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Thank you for your response! Yes, without my daughter and her husband, I doubt I'd even be alive. I envy you that you can still drive; I voluntarily gave it up. My right side just isn't reliable and that's the side you use driving! It really forces me to stay home most of the time; I am about 20 miles from town; 9 miles from a small one. But I love it here! I am in the Ozarks in a log home, which I had always wanted. I do my own house work, except for floors and dusting; do most cooking: a lot of sandwiches, soup, etc. My daughter sends me leftovers also. Take care and be careful driving!
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Doris and Marilyn-
You are both so inspiring!
This morning I was finishing my little kitchen routine by wiping off the kitchen counter and I noticed it was time to make an attitude change. Having a clean counter is a good thing, and I can appreciate many things about it: the nice counter top that is easy to clean, the soft dish cloth and the clean water, and the fact that I can see and do this little task to start the day. Without grumping to myself!
If I live to be 85 or 90, my energies will likely be less and I probably won't be doing all the enjoyable crafts and studies I can currently do.
So it could be good preparation to be learning to appreciate basic self-care tasks like wiping the kitchen counter. They will be "bigger" parts of my life some day.