Yes I'm sorry I didn't post, for a while there weren't any words in my head, now there too many, all jumbled up! Seeing. what seemed to us a moon light flit from the house down our road, which of course it wasn't at all, we just didn't see them go. It got me thinking how you don't know what you can't do, till you can't. For example I didn't know I couldn't balance on a moving upward travellator, till I fell on it! By the way my botty is still bruised and tender!
Its old age, it sort of creeps up on you, like a cat with socks on, you don't know its there, until it is! Each night part of my prayers for myself is that, I'll sleep well. I read until I feel my eyes closing and then at approximately 23:23 each night the same time, I put my pillow flat and after one last loo visit, settle down to sleep.
I can usually go till about 01:30 when my bladder says 'yo-hoo' and I shuffle the 16 steps to the bathroom, the door is left open and the toilet seat up.. after all its only me up, Dh sleeps all night! I repeat the 16 steps there and 16 back, twice more times before the morning.. altho at the first pit stop I take my thyroxin tab and at my last I take some tabs for my aches and pains, and after that it means I sleep for as long as three hours plus! I didn't know three years ago I would have to get up three time every night. It used to concern me, but when speaking to other women in my age group, I learnt they too get up three times each night, I didn't feel so concerned. I just wish my Dr had told me, it wasn't just me, it would have saved me some grief!
So there you are, my night time life, which arrived unannounced approx. three years ago.. I take my time in the mornings and sit with my first cup of tea and watch the birds on our feeders and slowly wake up, talking to God and saying a thank you that at Dh and I are awake together. Old age arrived and I didn't realise it would so fast, but do you know, its not so bad, I don't worry about dust or the odd cobweb, its not important to me any more and the quiet of a new day allows me to 'wool gather' and talk to you.
I know the feeling. I'm just discovering things I didn't know I couldn't do as well. Like get up from the floor without some sort of support or something to hold on to if I find myself there for any reason, like just getting into the back of bottom cupboard. Take care.
ReplyDeleteIt must be horrible to get disturbed sleep every night like you do. sometimes i have trouble going to sleep, that's a new thing for me these last couple years, thankfully it's doesn't happen every night. Take care x
ReplyDeleteI so agree with you about sleeping habits changing and sometimes I feel more tired in the morning than at night. I am typing this at 11am and should really be getting on with some housework. Catriona
ReplyDeleteLife just has zoomed by and all of a sudden we open our eyes and wonder where did it all go. Every time I'm reminded what my age is when I have to fill out a doctor form I just shake my head.
ReplyDeleteI'm usually up once in the night, but I'm sure that will increase! My hubby sleeps all night too.
ReplyDeleteIt's all a new rhythm, isn't it. My grandmother used to travel with a fascinating little camping kettle that heated the water with a little flame from a white fuel tablet, (so dangerous in the bedroom!) so that she could make herself a hot drink in the middle of the night when she came to stay. At the age of 7 or 8 I thoughts l this was so weird. Now I completely understand.
ReplyDeleteWaking up together to live another day…perfect!
ReplyDeleteYes, these things sure do creep up on us. I only wake up once most nights and I pray that it will be around 4am or later, just so that I can take one of my BP tablets, the one that makes me drowsy. Then by the time I wake up again around 6ish the worst of the effects will be wearing off and I will be okay to drive by 9am. If you had told me all that two years ago I would have laughed ... thankfully I'm good at laughing at myself.
ReplyDeleteYes ... as we age the rhythm of life changes doesn't it and adjustments have to be made which isn't always easy.
ReplyDeleteSending good wishes.
All the best Jan
Like you I get up multiple times but it isn't always the same time. It didn't used to be like this. 75 in December is feeling very old.
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