It’s a strange thing to find yourself in your late forties when you don’t actually feel that old. I’d always heard older people say, “You’re only as old as you feel”, but realising I was three years off 50 gave me a bit of a jolt earlier this month. It was a fun friend, the same age as me, who casually pointed it out. I’m rarely speechless, but yep—I just stared back at her, mouth like a fish out of water…