Learning How To Live Life

you know it's funny...except for leaving the house to go to work...i basically live like a retired person. lol! i just kinda putter around the house doing this, that and the next thing. resting. participating in my hobbies. attending dr visits and dealing with hospitalizations. i don't mind it necessarily. i feel like it's practice for later. lol!
 

Fritz said:
you know it's funny...except for leaving the house to go to work...i basically live like a retired person. lol! i just kinda putter around the house doing this, that and the next thing. resting. participating in my hobbies. attending dr visits and dealing with hospitalizations. i don't mind it necessarily. i feel like it's practice for later. lol!
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My life seems to be the opposite of Fritz. I worked my last day, aged 79, three weeks ago. Insurance issues have more or less put me into retirement, but I am as busy as I ever was.
This morning I was up at six, showered, shaved and dressed. Domestic chores will take up much of the morning, later we have some provisions to shop for. This afternoon I am meeting up with my tailor. Not for something new, he's asked me if he can photograph a couple of the Hawaiian shirts my wife made. I checked out the lady and she permitted it.

This evening it's my turn to cook, beef casserole since you asked. We are then off to a friend's house where my wife will look at an alteration on a special dress her friend has asked if she can do. Inevitably others will join us and so it goes on............
 
Fritz said:
you know it's funny...except for leaving the house to go to work...i basically live like a retired person. lol! i just kinda putter around the house doing this, that and the next thing. resting. participating in my hobbies. attending dr visits and dealing with hospitalizations. i don't mind it necessarily. i feel like it's practice for later. lol!
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Practice makes perfect. ??😊☺️😁

Have a good day. 😀
 
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Fritz said:
Good morning!

It's been a busy Sunday for me. I woke up and watched my church service and then did some blogging. Then I turned on a black and white movie while I decluttered the lower part of the closet. The top shelf in there is ok for now.

Then I took all my trash to the bin for tomorrow and did my breathing treatment. I'm getting ready to finish my pizza. The birthday cake ice cream from Great Value is kinda gross. There's this blue frosting in the middle. It was too yucky to eat. Next time I'll get the strawberry ice cream or something.

My Roflumilast is doing well. I had to get some pills for the stomach/bowel upset but hopefully that will be over soon enough. I am able to work harder and faster and run around a little more at work without being so out of breath which is nice.

My ride for tomorrow is having car trouble a lot lately. His jeep is acting up again so I will have to catch an Uber tomorrow. I can probably find a ride home. Hopefully soon I will have my 401k and can find a decent vehicle I can afford.
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Has that new med stopped bothering your stomach? I hope so.
Have you needed to continue with taking something for the stomach/etc, or has it resolved enough now?

I also had wanted to say that was good that you'd gotten that paperwork mailed , for the financial with your hospital bill.

It will also help you financially when they pick up the oxygen equipment , and stop billing for that.

Have a good day.
It's hot but we're alive, right? :giggle:
 
horseless carriage said:
My life seems to be the opposite of Fritz. I worked my last day, aged 79, three weeks ago. Insurance issues have more or less put me into retirement, but I am as busy as I ever was.
This morning I was up at six, showered, shaved and dressed. Domestic chores will take up much of the morning, later we have some provisions to shop for. This afternoon I am meeting up with my tailor. Not for something new, he's asked me if he can photograph a couple of the Hawaiian shirts my wife made. I checked out the lady and she permitted it.

This evening it's my turn to cook, beef casserole since you asked. We are then off to a friend's house where my wife will look at an alteration on a special dress her friend has asked if she can do. Inevitably others will join us and so it goes on............
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Well see I have nobody to visit and rarely need to leave the house. I do some chores once in a while when I'm able. Most of the daily stuff is cooking and dishes. I'm glad you're busy! :)
 
Kaila said:
Has that new med stopped bothering your stomach? I hope so.
Have you needed to continue with taking something for the stomach/etc, or has it resolved enough now?

I also had wanted to say that was good that you'd gotten that paperwork mailed , for the financial with your hospital bill.

It will also help you financially when they pick up the oxygen equipment , and stop billing for that.

