Things that are harder to do than they used to be

Things that are harder to do than they used to be​


Not harder

Jus' slower

I can still chop a cord or so of wood in an afternoon
I still consider it fun

The nap can get in the way of chores,
but I now consider them something to look forward to

Then again, I'm only 72

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Things that are harder to do than they used to be​


Not harder

Jus' slower

I can still chop a cord or so of wood in an afternoon
I still consider it fun

The nap can get in the way of chores,
but I now consider them something to look forward to

The again, I'm only 72

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I have no major age complaints, though I'm not so naive as to think they aren't coming my way if I live long enough.

Most of my complaints are annoyances rather than quality-of-life issues:

It's a rare night when I get more than six hours of sleep - and glorious, uninterrupted sleep is mostly a thing of the past.
Regardless of outdoor temperature I bring a sweater anywhere likely to be commercially air conditioned, grocery stores most especially.
While I remain pretty limber and have no trouble getting up from the middle of floor (so no chair or other means of assistance), my balance is definitely not what it once was.
Some jar lids are very difficult to open.
I need fairly strong reading glasses (2.50), but don't need distance glasses.
It's often hard to discern what someone next to me is saying when there's a lot of ambient noise.
Generally speaking, my upper body strength isn't what it was even 10 years ago.
 
I tore the lateral meniscus in my right knee about 12 years ago playing tennis. It hasn't given me problems in quite a while, but now it's acting up again. I may have to go to the doctor to get cortisone shots in my knee again. I would get them every three months after I first injured it and got them for about a year or so.

The thing is, I was considering playing tennis again. I guess that's out. I miss it.
 
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  2. Denmark
  3. Netherlands
  4. Switzerland
  5. Australia
  6. Austria
  7. Canada
  8. Norway
  9. New Zealand
  10. Spain
 

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