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| I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon. |
| April 19th Prompt by 🛸 Sum1 🗿 (709) I guess I should have posted this last night. I figured I had the 19th thru whenever, and would post tonight, but I could be wrong. Either way, here's the prompt. I just hope it hasn't been used yet. If it has, tell me, and I'll post a new one. Tell us about what you always wanted to do if you had more time at home. Have you done, will you do it? Well, I must confess that ambition has been lacking of late. Most days, I coast through, filling the time, dallying and dallying. Someone in the extended family signed up for a CraveTv subscription and they generously created a sub account for me. Yep, I've been succumbing to binge watching. I'm like a kid with a new toy. In the past, BC, Before Covid, I always spoke of projects I'd do if I had more time, but they didn't entail a lockdown, a stay-at-home-for-weeks scenario. This is now too much time on my hands, alone. I think I'm talking more to myself. So far, we haven't argued, or resorted to fisticuffs. I suppose I could paint a wall or two, but, meh, I don't really feel it. More time at home usually meant more time to myself, or more time to do something I wanted to do like travel. I'm definitely spending more time alone. The me time has accrued that's for sure. Travelling is a no go at the moment. My timing was way off and I purged weeks before this quarantine, so I don't have that home improvement project to keep me busy. What's left to organize? Should I alphabetize the books on my shelves? I should actually build more shelves. Perhaps I could place hundreds of photos in albums. I may read more books, but if I do that I may starve. I do get engrossed and to do this I'd need to ignore other things. My blogging would suffer. My house plants would shrivel and die. Intense reading is my summer activity. If I read a great deal now, I won't want to read then. Sadly, I never made any immediate short term goals. I lived day to day and that hasn't changed...much. |
| Saturday, April 18th Prompt by Carol St. Ann (884) It’s been fun. I turn over the prompting to our next volunteer and wish you all well. 4/18 Staying at Home: Up We Go! Dig Deep. Share your best, most profound uplifting words of wisdom for those who have become disheartened and down. Carol St. Ann Ya, yesterday the 18th, I kinda felt tired. I moped around a bit and then settled down with a new novel and I didn't come up for air until I'd finished reading it. Time is irrelevant when I'm immersed in a good book. That is what I do when I want to escape, or decompress, I read. Everything else fades away for a short time. I then dragged myself outside for a stroll in the sunshine. Huffing and puffing, fighting the strong breeze for control of my wayward hair, feeling my leg muscles contract, I felt alive. It felt freeing to be out and about. I left the four walls of my home behind. This self-isolation/quarantine/lockdown is dragging on and on. It seems interminable. When will it end? Did you know there are a plethora of platitudes circling the planet? Let a smile be your umbrella. Turn that frown upside down. Fake it 'til you make it. Don't worry, be happy. It's not always that simple , is it? I believe we should stop watching the news, or at least curtail our watching of it. Most of it is repetitive and depressing. Yes, there is a worldwide pandemic, but do we really need to hear about it 24/7? We are living it the best we can. We couldn't prevent it. We cope with it day by day. Too much of the newscasts focus on the doom and gloom, spouting statistics, and projected numbers. It's all too much to process. Did you know the British government created motivational posters for the public during the second World War? They were posted in public places and meant to reassure citizens. Many of these posters were simple and printed with these inspiring words, Stay Calm, Carry On. That's what most of us attempt to do in a crisis, carry on. We persevere. We soldier on. We don't give up. We carry on to benefit ourselves, our loved ones, our countries, our fellow citizens. We think of what we are grateful for, what has created joy in our lives. We strive to maintain that. We cherish it. |
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