Perhaps there are many things you imagined you’d have sorted by the age of 35. Maybe you thought you’d have your dream home or an impressive investment portfolio, maybe you thought you’d be a princess (no judgement).
Whatever your individual goals, the Guardian newspaper has compiled the definitive list of things you should have nailed by your mid-thirties. Ryan Tubridy read them out on Radio 1 so readers could ascertain whether or not they made the grade.
According to this list, by 35, you should have paid a visit to a garden centre and considered it a treat!
You should also have had a sit-down meal in Ikea and enjoyed it. You should also have bought a power tool and established a Tupperware collection. If you haven’t, maybe you can head to Ikea and kill two birds with one reasonably priced, flat-packed stone.
You should also have collected a drawer of useless "useful" things including ribbons from gifts (that you'll never use!) and a light from a bike that you don’t own.
Ryan’s favourite is that by 35, you should have made "the noise". You know the one – the involuntary "oof" or "ahh" that escapes your lips when you sit down, stand up or pick something up off the floor. Ryan says this truly is a sign that you’ve moved into a new age bracket.
By 35, you should have nailed your bedtime routine and you should have tutted about millennials.
One listener was inspired to text in with a list of his own.
"Ryan by the age of 45, you start turning out the lights. You wear comfortable shoes. You prefer to watch television over going to the pub. You go out and shop for a new bed. You have acquired a shedful of man stuff from Aldi because it was good value.
"You start telling your kids not to go out dressed like that. You start telling your wife the truth when she says, ‘Does my bum look big in this?’ and you try to embarrass your kids in front of their friends at every opportunity."
Don’t worry if you have reached the age in question and haven’t got it all covered. Texter Linda said,
"The number 1 thing you should have done by the time you’re 35 is, learn to ignore lists like those!"
Listen back to the full piece on The Ryan Tubridy Show above.
