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That was very insulting. sometime the pants in the younger section fit me better, sometimes,.
Golden that was great! I do admit I am not small chested and sometimes at 60 I still like to show the girl of a little. 😆
Not that I want to be large, but if I got them I might as well. 😂
I actually do quite a bit of clothes shopping at BJs , everyday tees and warm things.
I bought a flowery pj set & I plan to wear the top as a top out to dinner tomorrow night. It has puffed sleeves with a frilly neckline. With some black elastic waist pants (I have several now) 😂. Add some jangly earrings.. Voila!
The ladies of this town (on a mini-break) have been spotted with pink hair, extreme green cardi, big earrings, super bright eyewear, campingwear, farmwear, everything. Love it.
If you want to wear printed blouses and elastic waist pants - go for it,
If you want to be an Iris Apfel and wear tons of jewellery and bright colours - go for it.
If you want to wear jeans and t-shirts - go for it.
I've had cowboy boots for years - not because they were in style, but because they were useful and looked ok. Still do.
I don't care about what age you are. Wear what you want to wear. That may change as you get older. It's what you are comfortable in, in terms of how your look and how you feel. I don't care what the fashion mags say. or what is the latest fad. If you live long enough, they come around again anyway.
I'm currently in a US western state. I met a woman in her 70's who lived and worked on a remote cattle ranch for 40 years. I was at her house and she has a nice pair of leather boots on display. I asked about the cowgirl boots. She said she bought them at auction and would like to wear them but she only sees the young girls in sundresses wearing the cowgirl boots. She did not feel like it would be age appropriate to wear the boots.
It mad me sad that a woman who had owned and worked on a cattle ranch for 40 years did not feel like she could wear cowgirl boots due to her age.
We are in a western town by the way.
I have fun knit animal hats and have been twice informed that they were age inappropriate - meant for children. “My inner child’s head was cold.”
You know what I’m too old to wear?!? The fashion opinions of others! (And those funny one piece coverall pyjamas. Can’t get them off fast enough. 🚽)
Plus it's true when people say they feel invisible. It's like once you hit a certain age you aren't considered important enough to even be acknowledged anymore. Maybe that's why some people get louder when they age. That and hearing problems.
I hear Tynagh about finding appropriate clothes. I can still fit into young styles but I never want to be that woman in her sixties who is wearing tight fitting sweat pants that say juicy on the bum. Where are the clothes for those of us who aren't quite ready to just wear printed blouses and elastic waist bands every day?
I NEVER do that, until after I've been sick!
I'm only 60, and I go to the gym 5 days a week! What's it going to be like when I'm 80? Gaaaah!
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I’ve just been reading Oliver Sacks last book (Rivers of Consciousness), which has made me realise (all over again) how people of all ages have huge problems that they didn’t expect – tourettes etc sound just awful. It’s more common as you age, and there is less to gain than ‘curing’ someone younger. How do we cope with dignity as we age?
I'm going to look up that book today.
My son has tourets, my other is Asperger's, me dyslexic, I wondered if there all related.
There is no way we want anything to do with the vehicles they make today. Way too much distraction inside. In our old vehicles we know where every button is blindfolded.
We don't need a car to talk, beep, or sound an alarm... we don't need to answer a cellphone via that screen... we don't need a backup camera...
we don't need google map because I know how to read a map.... and what happened to the gear shift??? sorry but turning a dial just doesn't cut it. Plus I don't want to dig out my reading glasses just to go from "park" to "drive".
Our old Jeeps are great climbers, we don't need to shovel our driveway (not easy at our age) as they can climb over what the street snow plow puts in front of our driveway. We don't need to worry about door dents in parking lot as we probably couldn't find a new dent from the old ones. Yes, the paint is peeling off the roof of one Jeep, but heck, easier to find in a parking lot :)
(side note - why do they call them options when they're not optional?)
I learned eating the low inflammation diet really eliminated my aches and pains.
It takes a bit more cooking and planning but my results have been dramatic.
I'm currently in Montana. It is unbelievable who active seniors are here. People in their 70's and older mountain bike, ski, hike, walk.
I'm only 63 but people 20 years older than me are more fit. I was invited by a group of women to go kayaking. Most of them are close to 80.
We watched a bike race. There were a lot of finishers in their 70's who finished the 90 mile course or the 50 mile course. The course was high elevation riding on dirt/gravel trails.
It was inspirational.
I'm working on upping my game.
At the same time I am taking care of my husband who has been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease and after reading these posts, he seems to have been diagnosed as a person with this disease quite advanced. He had no symptoms that I noticed, then he was diagnosed and he quickly went downhill.
I guess that is a "novel " of an answer but I got carried away..
By the way, I found that one good thing about getting older is that you can do stupid stuff and blame it on your age. Carol Marie
Also, most people assume that seniors can't ask for what they want and they need to be coddled. There's a big difference between helping and trying to take over a senior's life.
All seniors do not need caretakers. If I become physically unable to take care of myself, then I'll get a caretaker.
Just because you are older it doesn't mean you can't learn something new.
But I do make more typos these days between my eyes and my fingers. I need to proof read more!
Mom thanked me on the drive home and said that she often felt invisible when people bypassed her.
I am sorry that a cashier treated you like you were invisible.
It sounds like you are staying active though, which is a good thing!
It is fabulous to have good public transportation. Subways and trains are easier than driving everywhere!
Naps are nice in the afternoon.
What was frustrating was knowing my husband (with Parkinson’s 35 years) could get himself up from the floor if I was able to help him to his knees. He had been going to PT so I spoke to his therapist about it and he agreed my husband’s legs were strong from the leg exercises they had been doing for several years. Yes he still falls at times, but because of PT they have decreased. I got a referral from our geriatrician for PT for me and I have already seen an improvement. So now, we go together.
I highly recommend trying PT when possible for LOs and caregivers, for falls or concerns of getting up from low places. If you do, I recommend trying to find a smaller clinic. I recently learned that most hospital therapy programs will only do a limited number of visits no matter what because the demand on their services. A test case was won in 2013 that allows PT for ongoing maintenance for certain conditions.
https://www.cms.gov/center/special-topic/jimmo-settlement/faqs
I ended up buying her a lift chair.