I definitely agree that the 'age milestones' are nothing to be afraid of.
30 I was in London working 14 hr days, totally a 'city' person. In a relationship( not married) buying a house.
34 took up squash and started to meet all sorts of different people- playing at night in leagues. Everything changed- I wanted out.
Amicable split.
36 in Borneo.5 hr working day
Learnt to sail, jungle running( hashing) loads of voluntary squash coaching.Had the time to talk to all sorts of people and finally got a grip on world economics and politics- felt like I'd been living in a box before this tbh.
40s 1st Olympic distance triathlon in Sabah- people from all over the world- wonderful experience.
41 heli hiking in NZ on a glacier- met a great bunch of people over 4 weeks.
50s working in Dubai. Learnt to play golf- on sand- great training and lots of interesting people from all over the world.Got my MSc.
Also got my flute for my 50th- a life long dream. Had lessons from a brilliant American woman.Playing the flute is my magic place.
60s Saudi Arabia setting up 7 vocational colleges from scratch- for women
Met one of the women- a journalist- placed under house arrest for daring to drive a car! She's a bookaholic like me so could hardly get in her front door
Travelled the kingdom - with no head covering ( my silver hair rendered me harmless
)-finding out what women wanted- not the wealthy ones with wasta (power/connections)and money but the everyday Arabic woman wanting to make an interesting life AND secure good education for their children.Humbling and inspiring at the same time.
62 Kazakhstan. Tiny village, Kulsary, setting up a remote learning centre for female teachers to access resources to teach English. 1st time I'd worked where I had none of the local language. My assistant, Aigerim, spoke Russian, Kazach and fluent English (21)and was a diamond. AGE is the most important social placement in their culture so EVERYONE asks you that question straight away. Oldest gets all the respect!!Lovely jubbly for me
Absolutely wonderful experience to be there.
63 mum had her stroke so more learning neuro plasticity/ neuro physio. As a result of our situation, I've finally put down roots here and it's been a revelation. Learning to ask for help and accepting it. Learning to make a garden, a massive part of my life now. Getting a dog- never saw that coming and so many great friends because of Cassie.
70-voluntary work to get people into jobs- from 20 to 72!
So, the milestones keep coming- my advice is just to embrace them!