I'm now in my forties...and you know what, I don't feel like its such a big deal to me - well apart from the cards and pressies of course - thanks to everyone for those 
. Maybe it'll sink in when I get to 41, but for now I'm quite happy in my state of denial 
If anything being 'old' has made me decide to just get on and do things - over the years I've had a habit of being quite conservative about going out and doing new activities and generally would put things off until later - when I was less busy or had less to do at home or didn't have to look after the kids etc.
I've not had any great epiphany about the mysteries of life, the universe and everything, but I'm now making a conscious effort to do stuff I like and to generally enjoy myself and have some fun.
On that particular theme I've started snowboarding... Jane bought me lessons in the Chill Factore as a birthday present and so far I've thoroughly enjoyed it - I've not had such a buzz doing something for ages. Despite my mother thinking I'm too old for such frivolities, I've managed nearly 4 hours without breaking or spraining anything.
Another couple of things to look forward are a motor racing experience bought for me from a mate (via a voucher to be redeemed at my leisure) and also the Garburn run. Now that last one may seem a bit odd as something to look forward to, but I'm enjoying having something to target my usual jogging regime at - anyone who's completed the 'most scenic run in Britain' will also know that its no walk in the park either and so I'm putting in a real effort to get fit at the moment. An additional bonus is that having been running quite hard over the last month, I'm now the lightest I've been since my thirties by quite some way
Other activities for consideration include going to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Glastonbury (possibly to work in a bar tent), getting back into kayaking, snowboarding in France in the New Year (I've had two offers from friends already) and generally anything that puts a grin on my face.
