Tag Archives: aging

So There!

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Does this happen to you???

Why does entering a room make you forget things? Check this out and see if this fits you. Does this ever happen to you?

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How Old Is Too Old To Be A Dad?

How old is too old to be a dad? Anyone have an opinion here? Here’s another good question from WCCO. I really dread to open up a question like this because to me, it’s really such a personal choice and … Continue reading

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Sleeping

Falling asleep. Is it easy or hard for you? I had an eye doctor appointment yesterday morning and I was on the road by 9:15. I was sitting at a light in Buffalo waiting for the left turn light to … Continue reading

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When is it time to stop driving??

This is such a sensitive issue but one that I’ve been thinking about a lot.  When is it time for someone to surrender their drivers licence?  I’ve done some reading on it and here are two articles in case your interested in reading them.  Me … Continue reading

Posted in abilities, activities, adulthood, age, aging, behavior, cars, change, changes, children, control, driving, emotions, family, fears, feelings, freedoms, future, getting hurt, getting old, humiliate, hurt feelings, life, parent's, people, responsibility, things, thoughts, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

3 Grandma’s

 

Posted in age, aging, birthday, embarrassed, fun, funny, getting old, grandma, grandpa, humor, humorous, jokes, laughs, laughter, life, life lessons, people, things, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Who is that??

They say an elephant never forgets.  So then Jason must be one.  That guy never seems to forget a face. I’m sure there must be those of us who forget someone we have met before.  There was a time I … Continue reading

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Dora’s make-over

Dora is getting a make-over.  Who cares most of you are thinking right?  I think the “new” Dora is just as cute as can be.  I love the new look of her.  But it doesn’t seem like it’s really her. … Continue reading

Posted in activities, aging, cartoons, change, childhood, children, choices, differences, dolls, dora the explorer, growing up, kids, memories, people, playing, popular, preschool, products, things, toddlers, toys, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Getting more aggressive as I age

Aggressive is the only word I can think of but I wouldn’t really call it that.  For the better part of my life, I never said no to anyone.  Not for almost anything.  If anyone from school, church or the … Continue reading

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Getting the worst done first

  I’m the type of person that likes to do what I hate the most first.  I like to get it out of the way.  For some reason, I hate to set the table.  When I worked, I did it … Continue reading

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Sometimes it pays to be old (from Dad and Mary)

No one believes seniors . . . everyone thinks they are senile. An Elderly couple was celebrating their sixtieth anniversary. The couple had married as childhood sweethearts and had moved back to their old neighborhood after they retired. Holding hands … Continue reading

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How old do you feel?

DM over at Heart to Heart and I were emailing one day a week or so ago and he and Mrs DM were talking about how old they felt. He asked me how old I felt since we are both … Continue reading

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Why don’t we fall out of bed?

I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I wonder why we don’t fall out of bed when we’re sleeping?  I have never fallen out of bed while sleeping.  I tried doing a search about it and this is … Continue reading

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Exercise…

  I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, so I got my doctor’s permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped … Continue reading

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Counting my blessings

I’ve sure gotten old!                                               I’ve had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer … Continue reading

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Separate bedrooms

This used to be a subject that people didn’t talk about. Married people sleeping in separate bedrooms. But there has been so much talk about it lately. I have had my own bedroom now for almost 10 years and I … Continue reading

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Senior moments

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Help Me Find The Words

I love my job, I really do. It’s rewarding in so many ways. I’m able to stay home. I have almost every holiday off and I never work weekends or evenings. I get to watch children grow and learn and … Continue reading

Posted in activities, aging, babysitting, behavior, changes, childhood, children, choices, communicating, daycare, developmental delays, differences, emotions, fears, feelings, growing up, kids, parent's, people, sorrow, thoughts, Uncategorized, worry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Kids Korner

What do you think is the hardest thing about growing up?

Posted in adults, age, aging, behavior, changes, childhood, children, choices, differences, emotions, fears, feelings, growing up, habits, kids, Kids Korner, life, likes, memories, past, people, questions, simple questions, things | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

When is it time to stop driving??

This is such a sensitive issue but one that I’ve been thinking about a lot.  When is it time for someone to surrender their drivers licence?  I’ve done some reading on it and here are two articles in case your interested in reading … Continue reading

Posted in accidents, activities, adulthood, adults, age, aging, behavior, cars, change, changes, children, control, driving, emotions, family, fears, feelings, freedoms, getting hurt, getting old, humiliate, hurt feelings, life, parent's, people, responsibility, saftey, things, thoughts, Uncategorized, worry, worrying | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 20 Comments

3 Grandma’s

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Commercials

My husband and I were sitting tonight watching the football game and two different “drug” commercials came on almost back to back.  Do you find these all to be a bit much?  Who really waits to see a commercial to … Continue reading

Posted in adults, aging, behavior, change, choices, commercials, embarassing, embarrassed, emotions, feelings, getting old, medicine, people, things, thinking, thoughts, today's times, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Who is that??

They say an elephant never forgets.  So then Jason must be one.  That guy never seems to forget a face. I’m sure there must be those of us who forget someone we have met before.  There was a time I … Continue reading

Posted in aging, emotions, feelings, friends, getting old, humiliation, hurt feelings, memory, past, people, pretending, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Getting the worst done first

I’m the type of person that likes to do what I hate the most first.  I like to get it out of the way.  For some reason, I hate to set the table.  When I worked, I did it before … Continue reading

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Is this what happens? (Jason)

I’m 31 going on 17, in my head anyway. I remember the days of jumping fences, jumping off roofs and out of tree’s, having an endless supply of energy. Broken bones just meant getting a cool cast for your friends … Continue reading

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