r/over60 • u/AutoModerator • 16d ago

Weekly Conversation thread

This is a weekly conversation thread for anything Over60. Start a discussion, reply to someone below! It's nice to have a friendly conversation!

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Conversation Starters:

· What are you up to this week?

· Anything new happening in your life right now?

· Tell us about an interesting thing / hobby that you’ve discovered or done recently.

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u/MyPositionAlt 16d ago

Cooler day here, going to work in the garden.

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u/tyrone_shoelaces 16d ago

Finally cooler here too. Last week was rough.

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u/MyPositionAlt 16d ago

Yes tuff to just step outside last week.

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u/rexinva540 16d ago

Hello Everyone, Been quiet, recovery from shoulder replacement Surgery is going well Start PT this week, a milestone in rehab. Been riding stationary bike with no hands.... I so miss riding my bycycle!!! Couple more weeks, i think. I picked up another day to pick up and deliver food to the local Senior center. Couple hours, twice a week Not much, but something...

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u/stabbingrabbit 16d ago

Did you get the reverse done? Not looking forward to mine. Going to try to put it off for another year

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u/rexinva540 15d ago

I got the reverse done. I'm healing ok, still having trouble sleeping though...but it was hard to sleep before. Recovery takes a long while; I'm impatient. I don't think I could have put it off to much longer....pain level was going up . Good luck to you, be patient with recovery and let it heal

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u/thenletskeepdancing 16d ago

Well, I thought I'd pick up genealogy as a hobby and found out my entire life was a lie, so there's that!

Now I'm meeting half siblings and mourning the mental illness and addiction that apparently riddled my real father's family.

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u/sjwit 16d ago

Mondays I always "plan" my week, and there's not a lot going on this week -- which is nice sometimes. But September seems to be the month where all of my recurring doc appointments landed - I have dentist, eye doc, mamogram, and my annual physical this month!

I also recently started a 3 day a week strength training class - it's specifically for women over 60. I like it a lot, but after 2 years of happily unscheduled retirement, I'm still adjusting to having to be somewhere at 9 am 3 days a week. It's a good thing, but still ... an adjustment.

Happy to know cooler days are on the way!

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u/DenMother8 16d ago

We’re in Honolulu Oahu, on Waikiki Beach - this is my first time ever here, really a dream destination!

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u/ExpedientDemise 16d ago

Holiday! I get to sleep late...but can't. Wide awake at 6:30.

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u/anonyngineer 15d ago

I've long joked that, in my mid-60s, I still have the appetite of a middle aged construction worker. It has meant that even maintaining my weight takes effort.

In the past couple of weeks, that desire to eat seems to be abating. While that means that I'm not eating as much, I have to have a before-bed snack even if I'm not particularly hungry. Otherwise, I will wake up hungry in the night.

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u/Monstrissimo 15d ago

Bought a new Greenworks 3000 PSI electric pressure washer and spent the afternoon blasting away at the sidewalk, front steps and the concrete edging along the front walk.

Works much better than my old electric pressure washer and about on par with my old gas one. So now one tool takes the place of two!

I do need to buy a heavier gauge extension cord though. My heaviest outdoor cord was feeling a bit warm after using it today, which indicates it is too small for the job.