tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post5901995257102180772..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: The 'joys' or otherwise, of growing older...Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-25150129622663686792013-08-24T13:35:01.786+01:002013-08-24T13:35:01.786+01:00Always good to remember we are retired. It is so e...Always good to remember we are retired. It is so easy to either feel guilty for not doing much or else doing too much simply because we can! We have both, at last, stopped feeling guilty and adopted the manjana attitude to life. There is always tomorrow (hopefully) and tomorrow and tomorrow. Or next week, the week after that, or even the next month. Ad infinitum. xxDchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-78341152441586450902013-08-24T12:36:20.821+01:002013-08-24T12:36:20.821+01:00Yep, with you every step of the way with this post...Yep, with you every step of the way with this post, Dc. My housekeeping has really dropped a standard or two since the boys left home and especially since we retired. The essentials are done regularly of course, but the dusting and vaccing get done when I notice! Also we are getting a bit creaky but hey, still able to get around well and enjoy life. I overdid my commitments this year, and have just cancelled a long weekend at a festival with the Mollies as it was stressing me out trying to do all the planning/shopping/mum organising etc. So feel much better having jettisoned something I shouldn't have signed up to in the first place. As a good friend of mine has just said to me "Enjoy doing less, more." and she is so right! LxLynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15385150635938870512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80385858869599454772013-08-23T14:07:58.642+01:002013-08-23T14:07:58.642+01:00Well, we do get dressed eventually, not sure I wou...Well, we do get dressed eventually, not sure I would want to spend all day in my jim jams, otherwise I might have to find something else to sleep in:)Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-59470044247605753522013-08-23T10:56:03.145+01:002013-08-23T10:56:03.145+01:00Luckily for me, I rarely iron as DB has nearly alw...Luckily for me, I rarely iron as DB has nearly always done it. We don't often do the sheets but will do the duvet covers if needed. There is something rather homely and comfy about not being afraid to be in pyjama's during the day isn't there?Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-31148046383261364242013-08-23T10:54:35.420+01:002013-08-23T10:54:35.420+01:00I like to wear my nightie as there isn't anyth...I like to wear my nightie as there isn't anything on it that sticks, pulls or digs in. No matter how comfy my clothes may be, I always seem to have a mark somewhere on me by the end of the day.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-1819909705408611012013-08-23T10:53:34.118+01:002013-08-23T10:53:34.118+01:00See, there are some good things to look forward to...See, there are some good things to look forward to in older age!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-57844025179532550952013-08-23T10:51:22.308+01:002013-08-23T10:51:22.308+01:00Pleased to read all these comments, now I know I&#...Pleased to read all these comments, now I know I'm not the only one who sees no point in getting dressed if there's nowhere to go.<br />Don't even bother to shave if I'm not going out, doesn't seem much point, nobody's going to notice, and the razor lasts twice as long.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80310132960174254102013-08-22T21:55:20.921+01:002013-08-22T21:55:20.921+01:00I seem to behave very similar to you. Must be a ge...I seem to behave very similar to you. Must be a generation thing, I guess. I no longer can be bothered with too much house work. I no longer iron the bed sheets as I used to whilst younger. I must have been mad, as I had 3 young kids as well. Makes me wonder now where on earth I once found the time and energy to iron all our beddings. As it`s only us two that see the bedding I no longer waste time and efforts anymore. It seems that we learn to priorotize better as we get older. It`s much better for us as the old creeking bone syndrome sets in. I often do my housework in my pj`s before getting dressed. I`d done the dying of my hair red during my bellydancing years, just can`t be bothered anymore now with the mess it creates in the bathroom, so prefer to grow old naturally now. I`d never consider leaving the house in my pj`s though. I`m up by the crack of dawn and dressed by 10 am the latest, but will also be found back in my pj`s by mid afternoon when I have no reason to leave the home, when there is bad weather or it`s winter. Comfort is far more important now than it`s ever been in my life. And to flounce around in pj`s and dressing gown halfway through the day is very cosy. I do this far more during the winter month, though. I don`t wear any socks from May to beginning of October, just slop around in flip flops most days, even at work. Must be the aging thing that makes me so layed back now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-54578222542943981292013-08-22T20:14:10.289+01:002013-08-22T20:14:10.289+01:00Good for you! I will probably be the same in a few...Good for you! I will probably be the same in a few years when I retire!(I'm definitely one for my nightie and/or dressing gown too if I dont have to be anywhere!).Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462752559193522943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-58904647473124158982013-08-22T19:17:20.476+01:002013-08-22T19:17:20.476+01:00I love your attitude, and I enjoyed reading your p...I love your attitude, and I enjoyed reading your post :) <br />I usually go out to the mailbox dressed in my pyjamas, and sometimes also to hang out the washing. Luckily we have few neighbours, though I would never have done that at a younger age, think I am getting more relaxed about dressing up the older I get.Hildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11224506888263486522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-77062488068047811572013-08-22T18:10:43.057+01:002013-08-22T18:10:43.057+01:00Whilst staying at my son's one weekend, we saw...Whilst staying at my son's one weekend, we saw a woman in Tesco in her pyjama's and slippers plus her hair was in giant rollers. She was around 30 years old or so. For me, that is taking it a little too far.