one of them insisted that I get one of those life alert necklaces, in case I fall and can't get up!
😆 That's a riot.
It's really not funny, because falling is the thing that will get some of us, but what can you do? I think I will try Tai Chi. Sounds like fun. Every night I do a series of exercises (actually stretches) that help to keep my sciatic nerve in check. I put on a forgettable movie and find the session relaxing. Tai Chi might be a good addition to that.
I guess we can't blame our kids...we must look pretty rickety to them :)))
Yes, but when they express that to me, I can tell them that when I was their age, I could hoist a 100lb bag of flour onto a shoulder and carry it up two long flights of stairs. Or would swim a mile daily. They've got it coming.
My mother fell in her sixties and broke her back. She's been on HRT for years, which destroys your bones. After that it was a march to the doctor for many medicines, and a stroke that robbed us of her in her early seventies. She'd always been careful to exercise every single day, and ate fairly well, although a bit too much alcohol passed her lips. I am extremely careful not to fall. Tai Chi is the most strenuous thing I do, and, as easy as it looks, let me tell you it is very difficult! For the mind especially. I highly recommend it! My classes are full of little old ladies like me who have been doing it for years. I'm coming up on my third anniversary, and am finally starting to be able to actually do it. It's anything but easy!!!
One thing about me that may not be evident from my blogs...I am truly a recluse. I don't do anything in groups. I don't even like to go to the store.
I did join a writing group years back, but that was an exception. No parties. No teas. I even told my extended family I won't be going to weddings anymore either.
I'm an old lady. It's a time in my life when I can finally be honest about who I am. So, no Tai Chi classes for me :). I'll find a show and watch it on TV.
The Internet is a gift for someone like me.
I do socialize with my kids and husband, quite a bit. And the cat and the dog. Not a misanthrope. Just profoundly socially inept.
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I agree with you there
I'm throwing a party tonight! I throw parties in large part so that I give my house a good cleaning, another thing I don't like to do. Shopping and house cleaning. Ugh. It looks as though I will have upwards of forty here tonight. I love throwing parties. Going to them is another think altogether, and fortunately I seem to be the only person in this town who hosts guests in her own home.
My happiest days are when one or two of my daughters are visiting. We'll all be together, just the three of us, for almost a week at our summer digs. It's very nice there in winter!
If I didn't have pets (two cats, one dog), I could easily go whole days without uttering a single sound. My days are spent petting, nurturing and generally loving furry creatures. I don't like to go out much either. Once a week, tops. The rest of my days are spent talking to my animals, and to folks online.
We are kindred souls 🌺