Hello to all my faithful readers!!! There is least one or two of you still out there, right? I hope so! Because Crabby McSlacker is posting again, I have been motivated to try to do the same.
I really want to start blogging again. This journey of life is heading into my twilight years and I feel like there are a lot of O. L. D. ladies like me out there, that are looking for answers on how to navigate these challenging times. Spoiler alert, I do not have those answers for you!
First off, I am still having issues with posting pictures on my blog. I've tried and tried and researched reasons as to why, but still have not had much luck with getting them to appear. Here's where my friend, Crabby, comes in. She doesn't post a ton of photos either. Will people still READ a blog with no, or few pictures? I find that hard to believe. I belong to a quilt guild that sends out a newsletter each month. I swear, only a small percentage of people read the newsletter. Instead, they ask other members, their questions that the answers to, are in the newsletter. So I will keep trying to add photos, but there might not be as many as I used to put up.
Enough on my blogging woes....
I should update you on my life, you voyeuristic people you! I made a few changes about two years ago and suddenly, the weight startied to drop! It was so drastic that the doctor had to run a bunch of tests to be sure I didn't have some hidden issue, such as cancer! I've been scanned, blood tested, and my body has been invaded by all manner of test equipment. They found nothing. I now weigh about what I did in MIDDLE SCHOOL!!! (153lbs) I am loving this new body that has eluded me for nigh on SIXTY years.
All my children have moved out and are currently self sufficient. That has helped our budgeting a lot! hahaha Who knew how much we were paying for these kids when they lived with us, as adults? They all contributed to the budget as much as they could, but we still were spending a lot more than we realized, on extra food and utilities. It's been quite the challenge to only make meals for just my husband and myself.
My husband will be able to retire in two years and a lot of our current life is centered around what that means for life changes? Will we continue to live where we are? What major expenditures will be try to accomplish before having our monthly income cut in half? Will we be able to live on that lower income? What will we do with all this extra time we will have? There are all kinds of financial challenges ahead. Mix in how to set up our estate or do our wills or having the DNR's in place, and it's a tad overwhelming.
It's been a tough year, due to politics. That adds a huge layer of concerns to our lives. We can't count on anything and are very apprehensive about the future of our country. I am so ashamed of what our government has done to our nation. It is so wrong. It hurts my heart.
I have a lot more to say, but for now, I just want to get this post out there and see if I can do a blog post a week in 2026. I plan to allow myself the freedom of talking about old age crap, political crap, healthy living stuff and weight loss crap. My blog could be all over the place in different topics next year. I hope you all bear with me.
I also hope you all had a happy holiday and are looking forward to a better new year! See you next week!
Hugs from WalkerLady and Abby
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