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-30934074217334425172013-08-22T18:09:47.859+01:002013-08-22T18:09:47.859+01:00I shall have to keep a look out in the news as I b...I shall have to keep a look out in the news as I bet that will be a hard habit to break.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-55575385542515703632013-08-22T18:09:18.684+01:002013-08-22T18:09:18.684+01:00Ha, takes one to know one - dressing gown lover I ...Ha, takes one to know one - dressing gown lover I mean!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-19326649230598992812013-08-22T17:35:38.652+01:002013-08-22T17:35:38.652+01:00I often do all the above and have been shopping in...I often do all the above and have been shopping in my PJ,s even in Tesco, with a long mac and boots who can tell. because I work nights i hang my washing out before I shower, so PJ,s it is even my Winnie The Pooh ones, my neighbours do not mind, and I wouln't worry if they did. apart from the odd Sciatica episode I still tear around like a mad woman and hope to continue for a few more years. I am 62 and that used to be old now it is still middle aged. I had not considered dying my hair purple, red maybe. I did have it green and Yellow once when Norwich F C were in the cup run, and Orange when Diss F C won the Vase.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-33668831237898975292013-08-22T16:30:52.304+01:002013-08-22T16:30:52.304+01:00I echo every word and sentiment.
Lovely Hubby l...I echo every word and sentiment. <br /><br />Lovely Hubby let's it all hang out literally most weekend mornings when he jogs over starkers to let the chickens out, he's never been spotted by a neighbour ....yet, but it's something he'll have to refrain from once we move, the main road runs past the front of the house.<br /><br />I can see him on the local Welsh news, 'Scottish interloper done for indecent exposure'.<br /><br />Sue xx (Joan's daughter and LH's wife ... and long time tormenter) :-)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-23444362325869206232013-08-22T15:32:55.648+01:002013-08-22T15:32:55.648+01:00Thank you for mentioning me,Ive never been mention...Thank you for mentioning me,Ive never been mentioned on a blog before,lol.You have a great attitude to life.by the way I am sat reading this in my dressing gown and its only afternoon,and I will be getting my washing in soon,dressed in my dressing gown!redbarliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933090133666805318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-34238786729300167322013-08-22T15:21:32.850+01:002013-08-22T15:21:32.850+01:00Well, lets face it, you have to laugh really.Well, lets face it, you have to laugh really.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-56330333724132479612013-08-22T15:21:11.432+01:002013-08-22T15:21:11.432+01:00You should see us on our walking days. If the walk...You should see us on our walking days. If the walk stops halfway around for lunch, we look like we have just got off a horse!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-39275469024029316152013-08-22T15:20:36.567+01:002013-08-22T15:20:36.567+01:00I am just enjoying being this age even if I am get...I am just enjoying being this age even if I am getting more creaky each year.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-7222954367091191262013-08-22T14:59:39.848+01:002013-08-22T14:59:39.848+01:00We both laugh at each other in the mornings, getti...We both laugh at each other in the mornings, getting out of bed flat footed and hobbling to the bathroom because nothing wants to bend. Dressing for comfort, no make up, quick brush through the hair instead of preening in front of the mirror, comfy shoes, no rushing around..... I love my life too xKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228988475838309316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-35494467216018916012013-08-22T14:11:55.291+01:002013-08-22T14:11:55.291+01:00Oh DC I can definitely empathise with the struggli...Oh DC I can definitely empathise with the struggling to get up from a sofa as John and I are going through this at the moment. We'll look at each other and say "Hmm old age creeping up on us" but we do laugh about it. Many a morning I can also be found hanging the washing out in my dressing gown too. I do think though that we are all as young as we feel even though the joints are seizing up!<br />Patricia xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-7427618220429227262013-08-22T12:48:59.835+01:002013-08-22T12:48:59.835+01:00Thats the wonderful thing about being nearer 60 th...Thats the wonderful thing about being nearer 60 than 50, I can avoid dressing up, I can turn into a semi recluse ( apart from the campsite) I can do what I want at last- well more or less! I also do the dressing gown thing but only in the winter.( campsite visitors again).Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-62129938424346468532013-08-22T12:16:51.806+01:002013-08-22T12:16:51.806+01:00How lovely to hear from you Joan, glad you comment...How lovely to hear from you Joan, glad you commented. I could have gone on more, might do one day, who knows!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-77735246054042345062013-08-22T11:35:02.116+01:002013-08-22T11:35:02.116+01:00What a wonderful attitude I loved every word of yo...What a wonderful attitude I loved every word of your post .<br /> There are trials and triumphs for each age we go through; <br />Carry on with your lovely positive attitude <br />with very kind regards<br /><br />Joan [ Sue and L.H,s MUM XX joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872750366365019838noreply@blogger.com