Recent content by Elizrogers

I am 70. I weighed 104-112 until I was 50, while living on fast food and Southern fried cooking. Retired a little over 2 years ago when lost job in company merger and no one wanted to hire a 68 year old woman, regardless of experience and references. I was 185lbs at 5'6" and considered myself...

What about pets? I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has no one to leave things to or to name as executor. I am single, only child and am not close to cousins. I have only one 1st cousin, and she will pull the plug and notify everyone in my contact list. She does not want my house...

I lived in my parents home off and on till I was 30. We had no deadly diseases to worry about, but I still had rules to follow to keep my parents from worrying, being disturbed, or compromising their personal beliefs. It was their house, I was usually in a financial bind and being allowed to...

Having been raised in the South, I watched my aunts and grandmother make terrific sweet tea by boiling two family size tea bags in a quart of water in a saucepan on the stove, then adding a full cup of sugar. Let it sit to room temp then pour over a pitcher of ice. It was terrific! However, I...

I was complaining once in my youth about not being able to do something I wanted, and was given some wise insight. I was told that we decide where to spend our money, and if we really want something we will make it a priority and give up other things for it. I choose to keep my cats happy...

This is long because I want to respond to all I’ve read and comment on my experience with everything from the deception and lack of care from shelters to how much faith to put in one vet. My bottom line advice is pets are worth whatever you spend on them, but if you aren’t willing to go in...

Wow. I wish I'd read these 20 years ago. I would have maybe done some things a lot differently. Especially investing in real estate. I'm amazed how many people retired long before social security eligibility. Before age 50, I planned on retiring at 62. My mother (my best friend) was living...

I am 69 and in surprisingly good health in every way except my bones. I am an orthopedic's dream. Started having back pain 15 years ago. After trip to Russia in 2004 (lots of walking & stair climbing), woke up one morning and could not straighten my back. I was walking around in a permanent...

I saw several articles about using HEPA filters or vacuum cleaner filters to give nearly an N95 equivalent effect. They did state to be sure they were polypropylene and not fiberglass. I have some filters from when we used ecologizers (room air cleaners) years back, so I called Honeywell who...

Gearhead Jim -- I will pray for your wife. You are way too excited about the possibility of cutting her hair!

And this is one of the few benefits of being a man. I wouldn't touch my hair myself, with any kind of clippers, scissors, or sheers. I may have hair like Cher's before this is over, which isn't a great look at 69 years old, but I'll wear it in a bun when out, and wait for my hair dresser...

Most grocery stores now have those anti-bacterial wipes at the door. I always take a couple and wipe the handle and my hands, but even so make sure not to put my fingers in my mouth or take any free samples. Always wash immediately upon arriving home and before I plan to eat anything. I wash...

I am a very light sleeper. If a leaf hits the window, I'm awake. If the furnace or ac comes on or goes off, I'm awake. At home I can cover most annoyances with the whirr of my ecologizer (air filtering machine), but when I am away from home is when it's impossible to sleep. In a hotel...

Tenant13, you need to move to Oregon for that. They have allowed euthanasia for years, under certain conditions. I don't see it becoming universal very soon, mostly because of families who don't want to let go. We singles probably have a better chance.

Chuckanut, a large part of your purposefulness is being there for your children. That's what I list when my parents passed too soon. You may be unmarried, but it sounds like you have enough family that you aren't really single, (in the sense I got from the initial post), at least not alone...