Hi pml, I'm 70 and do my own housework as you do, and I work two days a week. I hope I can manage as well as you do after another 8 years! You're an inspiration. I know I'm lucky to be as healthy and strong as I am at this stage of life. I'm grateful and hope the good times continue. Housework is not fun, but it certainly gets you moving and bending and lifting, etc! Every little bit helps. I used to wish I could afford a housekeeper, but now I'm glad I can still do the work, It's a perspective change.