Wednesday
Today is a fairly comfortable day weather wise.
Today on this fairly comfortable weather day . . . I feel punk. A feeling of not quite being with it. I perhaps slept too hard during last night’s slumber. I woke with the heel of my left foot being in a lot of pain, as if I had jumped off of a huge step and my heel took the brunt of it. Since getting up this morning, my right arm has no strength in it. I must have been in a horrible fight during the night.
I did encourage myself to stick with some of my usual routines. That took me to the studio. I do have an on-going project for the sewing machine. The first twelve inch seam was wrong. Got the stiletto and picked it out. When I went to align the second seam I had cut the fabric too short by one inch. Grr!
I had always known that when I had reached my 80th birthday, there was bound to be changes. Maybe I have been too busy being 81 that those changes have slipped my mind.
One. I do protect my immune system. Large crowds are not for me. I like to know who I am sharing air with. Too many that I know believe that their deep hard cough is no big deal. When the toes on my right foot ached, were red and swollen, I wanted to find out why, and . . . I did. Arthritis. Keeping up with levels via a blood workup is important to me. So far . . . right on.
Two. Protein intake is important for me as muscle loss is more prevalent. Because the right arm is weak today, does not get it off the hook when I need it to do what I need to do.
Three. I do stay curious to keep my cognitive reserve up to par. Twenty questions wouldn’t have anything on me. I do try to squelch it a bit as people get defensive if the questions come as rapid fire. Well . . . inform me of what is going on and perhaps the questions could to tapered.
Four. Visibility is lost somewhat now that I am 81. In a gathering, the younger ones gravitate to others similar to their age. Dennis and I have talked about this to each other after we have come from a gathering we were actually invited to and then ignored. We can’t help it. Truth to be told, we have more knowledge and awareness in our little fingers than the whole lot of them.
Five. Actual social interaction has taken a back-seat these last years. I don’t think I am missing out on anything. I have people that share my interests to communicate with. I feel totally full on that portion of being 81.
All in all, having a punkie day is alright with me. Today is what it is. When tomorrow shows up, it may be totally different. Time will tell.
With that I will take my leave. ♥