I think I'm getting old. ~ 2 comments.
Nothing was going on today. It's not that I couldn't do something, I just had no desire to do anything.... And I'm beginning to wonder if that's a sign of getting old.
I decided a long time ago that I was going to remain middle-aged until my 80th birthday, at which time I would admit to myself that I was unquestionably, irrevocably, and categorically OLD.
Since that birthday is not going to happen until September of this year, I am officially still only 79 and 1/2 years old. But I'm starting to feel like I'm a lot closer to being old than those months would indicate. Certain signs are beginning to show up that may imply my 80-year-old deadline could be approaching sooner than I realized, such as......
1.… I no longer hop out of bed, raring to go. I slowly put my feet on the floor, and hopefully they will remain there and not go walking off on their own until I get ready to move them.
2.… Once I'm standing up, I do a quick check of what part of me hurts. Not just what part hurts at the moment, but what hurt yesterday, and what are my chances of it hurting again today?
3..... It's not important here in Arizona, but when I get back to Colorado, after I check what's hurting while standing next to my bed, I then make sure that I'm not feeling any dizziness or lightheadedness, especially if I'm waking up above 9000 feet.
4.... I then take a couple of tentative steps to make sure my feet go where I want them to, and if they do, I start my morning.
5.... Sometimes that process takes so long, I'm forced to revert to my "returning to bed routine " where I slowly crawl back into my bed and hope everything works out better tomorrow morning.
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Boondocking sunrise.
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The top of Vulture Peak.