I am a retired teacher who quit drinking and found happiness! After going deaf, I now have two cochlear implants!
Dear Readers, I have written about some of my fears before but lately I have found myself in more of a fearful state. I fear for our country, I fear for my, and all my loved ones, health, I fear for some future moment or event. (Here is an older post about my fear of … Continue reading Fears
Notice the fingers? LOL Dear Readers, Today I have been alcohol free for 11 years. Crazy to think of that! I turned 72, and I have nothing to complain about, other than some older body parts slowly falling apart! Mr. Untipsy and I celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary, which is also crazy! We are still … Continue reading 11 Years
Or is it ruminating about overthinking? All I know is both have caused me anxiety and depression, and they have also made my anxiety and depression worse. A chicken and egg kind of thing. I was wondering if there was a difference between the two types of thinking. Some definitions describe overthinking as something we … Continue reading Overthinking Ruminating
Just a quick note to say, hello to all in Blog Land! Today is my 10 Year anniversary of not drinking alcohol. Mr. UT and I are just enjoying life in all the big and little ways we can. We still do many outdoor activities, but have kept up our weight lifting at the gym … Continue reading Alcohol Free for 10 Years!
Hello Dear Blog Friends! Just a note to let you know, I am celebrating 9 years today! The biggest help for me was support from anywhere I could find it! Mr. UT has been my main support! We are both 70 now, 😱😂, and recently had our 47th wedding anniversary! We were high school sweethearts, … Continue reading Alcohol Free 9 Years!
Dear Readers, Both Mr. UT and I are getting to what I call, the Middle Age of Old Age! LOL We will be both 70 this summer! YIKES! This might mean we only have, (if everything goes as normal), maybe 10 to 15 years left to live. Some of those years might not be the … Continue reading Yikes! Last Month of 60’s!
Dear Readers, Mr. UT pushed me into the dentist office for a checkup and we were chatting with the receptionist, when a woman walked over and started asking me about my cochlear implants. It turns out she had a smilier experience about going deaf over time. It was a chance meeting, and as we talked … Continue reading A Serendipitous Meeting
Dear Readers, Have you ever smelled something in the present that brought back happy memories from the past? That happened to Mr. UT and I today, as he was taking me across one of our favorite bridges that goes over the Minnesota River. We could smell the river smells so strongly. It's a unique smell, … Continue reading Savoring
It was spring for a day! Minneapolis Back to Minnesota Spring! Dear Readers, My knee surgery is done. It went very well. I had a special kind of meniscus root repair, one that hopefully will be better than just shaving off the meniscus. You can read about it in this, article, written by my surgeon, … Continue reading Hopping and Rolling Along
Dear Readers, Two events, happening close together, has led me to have some interesting thoughts about death and dying. This is not meant to alarm anyone, but I find just putting these thoughts on paper to be so helpful. About a year and half ago, Mr. UT and I were in a bad car accident, … Continue reading Thoughts About Death
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