It’s okay to let bucket lists go with no regrets. A few days ago, I wrote an article: Getting Ready for a Hiking Adventure In My Seventies. I was planning to climb Mt La Conte in Tennessee for a second time. It didn’t happen. …

How could I forget to use an everyday item? Last night I was sitting watching TV with my husband — our regular activity after a full day. About 10 PM, I usually start to get ready for bed. The first thing I do is take out my upper denture. Without…

“It has to be fun” was my motto for almost fifteen years. — I retired from a career in accounting at age 52. I had come into an inheritance and said farewell to numbers, spreadsheets and deadlines. No longer did I have to bring work home or dread Mondays. I always wanted to start my own pet sitting business, so I looked into…

But this is not farewell Do you remember that television commercial, “Are you smoking more now but enjoying it less?” It was geared to get smokers to buy Camel cigarettes. …

Next week, I am flying to New York State for a cousins’ reunion. It’ll be great to see all my relatives, especially my cousin Stacey (not her real name) who is transgender. We have become close since she evolved some years ago. Family members got a letter from Alex (not…

I guess I have to be patient. — I don’t want to sound like a Debby Downer, but I am not happy with my Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery results. Recently, my right hand has shown signs of reverting to its old annoying rhythm. I was doing pretty good at writing with a pen, but…

Is it easy for you or stressful? I read articles by Ruby Lee and Bebe Nicholson about retirement expectations and making new friends. My Retirement Life Isn’t Anything Like I Thought It Would Be I’m still struggling to find things to domedium.com Are The Five Things People Say About Retirement Really True? For me, only two statements were truemedium.com It is not easy for me to leave my comfort zone and be with new people.

Prompt: Pets I have had animals as pets for over 40 years. When my children were still at home, we adopted a mixed breed lab named Sarge at a County Fair. Two young adults stood with a sign “Free to a Good Home.” Poor Sarge looked so sad. …

Or do you not pray at all? I remember kneeling by my bed at night, saying a prayer before going to sleep. It was part of the nighttime regiment in our house. I guess it had a calming effect knowing God was watching over me. I believed in the whole…