Although the blog offers much food for thought, the seed of my idea is not about cooking or money matters. This is a blog about retirement, a new stage for me which for sure has its ups and downs.
An example of what will be contained within ranges from aging issues, eyesight problems, falling concerns, and much more; part humor, part deadly serious and part tongue in cheek. This is what I want to share with others like yourself who have done the great deed or are in the planning stages. By putting some retirement concerns out there my explicit hope is for you to respond with pearls of wisdom, stories, mistakes and advice. The information you proffer as feedback will be included in a retirement workbook/comic book that is in the planning stage. I say comic book for much humor is forthcoming.
Here's how it will work. An issue that is of great relevance to seniors and retirees will be presented on the blog, examples: reading glasses and how we lose them; dressing issues; driving concerns; eating; falling; the normal irksome daily problems to us aging folks. My hopes are that you will respond with your personal stories, suggestions and naturally, some handy advice.
I ask your permission to use your first name, city and state when emailing. Please employ the KISS method, keep it simple, seniors, when responding, info should be presented in simple format, concise and brief.
As I have already indicated I know little of what I am doing. I have included a picture, I think, of myself pajama clad, with reading glasses hanging from all pockets and a pair sitting on my head. I can't see them because I'm not wearing a pair to be able to find the others.
So my first instruction to those of you out there who find this blog - tell me how you deal with failing eyesight and the almighty nettlesome issue of reading glasses. I recommend 10, ten pair. What say you?
Gloria....This is just hysterical...you are very funny...I laughed out loud (very loud) when I realized that the picture of you was in pj's with all those eyeglasses. For someone who never wore glasses as a"young person" I have turned out to be blind as a bat and do not ever, ever attempt to do anything without my glasses -putting on make-up would be a nightmare without my MAGNIFYING mirror(s). Harvey, on the other hand, loses his glasses at least 10 times a day - which is not good if he is doing your taxes !!! Rosanne
ReplyDeleteI loved the comments about the "free stuff"...we had a garage sale a few months ago - although all of the signs called it an Estate Sale so people would show up. We put out tablecloths, tons of book, baskets, pocketbooks etc. the woman who was the happiest when she left bought a collection of my sons shot glasses from college - go figure. Keep up the good work with the blog....really funny. Oh, I have to see the recipe for the Tomato Cake, is that the new way to eat veggies ?? Rosanne
ReplyDeleteI love reading a book even I have a poor eyesight but with the help of a reading glass, It was clear to me on reading a book. But when I am on the dark I always used my LED Reading Glasses because having that LED on it, I can read clearly. Thanks for the new invention of eye glass. Visit here for more information about it.
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