Woke up a Senior and don't know what to do

[Sally PB]

My hair is getting bald patches (meds) so I am sadly waiting for my first wig.

Or wear beautiful scarves. My hair is going grey, but I refuse to color my hair. If it falls out, I'll rock it bald, wear hats, scarves, whatever, but not a wig.

I turned 60 this year. I know a lot of people who "wish they could be 60 again." Wheee! This is the year I GET TO BE 60!!!

When I was in my 20s, I read something about aging that stuck with me: "Never regret growing older. Many people don't get the chance."

 

[sourland]

I turned 60 this year. I know a lot of people who "wish they could be 60 again." Wheee! This is the year I GET TO BE 60!!!

When I was in my 20s, I read something about aging that stuck with me: "Never regret growing older. Many people don't get the chance."

I have body parts I would trade to be 60 again.

 

[Sally PB]

I have body parts I would trade to be 60 again.

My mom said, "After 40, it's patch, patch, patch." I didn't start falling apart until I was 48. Every year it's something new, but since there are SOOOOO many people who have it much worse than I do, I can't complain.

As my hubby put it last night, after seeing the latest news about Ukraine, "Who wants to whine about ANYTHING right now?"

 

[TwoCrows]

You too huh? I want to stop thinking about my "I'm old" crisis, but then the thoughts of what I can't do now that I did before. Like riding Dressage creep in. Oh I have another horse, but she's comfy. I'm 63 and have very poor balance but I often think about getting a few lessons in.
Two Crows, it's hard for me now to not think about all the things my body won't let me do.

It's hard to except that there are things you can't do anymore. I have walked and hiked all my life, daily I used to walk or hike a few miles and I felt so good! It kept me in shape, and I was sure I could ward off old age when I got up there in the years. But it didn't! And my feet hurt SO badly now from all the miles I have put on them, I can't take those long walks anymore. I can barely get around on these painful feet. Yes, it bothers me greatly that my body is letting me down, but I am learning to except that I am going into a new phase in my life. Getting older doesn't have to be a bad thing, just like we no longer play hide and seek like we did as a kid, we don't feel badly that we don't want to play that game, we are not kids anymore. Now we look to caring for and loving ourselves in spite of our age. I like what @Sally PB just said, what with the war torn Ukraine, the suffering and displacement, I honestly can't complain that I can't take my walks.

 

[BarnyardChaos]

Doesn't anyone else have a Senior coming out story they could share?

I do. This past year has been hell on my body and mental state, and I'm just now beginning to accept that this IS how it's going to be from now on.... Oh, I could do some things to improve my health and be more active, no doubt... but no more riding motorcycles, no more long hikes, no more river rafting, no camping on the hard ground, no more snowmobiling over frozen lakes and trails, no more water skiing.

Tore the hell out of my shoulder a year ago, and while it has healed fine, the inactivity and limited mobility during that time took a major toll on me. Plus raising 11 pigs in the mud last summer without proper equipment damaged my body some more, from which I'm still trying to heal. I'm not the same as I was before. I feel OLD. I didn't before Dec. '21.

I've read @Shadrach 's advice on one of these pages, and taking it to heart. Hoping there is a point I'll stop feeling sorry for myself and wallowing in all these aches and pains, and just get off my ass and get busy living LIFE again, there is soooooo much I want to do still!

 

[Sally PB]

there is soooooo much I want to do still!

And start doing it!

I have joints that are telling me, enough already. I have made a deal with them. They will still work for me, and I will take it easy on them. If I have to stand up and walk slowly, I'll stand up and walk slowly. But I will stand up and walk.