Best Of

I just walked out to the street to retrieve the garbage can and check the mailbox. The sun is warm. I was comfortable in a tee shirt and cropped pants. The piece of mail holding me up from doing our tax return had been delivered. Before going inside, I visited dh in his workshop. He had a bowl with beautiful pattern in the wood in his lathe. We lamented that he wasn't playing golf on this perfect day for golf. I'm so hoping that the sciatica won't end his golfing.

In the early afternoon, I'll go for a walk. I also have to go to the Piggly Wiggly for milk, since I used the rest of dh's milk to make chocolate pudding. I have the slow cooker going with a pot roast that will be Italian beef, thanks to packet of seasoning. Eddy's, which I had to order since it's not available locally.

It's such a relief to have Louisiana winter back in progress. I can move my little collection of succulent plants back outside, hopefully for the rest of winter.

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.

Dalai Lama

Lifewell2 - "Age is just a number." Especially with an older spouse, you may find us a good fit. If not, keep browsing or as someone suggested, start your own group and see if it takes off. Most, but not all of us are retired. A few decided on retirement after diagnosis. We talk often about grandchildren rather than children. And a few of us talk about our pets!

Justforher - how scary. Hope you can get in to see a cardiologist quickly.

Got the CT for my knee today. Couldn't get an appointment with ortho until late in the month so expect it will be late April or May before I can have surgery. Hope it won't be the scheduling hassle the last one was - surgery didn't want to schedule until they had seen pro-ops and primary didn't want to schedule until I had a surgery date.

Be safe all of you in the storm path. And the west is going to be really hurting with a drought. We are breaking records for heat here and I fear for what the summer will be like.

Hi all… I am definitely interested in participating in a group for "older women", as our challenges, issues we face etc. are much different than women who are in the earlier chapters of life.

I am hoping that we can form a group with over 50 or over 55 Thrivers and we can have some great discussions about the challenges we face at this stage. We can be here to support, care and help one another!!!!

Also, can someone please let me know how to become part of the weekly "chat" that was mentioned earlier? It is true that some of us who are older don't have quite as much technological savvy.

I look forward to connecting and feel it is a great benefit for all of us!!