do you ever just stop and think about aging?

I dont have much choice my body loves reminding me...

But we are looking for a new home and with thoughts of future proofing we are looking at bungalows or at the very least houses with less stairs than this one.

I have power of attorney for my husband and my daughter has it for me if Im declared incapable and my husband , if Im not around.


As for funerals mine is all set out the poems, the music, what happens with my ashes etc

Having worked with the elderly since I was 17, I often consider age, and aging.

I notice all the landmarks as I wait for them to arrive. Glasses, wrinkles, aches, stiffness, slowing....

Shall I go on?

But it's fun. No I don't mean getting old. I mean working with elderly people.
One told me I'm not forgetful there it's just there's so much crap in my head every time I hear a new fact something else has to go.
But it's their regrets that I learn by.
Yes there are serious ones. People who regret marriages.
But there are also the fun ones.. one lady said oh my goodness have you got a tattoo? Can I see it?
I showed her and she said oohhh I always wanted a tattoo but when I was child my mother told me they were only for sailors and prostitutes. So I was never allowed. Then she said I regret not being braver.

I don't want to be old and regret not being braver so when I get the chance to do stuff I do.

Whenever I ask my husband to dance, he remarks; if I can keep on my feet I think I'll be OK.

That's the trick.

Cheery isn't it? 

I think about it because I have to plan for it.

I have planned financially for it, but that's about that.

I do have some open ended thoughts though......

i try to not focus on aging and what my future holds. i'm just living life. it's too depressing to think about. just live. enjoy the good moments.

I do like making young men blush though...
Mention menopause or ' at my age dear' and they get all flushed and run a mile.

Nothing wrong in having a plan.
Just remember you can't just make a plan and stick it in a drawer you have to make changes as you go along or as circumstances change .
It's a bit like people who make a will when they are in their 30s by the time they are in their 80s the people they've left money to might no longer be alive or circumstances may have changed so those things need to be updated on a regular basis.