Thursday, February 15, 2018

Gee Whiz I'm Old!!


So the question is. 
"WHAT DO I DO WITH THE REST OF MY LIFE?"

I will be 77 in July but oddly enough I don't feel old yet!  Perhaps its all a state of mind or is it?  When I wake in the morning the first thing I do is get dressed , then do my face,  tidy up the house,  tidy kitchen , start the wash machine , make beds but maybe not all in that order then out the door I go! I enjoy getting out and about!
 I always thought old was fifty, now I am way pass that.  So now I face 77 and well thats getting  pretty old.  Dad and I have friends that have already passed.  We try to fill our days with things we both enjoy doing..... we know the clock is ticking away!
Just read a book about old age and here are the facts......
This is the end of the last lap
Fact!  One day I might live alone
One day I was everything to my children....
            now their children are everything to them.
Once money was there in a big fat check from Repco...now S. S. check seems so small
 Now I don't have to get up early with babies or children, can sleep late if want...and sometimes I wake early and wonder why?
I am happy not preparing the whole Tks.giving meal any more and now others are in charge and I can bring one dish
I am happy that I don't have to take or pick up kids from school anymore or other events
I no longer worry if haven't done much of anything the whole day....  once it was a necessity

So now that I am OLD and i can now do whatever I want to do or choose to do nothing at all!
Maybe this OLD thing is not so bad afterall.....Life is a series of changes and each is a continuous journey... Smooth or rough its quite a journey!

Will I live happily ever after? It depends I guess. Some of the people around us are very old, some not so old, some sick , some well and some dying as I write this. Some will be in nursing homes soon, some will move to a apt.  and some will and have moved in with their children and then still some  remain with their companions at home. As they say Old age is not for sissies!  
Live well and enjoy the journey!  I love this picture!😊

Gee Whiz I'm Old

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