Have a good day.
It's hot but we're alive, right? :giggle:
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actually i changed my mind because it wasn't that big of a bill. it was like $2400 so i put it on the credit card. so i think i'll be ok.

and yes it will be nice not having the monthly oxygen bills.

so far the stomach issues with the new med have improved greatly. i do still get a slight headache from it but hopefully that will pass. my appetite has improved but not a lot. i try to eat and it doesn't take much for me to feel full. hopefully that part will be to my fat ass advantage. LOL

it's a teensy bit cooler today but i have the a/c on 70. i sweat all day at work so when i'm home i like to be comfy.

thanks for dropping in. 🤗
 
Fritz said:
i got half the dishes done. will do the other half soon. i have a little laundry to deal with. gonna order some mcdonald's soon and probably watch some tv. might declutter the bedroom while i'm watching tv. we'll see how i feel. lol!
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I’m curious/nosy, do you pay as you go for food delivery or do you have a subscription to one of the delivery services.

As I get older, I’m trying to get a better understanding of how these things could help me remain independent.

Thanks!
 
Aunt Bea said:
I’m curious/nosy, do you pay as you go for food delivery or do you have a subscription to one of the delivery services.

As I get older, I’m trying to get a better understanding of how these things could help me remain independent.

Thanks!
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i have a subscription/membership from walmart that costs me around $98 a year. i get free delivery and free shipping and a free subscription to paramount plus streaming service to watch tv.

i also use doordash a lot so i have a membership to dashpass which offers discounts on delivery and other fees and i get a free subscription to hbo max streaming service. dashpass costs about the same yearly as walmart plus does.

usually whatever i can't get at walmart i can generally get from doordash. i have no car so this has been a godsend. there's some items that can't be delivered sometimes through walmart so i choose the in store filter on the app and search to try to find the item in delivery. there's been a couple of occasions i've had to take an uber and physically go to the store but rarely ever. sometimes that same item will show up for delivery later on. i think it depends on in store stock. hope that answers your questions. :)
 
Aunt Bea said:
Thanks for the information.

I understand that a subscription to Uber for rides can also include free/reduced delivery fees for some restaurants.

I think a subscription to Walmart and to Uber might be a good way to cover most of my bases. 🤔
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i don't know anything about uber. i only use it for rides. the apps on the phone are a little easier to manage than the websites. i don't know if you have a smartphone?
 
Fritz said:
actually i changed my mind because it wasn't that big of a bill. it was like $2400 so i put it on the credit card. so i think i'll be ok.

and yes it will be nice not having the monthly oxygen bills.

so far the stomach issues with the new med have improved greatly. i do still get a slight headache from it but hopefully that will pass. my appetite has improved but not a lot. i try to eat and it doesn't take much for me to feel full. hopefully that part will be to my fat ass advantage. LOL

it's a teensy bit cooler today but i have the a/c on 70. i sweat all day at work so when i'm home i like to be comfy.

thanks for dropping in. 🤗
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Thanks for letting me sit- in ,
that crash course you were giving Aunt Bea, covering deliveries, shopping, tv and independence. 😁😄😆

So I'm glad that new med is giving you more strength, energy and abilities , and helping you to be able to do your job.

And that the side effects hopefully are decreasing,

And that you don't mind that your appetite is lower..... because.....
Well, I don't need to repeat those particular details of those benefits.
Lol
 
well, for the most part i'm almost done with the bedroom declutter. i have a little bit more to go. filled up one box though. found a little cross i'd been looking for that was a pocket reminder of God's love. i left it there for now. but i'm tired now so it's time to relax before bed.

i'm getting a couple things from amazon as soon as they take the trial of prime off it. i've been having a hard time sleeping so i'm gonna get a bulk bottle of fast dissolve melatonin in the 5 mg.

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good night my friends
 
When I first tried melatonin, I would fall asleep & then wake up in the middle of the night wide awake. I tried the time released Natrol 10mg time-released & it kept me asleep through out the night. I think they make it in different mg, but the 10 mg worked for me.

Have a good night!
 
It's been so hot and I've not felt well. Got my melatonin so feeling better now. Been busy at work.

A coworkers brother was driving rather fast on his e-bike and had no helmet. He hit a pothole and is now in the hospital with a 20% chance to live. Maybe they need to make people get licenses and take safety courses on those things. Bicycles weren't meant to go 20 or 30 mph.

Won't be long and they'll be upping the dose on the Roflumilast. I hope I can hang in there til the side effects settle down.

This is my supervisors last day. I will miss her.
 

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