I've just noticed that my skin is different to how it used to be--it kind of falls in folds around my stomach a bit - I lost a bit of weight last year and didn't notice it then -- it reminds me of those pictures of old men one sometimes sees- (though of course I am not old really!)-- the other pain is that I can't seem to straighten one finger --I guess that is a bit of arthritis? 1000 mg of fish oil coming up! And we both have these "age spots" appearing - it is entirely natural I am told but I remember looking at my grandmother's hands and thinking I didn't want to have hands like that--- well, hey ho, looks like we are going that way whether we like it or not! At least my head of hair is still a crowning glory- the hairdresser says I must have some Mexican in me, it is so strong and thick! We are still comparatively SO lucky though. There is an amazingly high statistic for people who retire and drop dead within the first six months -- they simply can not cope with not being defined by their work and feel lost in the world. We are truly enjoying the coming of spring, the lighter evenings, we have a true sense of hope for the future even though we are taking the biggest gamble of our life in selling our flat and not looking for anywhere else until the money is in the bank (well actually an internet bank where we can get 5.6% interest or more- we swap our meagre savings around with some regularity, another thing we have time for--).So, forward into the day---