Over 40 and A Long Party Weekend...?

How old were you when you noticed you couldn't party all night?

Bob and I just had a great weekend with friends and that meant nice long evenings where we sat and chatted till the cows came home. Either at a Buschenschank, a local function or at our kitchen table.

Each night was fabulous and fun but the tiredness crept in early for me.( Bear in mind that I don't even drink alcohol ). Day two saw me sporting my sunglasses more than was appropriate. Did I have red, tired and puffy eyes in my twenties? Hopefully not.

Do you think that some of the following points might be more " age appropriate " or do you still have unlimited stamina in your 40's...

• Taking power naps throughout the day and making sure each power nap lasts over two hours.
• Taking loads of vitamins. We all know that any diets or healthy eating goes out the window when we are in a pack of friends. It's almost as if we are on a mission to eat as much ' forbidden ' stuff ( in our 40's that list gets longer by the day ) as we can find!
• Spending the day at a local Spa ( unfortunately for this last weekend, we only remembered too late that our area is surrounded by world class Spa's. ).
• Making sure that each day's excursion starts very early. That way everyone would want to go to bed earlier. In theory at least!

Of course there is another option. One that makes it seem as if you have oodles of energy and that the age is not an issue for you. The minute you know about an upcoming weekend of excess, you start getting your body fit for it....either by a health kick or by practicing late nights ahead of time!

Biggi