Can’t do much about it but complain. So I think I will.
I remember my Grandmother saying to me that in her mind she was still 20 but her body was 80. Although I may not feel 20, I’m still having a hard time with my body and mind not being able to do what it use to at 20, 30, 40 and beyond. So getting older, after about 55 or so, is an adjustment. They say it’s better than the alternative. But how do “they” know?
What do I find the hardest? Haha. Where do I begin? Getting out of bed in the morning, I do the bent over shuffle. Stooping down to get into a lower drawer or cabinet and groaning as I get up. Never mind cutting my toenails or putting on shoes that that have back buckles. Understand, I am not over weight and I exercise 50 minutes or more at least 5 days a week. I do planks and lift light weights and have no trouble walking for miles.
And never mind my mind. I’m learning to never put anything away for safe keeping or to store it to get rid of clutter. Kiss it goodbye forever! H is going through the same things. Told him we now need to keep a list of where we put things. Have replaced things, only to find them later!
What are your aging experiences? And if you are getting better at things, tell me how ( as I scowl at you)!
I came across a medical study which used the ability to get up from the floor as an indicator of life expectancy. I am doomed! I need to get onto my kness and use a hand or two.
I dread having to start wearing panty hose again - that second leg into a narrow waistband is a killer. I’m gonna have to star wearing pant suits!
So far, I feel very lucky. I’ve continued to work even though I’m really retired. I can still do most of what I want to do. I have some small aches and pains that are on the new side, but nothing earth shattering.
late 40s here and i’m even starting to feel it. I’m finding getting up is harder; Is that because I’m not in shape or is it age? I use the notes feature on my phone but then i forget to look at my notes!
I find myself sort of smiling at a few old PTA friends who are refusing to age - and still wearing teenage clothing. Good for them; but that would look pretty silly on me!
I was diagnosed with a serious progressive chronic disease 16 years ago shortly after turning 40. I am still moving forward and traveling–it just takes more planning and thought. I went on a tour to SKorea last year and we will be heading to Taiwan soon. It does require more gear too. It sure beats the alternatives.
H has been undergoing physical therapy and had surgery for a rotator cuff tear and bone spur. We are grateful we can get good medical care and are relatively intact.
Morrismm, before you get up, do foot circles, many of us n the plantar fasciitis thread write the entire alphabet with our feet before getting up. When I do I’m very flexible as opposed to when I don’t and I shuffle for the first few minutes.
My bed looks like a playground. A dog leash for leg stretches, a large ball to roll up and down under my feet, a small one for thigh exercises and a band for more. All before I can get out of Vedic my bladder cooperates.
Yes, I was reading that thread as I developed PF last fall. ( Another thing) I will have to give myself another minute not to sleep and to write the alphabe with my feet. Oh joy.
I noticed recently that I’ve been having less joint pain when I get out of bed or up from sitting a long time. About 6 months ago I started doing deep water aerobics at a local pool 3 times a week. I feel like I’ve been able to get in better shape with fewer injury problems than I’ve had with other exercise activities the past few years. I still walk a few days a week to keep up some weight bearing exercise, too.
My rising from the floor isn’t elegant as it was during sorority rush. Now I can’t do that crossed foot thing, but can put each foot outside m hips and raise from a squat. Do Iose points for bring ungainly?
I sit on the floor all the time to play with our dog. Getting up is still easy peasy, but I think where I feel my age is sometimes sleeping well. If I wake up to go to the bathroom, sometimes I can’t get back to sleep, which leads to a foggy next day.
@morrismm, I can empathize with every one of these problems.
Rotating my feet/ankles 10X each morning does help with the PF pain. I have ottomans in nearly every room to keep my feet elevated, and I flex and point my feet as often as possible when sitting for more than a few minutes; that cuts down on the lymphedema swelling. A battery operated tens unit seems to help with the lower back pain.
@QuantMech, I like your computer file idea for stuff in storage. Just today, dh checked at least four different locations before he found something he stashed last month.
The last of our parents died this year and that’s when dh and I were hit with just how old we are now. Most people we know who are close to our age have multiple grandchildren already.
