As We Get Older:

My pain will be with me until I'm gone...arthritis is like that, not to mention the ruptured discs in my back.
I have learned to live with it and I try and never let it stop me from doing what I want to do. However I
started paying to have my oil changed in both cars. I still do brakes, but oil changes aren't worth the trouble.

I did have an episode yesterday that has me concerned...I went to the sink to wash my hands and I couldn't
remember which side was hot and which was cold! It just wouldn't come to me...first and only scary mental
moment, but I'm going to have a physical this month and I will ask the doc!
 
I guess I’m like most people when it comes to aging. In my head, I still feel almost the same as I did when I was 20. The biggest difference being that I care less what others think of me than I did then. Physically I’m definitely deteriorating. My joints are a lot stiffer, my eyesight is getting bad, my hearing is screwed and my back goes out of whack from time to time. The marker is when you start making involuntary noises both when you get up and sit down.

However, like gball says, I really have nothing to complain about. Everything I’m experiencing is just the natural passing of time. I know plenty of people with real problems. Mine are mere trifles in comparison.

After having had a couple of years with lots of trouble both at work and in the family, and having come through them with my head above water, I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. I have come to the conclusion that real happiness is not possible if you expect to be happy all the time.

I embarce my aging. Every morning I see a group of teenagers getting on my bus. They talk about school and whatever teenagers talk about. I look at them and think about all their possibilities, and about the thoughts and hopes I had when I was their age. And I realize I can’t regret a single important decision I have ever made. And I realize I wouldn’t change my life for theirs for the world. They have all the possibilities of youth, but I have the stories of half a lifetime to look back on. And there are so many good stories I wouldn’t change anyting.
 
Hey you woodchucks, get off my lawn!!
Wait, ....err, what?

I could use a couple of mulligans or do overs on career path decisions.

I just this past week installed vinyl laminate plank flooring in my kitchen and pantry.
Have some base molding and transition strips to finish up.
The Lifeproof stuff from Home Depot.

Love it, and more importantly, the wife loves it.
We want to make love on the new floor like animals, but fear adult children always around and injuring ourselves, lol.

vacation / work-cation week lol.
I worked from around 9:30 till 2-3:00 or so each day.
The open field goes quick, but all the detail and cut work takes a lot more time.
Took my time to measure, make sure the joints didnt land awkwardly or end as small pieces, etc.
Used to be I would work early till late until finished. I accept I cannot do that anymore and plan to go about it in a manageable manner.

Kneeling job, legs and back get very fatigued.
The worst part is getting up off the floor, lol.
I'll be 56 next month and have some chronic pain / injuries and should be in fitter shape.

Managed to play guitar for at least an hour or so all but one day.
Hands get a little beat up, cuts, etc.
I have girly hands since the last 9 years or so in Eng. dept. and not a field tech.
I am careful not to injure them.

Gotta take pics yet; early progress here.

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15-16 years ago we did tile in our house. Kitchen. Foyer. Two bathrooms. Hard work. Back breaking. Knee killer. But we got it done and we’re pretty proud of ourselves. Fast forward maybe 10 years. Helped a friend put down some tile. Never again will I do that for myself or anyone. Thought I was going to die I hurt so bad.
 
jtcnj said:
Hey you woodchucks, get off my lawn!!
Wait, ....err, what?

I could use a couple of mulligans or do overs on career path decisions.

I just this past week installed vinyl laminate plank flooring in my kitchen and pantry.
Have some base molding and transition strips to finish up.
The Lifeproof stuff from Home Depot.

Love it, and more importantly, the wife loves it.
We want to make love on the new floor like animals, but fear adult children always around and injuring ourselves, lol.

vacation / work-cation week lol.
I worked from around 9:30 till 2-3:00 or so each day.
The open field goes quick, but all the detail and cut work takes a lot more time.
Took my time to measure, make sure the joints didnt land awkwardly or end as small pieces, etc.
Used to be I would work early till late until finished. I accept I cannot do that anymore and plan to go about it in a manageable manner.

Kneeling job, legs and back get very fatigued.
The worst part is getting up off the floor, lol.
I'll be 56 next month and have some chronic pain / injuries and should be in fitter shape.

Managed to play guitar for at least an hour or so all but one day.
Hands get a little beat up, cuts, etc.
I have girly hands since the last 9 years or so in Eng. dept. and not a field tech.
I am careful not to injure them.

Gotta take pics yet; early progress here.

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I did this as well, but I was able to do it as soon as we bought the house before we moved in and had furniture to contend with!
 
I did roofing and siding for about 6 years as my first full time adult job.
I did hot tar work as the roll man for about 2 of those.
Brutal work. Still have small tar burn scars on my forearms.

Took a break after the first year of engineering college due to life issues and never went back.
Went to live with my dad, who I did not even know very well, which was within train commute of NJIT in Newark, NJ.
Didnt really work out.
That is one of the mulligans; wish I would have finished at least my 4 year degree.
 
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