Long Time in Hi

It’s been a while. Life is weird. My hair came back and it’s natural curly now. I have never had a curl in my life. Every time I look in the mirror I do a double take, for more reasons than just my hair! I’m looking very much like my Mother and my age isn’t helping .... I am healthy so I’m clinging to that and my natural curly hair :)

I do have arthritis and my back gives me fits when I get up every morning! I see a chiropractor weekly. I need to get my fat ass out for a walk every day. When I get home from work, I am spent! No energy to do much of anything.

Somehow I’ve fallen off the low carb wagon and it is showing. Must get back on.

Today is the 7th of the month and I am having a little private party the 7th of every month. I will be 64 on December the 7th and have decided 64 will be my exit point for working! Won’t retire on my birthday, but some time in December, whenever it makes sense. This is a BIG thing for me. I have worked full time for what will be 46 years in December. What will I do with myself? Haven’t a clue. After having such a structured life for so many years not having a plan sounds okay.

My husband has prostrate cancer, but not the big bad one that they have to remove the prostrate. It is the kind he could “wait and see” or be proactive and do radiation treatments. I am happy he has chosen the proactive route. He will have 45 treatments, that sounds like a lot. I just want him to be well. We have had our ups and downs over the 23 years we have been married but to my great surprise when he retired 1 1/2 years ago things got remarkably better. Another thing I can’t explain. I would be lost without him and I think he would be lost without me. He used to drink way too much, but he has somehow reeled it in. He has also developed a sweet tooth. I think they may be related.

I’m feeling very mortal these days.

The girl I used to be was bulletproof, or so she thought.

I really regret not keeping a record, day by day since Covid19. It seems so life changing for everybody.

It caused my son to become very introspective and he has decided to make some changes in his life, all good.

I’m going to try and journal more often. I miss the therapy of writing.