due to experience....all those quirky personality traits that made us 'odd' teenagers makes us cool adults....enjoy it and embrace it ... you only turn 40 once :)
    By the way....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Happy Birthday, young man!

    Age is what you make it. I was 40 last month and still behave like an immature twonk. :laugh:
  • LadyWingsFan
    LadyWingsFan Posts: 31
    I loved turning 40...my children are a bit older now and I can do things for ME at this point! I'm getting back into shape and I feel really good about where I am in life compared to when I was 30. It's just a number...age is in your head and how you live your life (I like it when people tell me "Seriously? You're 42?!") Hee hee ;)
  • itgeekwoman
    itgeekwoman Posts: 804 Member
    I'm going to get a motorcycle. .. I think I'm my husbands mid life crisis.. does that make me a bimbo? Hey.. i'm in my 40's now and I quit smoking, losing weight, getting healthy working out .. and he's not doing any of that.
  • terrellc1
    terrellc1 Posts: 231 Member
    I turned 40 in January. In all honesty, I feel younger than I did when I was 30! I am also wiser and wickeder. :drinker:
  • Allie_71
    Allie_71 Posts: 1,063 Member
    40 ain't half bad.

    I feel better at 40 than I did at 30. And there are some pretty healthy and incredible looking folks in their 40's who inspire me to look my best and not treat my body badly.

    Revel in 40, brother. It'll bring you good things..... :)
  • Kerri_is_so_very
    Kerri_is_so_very Posts: 999 Member
    I think every decade is a "new" chapter....got married @ 30...divorced by 40....weeeee welcome to 40!!!! If life begins now...I'm ready!!!! I'll be 41 in a couple of months and honestly.....still waiting for it "start"!!! LOL
  • frenchgrapes
    frenchgrapes Posts: 19 Member
    I don't know if it is the beginning but I can testify that it certainly isn't the end.

    I think the beginning for me was when I finally realized I'd done everything society had conditioned me to believe I was supposed to do and started doing what I wanted to do.

    But, yeah, 40 is a very good year. I'd do it again.
  • hapoo100
    hapoo100 Posts: 926 Member
    40 ain't half bad.

    I feel better at 40 than I did at 30. And there are some pretty healthy and incredible looking folks in their 40's who inspire me to look my best and not treat my body badly.

    Revel in 40, brother. It'll bring you good things..... :)

    ^^this. 40s are pretty fun
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    I always wanted to be 40, because I figured by that time I would have some living under my belt, and hopefully some wisdom. I'll be 49 this July, and have to tell you that I have learned so much and grown so much since I turned 40...it is a beginning, at least for me, lol. Now, I just need to figure what 50 means!
  • rbear713
    rbear713 Posts: 220 Member
    I turned 40 in January. In all honesty, I feel younger than I did when I was 30! I am also wiser and wickeder. :drinker:



    ^striving for this - my turn is July 13. Got the feeling younger than I did when I was 30 down, would have to honestly believe I'm wiser than I was when I was 30 - guess I've got a couple months to work on the wickeder part ;)
  • MzCongeniality70
    MzCongeniality70 Posts: 352 Member
    Happy 40!!!!! Mine have been good so far, but I still have those "holy ****, I'm in my 40's" moments. :drinker:
  • Tiggerrick
    Tiggerrick Posts: 1,078 Member
    My hips know what to do a lot more now than when I was a teen:devil:
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    I turned fourty once. It is a great place to be! The fifties is pretty good too!
  • supertracylynn
    supertracylynn Posts: 1,338 Member
    My hips know what to do a lot more now than when I was a teen:devil:

    I didn't know you when you were a teen (I was a baby at that point), but I'm pretty sure you're right
    :wink: :devil: :wink:
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    I've enjoyed the 40's so far, especially now :smile:

    My husband is turning 40 in a couple of weeks. Funny that most people think he's older than me, yet I'm 3 1/2 years older than him.
  • stevewynjones
    stevewynjones Posts: 1,052 Member
    Well why not go and buy the red sports car? ...just don't date bimbos :) Us smart women would be offended!!
    I plan on buying a red vespa (no kids allowed on that thing). I was anxious about 30 because it sounded daunting ... but 40? BRING IT ON!!! I think you just realize who you are and are able to stick to your convictions more due to experience....all those quirky personality traits that made us 'odd' teenagers makes us cool adults....enjoy it and embrace it ... you only turn 40 once :)
    By the way....HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

    "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill

    My convictions are solid and don't change..well not without reasoned arguement :)

    ..oh, and I dont date bimbo's..no sexier thing than a strong, confident, intelligent woman! :flowerforyou:
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Happy Birthday! The 40's have some really great things about them. Experience and wisdom do make a big difference in many things in life. :)
  • Hopelessbird
    Hopelessbird Posts: 133
    I bought a 2 seater convertible when I turned 30 last year - a big FU to baby expectations.
  • Birder150
    Birder150 Posts: 677 Member
    I turned fourty once. It is a great place to be! The fifties is pretty good too!

    The 50s are proving to be even better than all the past decades for me.
    I'm the happiest I've ever been in my life.
    I've never been bummed out about any age I've been blessed to reach, though. I tell anyone who gets depressed about reaching a certain age, to look at the obits. Anyone listed there would be more than happy to change places, I'll bet.

    I figure with a positive attitude, it'll just keep improving until I arrive at the finish.
    Each decade has its gifts.

    Enjoy yourself! Live your life to its fullest! :drinker:
  • Ripken818836701
    Ripken818836701 Posts: 607 Member
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.
  • geezer99
    geezer99 Posts: 92
    Life doesn't actually start until 70 -- a number I am still months short of. I already have a trophy wife, (she is dieting with me.) Just now a bicycle looks better than a sports car (more calorie burn.) I haven't had time yet to grow up but I will schedule it real soon now.
  • Cathy7794
    Cathy7794 Posts: 223 Member
    As someone once said to me, turning 40 is a lot better than not. :wink:
  • Stefanie7125
    Stefanie7125 Posts: 462 Member
    I loved turning 40...my children are a bit older now and I can do things for ME at this point! I'm getting back into shape and I feel really good about where I am in life compared to when I was 30. It's just a number...age is in your head and how you live your life




    ^^this! and its going to get better!!
  • ryall70
    ryall70 Posts: 519 Member
    Happy Birthday! The 40's have some really great things about them. Experience and wisdom do make a big difference in many things in life. :)
    Can't say i have found the wisdom part yet... but I have had a whole lot more fun. I feel way better than I did at 30 though.
  • revadiana
    revadiana Posts: 97 Member
    I mean, it's not like I'm going to run out and buy a red sportscar, a leather jacket and date a bimbo.....

    Didn't buy the sportscar.. but the other two... I should have stuck with just the leather jacket. :-)

    Seriously, I love being 40. I'm probably the fittest I've ever been and I'm only getting stronger.
  • AmyOwl73
    AmyOwl73 Posts: 45 Member
    I know exactly how you feel! I'll be 39 in September... I'm still 17 in my head, and I just can't accept that my body is getting older. Dang it. :)

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