I wouldn’t believe it if I were told my situation is unique. There have to be others who experience the same things.
Something I noticed this past week was a feeling of being rushed, or constantly watching the clock to be sure to make appointments on time, and it seems there are more and more appointments to get to the older I get.
When I was young, the only things I had to be on time for were meals and bedtime, and my parents always reminded me, so it wasn’t like I had to watch the time and plan when to head home so I wouldn’t be late.
Once school years were a part of my life, I started learning how to watch time more closely. I also had to learn to remember where I needed to be and figure out how much time I needed to get where I needed to get.
As I grew older and entered adult life, I had to learn to remember when bills were due, when I needed to go to work, when to go to a doctor or dentist, and, of course, when I had social functions to attend.
Life becomes a routine. You work, you go home, you attend social events, and you repeat the process over and over.
Eventually, you reach the age of retirement, and you think the pressures of having to be at a certain place at a certain time would subside or slow down considerably. Then you start to figure out that life is just requiring you to pay attention to a different set of responsibilities – like more doctor appointments than when you were younger, and if you still have your teeth, you’ll find yourself paying more attention to the maintenance of your mouth.
The biggest challenge is remembering where and when your appointments are and figuring out a way to avoid booking appointments that overlap and make you start juggling your time.
I suppose I should have expected this, because when you start to get older, your body demands more attention, and you learn to juggle your time to allow you to see the right people at the right time – now if I could get my mind to recall those appointments better, I’d be in much better shape – at least mentally!
Have A Good Week!
