Recently I read an article on what older people are advised to do.. you don't have to, but it seems you'd be healthier and happier if you did these things.
Walk every day. ... I try to.
Go out at least three times and a week and socialize. ... not three times every week, but we do like to get out and about.
Tidy up your living area before bed. Ha ha, we always have books around, but the cushions are tidy.
Always leave the kitchen clean after cooking.. we do this together, but there are occasions when we're tired and things are left till the morning.
Clean basin and toilet every day. This is done every other morning by me.. Dh cleans the shower twice a week.
Keep up to date with paper work. We have lidded boxes into which we pop letters and sort them all out regularly.
Make your bed every day.. Ours is done after we've showered and had breakfast, leaving it open to air. Although sometimes. when we're in a hurry to get out for an early appointment, we rush off and forget.
All seem feasible and things that most people do without thinking, however as you age some activities are difficult and they take longer than they did, when you were younger and able. Also you don't always want to walk, rain puts me right off going out, and sometimes I don't feel like being sociable. I've met people with whom, I don't want to socialize!
I personally don't mind a bit of clutter, this is our home, not a show house! And when someone once remarked to me about not doing your dishes at night, 'what if something happened to you and the kitchen was a mess,' she said. I replied that people would think.. 'poor love, she can't have felt well, she hasn't done last nights dishes!' And when we've got home and found the bed with the duvet opened back for the bed to air, I've had a lie on it and rested for a minute or two!
So what do you think, everything spic and span or a 'living home,' comfortable for you?
Oh dear, what is the best way to live, I wonder?
Chrisxx
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