A WRINKLE and a WONDER a week

a WRINKLE a week

“If it’s not one thing it’s another.” For example, when asked about my physical ailment du jour I might say, “My knee is better, but my hip hurts now.”  With aging complicating my life, I often face multiple issues all occurring at the same time. My townhome needs work, my body needs work and the world is a total mess. It feels like the movie title “Everything Everywhere All At Once.”  I’d really prefer just one thing at a time. Thank you very much. It could be that I’m not as adept at juggling as I once was, or maybe I’m just tired more.My house of cards is more susceptible to collapsing. I’m not a moving target, I’m a sitting duck. But enough with the metaphors!  Shit happens and I have to deal with it or pay the price. My limited and fixed income is constraining and at times makes me fearful. Meanwhile time marches on and life gets even more complicated.

a WONDER a week

As the years go by, with more and more of, “been there done that”,  I’d like to think that I’ve learned a lot. A big part of what I have learned is that not everything is an emergency.  I can prioritize what needs to be addressed right now and what can wait. So that “Everything Everywhere All At Once” becomes more like First Things First and One Day at a Time. My body is not as reliable as it once was and I can plan for that. I don’t need to wait for the emergency to happen, I can focus on accessibility right now. Denial is still a liability for me, but it has been tempered by the many experiences I’ve had with “It won’t happen to me.” actually happening to me.  I’m not afraid to ask for help and not above playing the old, gray haired lady card. Problem solving is something I think I’m pretty good at. I dig deep, navigate phone prompts  and figure out who I need to talk to. Customer service is an oxymoron: my call is not important to them and they will not be with me shortly. I’m very tenacious and at times I am even patient. Yes, patience!