Getting older...and living alone

[Lilith7]

Let family help. Becoming a grey nomad has some real advantages too - and doing the big clean out and downsize is a good exercise for us all. As is making arrangements while we are hale and hearty, and talking about it so everyone knows what we want and has the chance to get used to the mad ideas we might have.

Communication is really important as we get to the three score and ten, as is doing the research

And I consider myself particularly blessed having this little pensioner flat, and the income to survive nicely. If only every older person had the same security about their future living arrangements. I know it saved my life in so many ways.

I am lucky that I have the security of having other income coming into the house, and also can still sell on TM, so I am blessed.

I think I worry for the sake of it. I'd worry if I didn't have something to worry about. I think it's part of what goes with anxiety. That does cloud alot of things for me.

A DIL has a bit of a problem with that; she's found that doing those - I can't think of the proper term but basically its going into a bathing tank thingy for a set amount of time so many minutes or whatever, in salty water so you're floating - has helped a bit, & also the odd bit of meditation helps.
I think its the Greek people who have 'worry beads', presumably for the same reason.