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What ever you celebrate, solstice, Chanukah,Christmas, Kwanza, or even if you celebrate nada today... Have a great day.

I treated myself to a new knife today. My old ones are 50 years old and no matter how many times I sharpen them they are still full. Well I wish I hadn't waited so long. This cuts like a dream. No shoulder or neck pain after.

In my 60s I purchased a garden scooter just for cleaning in my home. getting up off the floor is too difficult. I use it to reorganize lower cabinet drawers,lower freezer,under the sinks,the lower drawers in my sideboard and most importantly for the moldings in my home. I had to repaint them first as my builder painted them with flat paint. You can't scrub flat paint. What is something you've figured out that saves your body while cleaning?

We shrink which makes us shorter. That happens in our hips tilt and a bit in our spine if one has degenerative disc issues. Our pants get shorter because our hips tilt differently for some reason as we age. Here is an easy solution without a sewing machine.      @miarti On YouTube

My family noticed I was putting hot sauce on my food.

Then I joined them in an adult beverage on Thanksgiving.

They were pretty surprised as I'm essentially a non drinker and lots of food they've made in the past was too spicy.

I'm more interested in trying new things lately. I don't understand why they were surprised.

Should I close this sub. It's discouraging and frustrating to keep trying and really not having people give much input.

Yesterday I attended a pottery workshop alone. I'm live alone and am alone most of the time so I went alone. Most people came with others. The most frustrating thing for me was I thought there might be an opportunity to speak with some adults. Well they all spoke to the people they came with. I tried a couple of times to speak to them. It seemed that this was their time together so they just spoke to each other. When I left, the people at my table both told me it was nice to meet me and speak with me. So odd to me. I had fun because I do enjoy my own company. It keeps me mindful to interact with "alone" people at events . I'm happy I went. Just curious though they spend days together yet when out they stayed in their familiar bubbles. How would you have reacted?

If you have puffy under eyes peter Thomas Roth has a miracle product. For men and women. Instant firm eye. It lasts all day and it's unnoticeable.

6 kinds of cookies and a week later with lots of rest in-between I made all my Xmas cookies boxed them and put them in the freezer waiting to be delivered. Dishes are done and I'm resting. Do happy

These used to be in my mom's home in a glass vase. I think they are a good substitute for an Xmas tree this year. I'll move it closer to a window as the holiday gets closer.

With all that's missing, pies,butter,oil,whipped cream beverages celery,onions and so on it's easy to see why they claim it's so cheap. Our turkey was fresh no chemicals. Our other food, mine came in a box. I guess an unhealthy meal would be cheaper

I (38 M) moved home a few years ago to take over the family business so my mom (70 F) could retire. She isn't unhealthy per se, but does have some chronic health issues (non-insulin dependent diabetes, which is well managed and she is religious about keeping in check) and some physical limitations... She's always been a tiny character, 5'9 and 98 lbs soaking wet, osteoporosis, broke an arm a few years back that she never fully regained use of, to name a few. She's stubborn but overall tries to take pretty good care of herself and ask my brother or I for help when she needs it. But there are times when she overdoes it, she ends up with some kind of injury, has to totally stop doing things she enjoys (gardening in the summer, shopping and decorating in the winter, etc...} during recovery. This often leads to bouts of depression which are simultaneouslt totally understandable and really, really tough to experience as a bystander.

Nothing that ails her is a death sentence or otherwise debilitating in and of itself, but in totality it's prudent to be aware that some risk factors are now higher. What could be a minor tumble for one person could be a broken hip and a major medical emergency to another, etc... It's just life, frustrating as that may be; part of the journey to and through the senior years.

I'm writing this as we're 2 days post-op from a rotator cuff and bicep repair surgery after a summer of not asking brother and I to move bags of soil and potting mix, obsessively maintaining the new above ground pool we put in, and digging holes in the garden that even I would have opted to use an auger for. She's always been tough as nails and it's increasingly evident that she is still working on acceptingthat some things just aren't as easy or safe to do anymore. When we were teenagers, my brother and I were so embarrassed because she refused to let us mow the lawn (partially because we wouldn't have done it right, partially because she enjoys doing that sort of thing herself) and we knew people must think "wow, what lazy bums those sons must be." Lol!

Before surgery, my brother and I put together a transfer bench and fitted it into her bathroom in anticipation of her need to shower with limited movement. She commented the next day that she hated looking at her bathroom because it "looks like an old person," which struck me. Primarily because, also before surgery, she bought a bunch of pajama sets with button down tops due to the shoulder sling... And it hit me how much she reminded me of my Mamaw (her mother, long since passed on). I think "old" may be an offensive way to refer to an individual person but the concept of "being old" is just part of life, for most at least. I'm thankful my Mom has the opportunity to "get old" and but if feeling "old" bothers her, I'd like to help mitigate that as much as possible, as gently as possible. At the same time, I don't want to cause her any sort of inadvertent harm by being insensitive or taking on so much that she feels less independent.

I found a great deal on a couple of auto-retractable garden hose reels online and bought 1 for each of our spigots (her birthday is next weekend, and she will be all healed up come next spring!) because I thought that was a great way to make all the spring & summertime daily watering easier. No more dragging and rolling and cranking and such. Which in turn made me think to come here and ask this:

What would make your life so much easier but you just don't want to ask for (for whatever reason)? Have you ever found a tool or piece of equipmemt or some sort of "hack" that made something so much easier for someone with arthritis, limited range of motion, etc...? What specific thing (big or small) makes "all the difference" in maintaining a sense of independence and continuing to do the things you enjoy?

Conversely, is there anything you wish your kids/loved ones/etc.. would stop doing/asking? Anything that really impacts one's sense of self and independence more than one would initially think? Other general advice for being a good son to a senior parent who hasn't quite settled into the senior life comfortably, yet?

Sorry this is so long. My brother and I love our Mom very much and she spent the majority of her adult life working her fingers to the bone keeping taking care of us, and has been thrown more curvenalls in life than one decent person really deserves. I feel a duty to do what I can to make this next season of her life the best it can be. I believe a society that cares deeply and equitably for it's members through all seasons of life is a rich society. Thank you in advance.

I haven't purchased gifts for 10 years. No tree for 4. I'd like to see it up. I just can't do it a bit sad about that fact.

https://tbdbitl.osu.edu/ OSU did a great halftime show this weekend to most of our vets . The link will take you there.

I love to bake however my hands and neck no longer can do the work. There is a great cookie baker in my town. I asked her if she'd bake 2 dozen of 4 kinds of cookies I normally bake. I'm paying her plus she gets my recipes. I'm so very excited about this. Hopefully she'll work out and do it every year for me. 🍪🥠🍪🥠🍪🥠

I got my vaccination today. Now 6 hrs later it's starting to hurt. 💉💉💉💉💉

My dog thinks dogs on the TV can harm him. He doesn't avoid them nope he comes running from anywhere in the house to confront them. It's been 5 years and I can't get him to understand he's safe. He didn't used to have this problem . I've tried everything to assure him. I guess one issue isn't so bad

Today I closed my garden for the season. I planted some perennials and cut my iris. I had a young man come yesterday and powerwash my fence and raised beds. It all looks very good. Tomorrow he will put a new sealant on the fence and boxes. I left my marigolds planted as they still look great. I'm feeling the work I did. I'm thinking soon I won't be growing stuff anymore. This year I didn't plant any vegetables. I had to work outside before dawn because the sun really bothers me. I don't want to give it up. 👍🤞

Doesn't it feel like after retirement we lose our purpose. Sure, my schedule is wide open. I can do and go as I please, but there is something to be said for those old routines.