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<blockquote data-quote="Pink Elephant" data-source="post: 734414" data-attributes="member: 21572"><p><strong>What are your experiences with age? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Goodness me... so many. Mild aches and pains, including flare-ups of joints every now and then. Plus not having the motivation and energy as I used to. Also, my outlook on life (at times) can be negative... more so than it used to be.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Are there certain things you remember doing with the greatest of ease, but no longer have the oomph to tackle like you used to? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Absolutely. Wall-scrubbing/washing, floor washing, though I still do those things, I don't have the strength or energy to tackle them like I used to.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>How about medication... do you find yourself taking the likes of Advil and Tylenol (or other) more so now that you're older, as compared to when you were younger? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Sure do! Not regularly, but when needed, absolutely.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>How about morning stiffness? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Yuppers, especially after a day of gardening. My back, legs, and neck tend to relay stiffness and soreness the worst.</span> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What about housework? Are there certain things you flat-out refuse to tackle now that you're older, that you used to think nothing of when you were younger? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Not really, but I can tell you that I don't slide furniture around and rearrange rooms like I used to. LOL!</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>What bothers you the most when it comes to general daily aches and pains? Your back? Your knees? Your joints? <span style="color: #4d4dff">All the above. Sometimes soreness migrates into the cheeks of my butt, depending on what it was that I was doing.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>How about stamina? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Still pretty good, but I'd be lying to myself if I didn't recognize the fact that I have slowed down a fraction, compared to when I was younger. Age is definitely creeping in.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>How about memory? <span style="color: #4d4dff">LOL! Excellent for the most part, but some days let me tell you.</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>How about interest in doing things? <span style="color: #4d4dff">Oh yes... I'm still active and enjoy doing things, but I also enjoy relaxing, too, something I never really used to be good at when I was younger. How times change the older one gets.</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pink Elephant, post: 734414, member: 21572"] [B]What are your experiences with age? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Goodness me... so many. Mild aches and pains, including flare-ups of joints every now and then. Plus not having the motivation and energy as I used to. Also, my outlook on life (at times) can be negative... more so than it used to be.[/COLOR] Are there certain things you remember doing with the greatest of ease, but no longer have the oomph to tackle like you used to? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Absolutely. Wall-scrubbing/washing, floor washing, though I still do those things, I don't have the strength or energy to tackle them like I used to.[/COLOR] How about medication... do you find yourself taking the likes of Advil and Tylenol (or other) more so now that you're older, as compared to when you were younger? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Sure do! Not regularly, but when needed, absolutely.[/COLOR] How about morning stiffness? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Yuppers, especially after a day of gardening. My back, legs, and neck tend to relay stiffness and soreness the worst.[/COLOR] What about housework? Are there certain things you flat-out refuse to tackle now that you're older, that you used to think nothing of when you were younger? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Not really, but I can tell you that I don't slide furniture around and rearrange rooms like I used to. LOL![/COLOR] What bothers you the most when it comes to general daily aches and pains? Your back? Your knees? Your joints? [COLOR=#4d4dff]All the above. Sometimes soreness migrates into the cheeks of my butt, depending on what it was that I was doing.[/COLOR] How about stamina? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Still pretty good, but I'd be lying to myself if I didn't recognize the fact that I have slowed down a fraction, compared to when I was younger. Age is definitely creeping in.[/COLOR] How about memory? [COLOR=#4d4dff]LOL! Excellent for the most part, but some days let me tell you.[/COLOR] How about interest in doing things? [COLOR=#4d4dff]Oh yes... I'm still active and enjoy doing things, but I also enjoy relaxing, too, something I never really used to be good at when I was younger. How times change the older one gets.[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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