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NatashaGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 02-Oct-19 11:44:28

To celebrate the paperback publication of Joanna Nell’s novel, The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village, we're giving one lucky gransnetter the chance to win a toaster and kettle set from Swan and a copy of the book, together worth over £100.

More details on the prize can be found HERE and T&Cs HERE. We will pick a winner after 11am on 11th October.

To enter simply tell us... what makes you feel young again?

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dwerry Mon 07-Oct-19 16:43:43

Trying something new or just visiting a new place makes me feel young. When I was younger I loved exploring new places and I still love it now. Going on different rides at theme parks also makes me feel young.

19EJA Mon 07-Oct-19 15:15:02

I don't have to do anything to feel young again - I've brought it all with me! Everything we have done that makes us special is still with us and has made us who we are today. We are all unique with our own life experience and soundtracks through the years.I don't need to remember back to The Beatles or The Stones records, they are as integral to who I am as my children and grandchildren are now. So come on girls, stop looking back. Just be who you are - you're very special. smile

cazhow Mon 07-Oct-19 14:36:30

Watching Disney films

eekie0555 Mon 07-Oct-19 12:40:14

Boogieing about the back garden at a barbecue after a few glasses of vino - happy days!

jessdrnd Mon 07-Oct-19 11:48:56

People telling me I look much younger than I actually am and seeing them surprised when I tell them my real age

grannygrunt Mon 07-Oct-19 01:56:13

I have 10 grandchildren and two great grandsons. They call me the crazy grandma because I do daft things with them and we are always laughing. This keeps me feeling young!

1nataliehoward Sun 06-Oct-19 22:19:24

Going back to my old haunts - drove through my university town and it has barely changed!!

Moocow Sun 06-Oct-19 22:19:23

Finding myself unexpectedly having a good laugh at something.

JARJAB Sun 06-Oct-19 21:27:32

Being with my grandchildren makes me feel young again.

pennwood Sun 06-Oct-19 21:12:46

The Grandchildren make me feel young again with seeing things through their eyes and the wonderment they express.

KeiraArchie Sun 06-Oct-19 20:46:54

Very simple, my grandaughter

Nickyjay Sun 06-Oct-19 20:38:54

My old dog! Has more energy than a puppy.

GranEd Sun 06-Oct-19 18:35:03

Riding rollercoasters ? ? ? ? !

Harris27 Sun 06-Oct-19 16:52:58

When I go out with the girls from work they are much younger than me but always ask me to come out I love it Im the quiet one just observing!

nettymay Sun 06-Oct-19 16:45:14

Helping out with playgroup

Applebebrimshaw Sun 06-Oct-19 16:04:39

The young boy who served me at my local cinema when I asked for a pensioners ticket for the Downton Abbey film & he said to me 'you must be retired to have that ticket' !!!!

johnny1260 Sun 06-Oct-19 15:57:21

Looking after my grandson he is 3 and makes me feel so young until he goes home and i go to bed

Mariecozens1 Sun 06-Oct-19 15:48:48

Sleep! I so tired with 4 children and a business to run x

DiJones Sun 06-Oct-19 14:31:04

Dancing up and down on the terraces of Cardiff City when we score (not often) and I'm 11 years old again.

theprovinciallady Sun 06-Oct-19 13:20:42

Music takes me straight back to how I felt then, especially songs I liked but had forgotten in the intervening years. The other thing is whizzing downhill on my bike, whoosh, that's a thing I've always enjoyed grin.

glamgran4 Sun 06-Oct-19 12:30:06

My husband here's nine years younger than me

katybrown1 Sun 06-Oct-19 10:18:28

Most of my favourite reggae artists have now died; although I am lucky to have a 70's jukebox that still plays my old vinyl's. Occasionally a real Jamaican musical treasure will come to England and perform at a few venues and me and my hubby always make an effort to go and watch these live performances. This is when I truly feel young again. It takes me to a world of memories; both good and bad; as all life experiences shape us into the people we are today. Our children and grandchildren can sing most of the words to the golden oldies we play in our house and although those moments are very special to us. The live performances that we attend; are when we are really transported back into a time when the world was more peaceful; life less stressful and when communities looked out for each other. I suddenly become my younger self and find I am reigniting my old values & beliefs; my passions and my hopes for a better world. It always makes me smile when I leave; as I know I can and will change for the better and remember who I really am. This is what keeps me young.

Claypole1980 Sun 06-Oct-19 10:17:11

Travelling to new places and spending time with younger people. Very easy to get into a boring routine and make excuses not to try new things. Not dead yet! grin

purplepeepers2 Sun 06-Oct-19 10:02:50

I love the round trampoline swings that you can lie back in and look at the clouds. I find this so relaxing - doing this makes me feel young. Having a grandchild in there also helps.

scooter345 Sun 06-Oct-19 09:45:12

Loud music and lots of dancing around the kitchen!!