I used to work in a nursing home when I was in college. I learned young that the body changes but not the mind. We stay who we are, for the most part. I'm a lot older than you, yet we have alway got along well. It's a matter of personality and temperament, I think. I have never had an interest in running, but if you find you like it, do it!. A dr wanted to put me on Ozempic but I had to pay $1000/mo for it. I'll stay fat. It's still March here so no thoughts of any kind of planting. Always stay you, please!
April 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM
[Image]sometimes i forget my age. in a physical sense, i feel it's what it is and yes, i'm 56. on a mental level, i feel nowhere near that. and which one counts? one, the other, both? i have no idea. i want to wear sparkly things and pretty shoes and plenty of highlighter. and at the same time, comfy sneaks and sweatpants and a hoodie are fine. what is age anymore anyway? we're expected to work into our 70s, but workplaces already write us off in our 50s, especially if you happen to be a woman. i'm more digital and plugged into what's happening in the world (chatGPT) and especially on tiktok (i'm looking at you, wes andersen trend) than many of my colleagues who are young enough to be my children. where does it leave me? age is both a reality and to some extent a social construct. i'm thinking about this because it occurred to me that it was around the age i am now that my mother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. and one of the consequences of growing older is that it's hard to keep weight off. a long, dark, rainy winter didn't help that. so i went to the doctor for a check-up and i've asked for ozempic. i have to jump a few more hoops (blood tests, etc.), which are fair enough, but i expect to get it. [Image]i went to a running shop this week and bought new running shoes. i'll probably mostly walk in them, at least at first, but i'm also going to work on that. the guy in the shop was super kind to me. i even got on a treadmill and he assessed my running style (i told him i wasn't currently a runner), and made sure i got the right shoes. this is now known as no excuse. i'm even listening to born to run by christopher mcdougall, not because i expect to be an ultrarunner, but because it's inspiring. and it makes running sound like such a natural thing that we humans are supposed to do.speaking of natural things humans are supposed to do, i'm so eager to get all the plants into the ground in the garden. we will still have frost some nights, so i'm going to try to restrain myself, but i am so eager to get everything planted. trying to be content with preparing the beds this weekend and then planting everything next weekend. we'll see how that goes...
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Close this window Jump to comment formI used to work in a nursing home when I was in college. I learned young that the body changes but not the mind. We stay who we are, for the most part. I'm a lot older than you, yet we have alway got along well. It's a matter of personality and temperament, I think. I have never had an interest in running, but if you find you like it, do it!. A dr wanted to put me on Ozempic but I had to pay $1000/mo for it. I'll stay fat. It's still March here so no thoughts of any kind of planting. Always stay you, please!
April 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM