Time to take care of business. Clear out the clutter.
For me -- one very important element to getting older is having HOBBIES. Yikes. I am sooo fortunate to have hobbies that interest me that I can STILL DO.
The BIG TWO in my life are: Reading and Sewing. These two wonderful hobbies STILL bring me pleasure on a daily basis.
John used to love playing golf and hunting. But the truth is -- for many reasons -- those are not good hobbies for old people...
I'm going to focus on what works for me...
I'll start with READING. I've been an avid reader all my life -- and it's shaped me.
There is nothing more satisfying than falling into a good book....and reading is a hobby that, by it's very nature -- CHANGES WITH YOU.
When I was younger, I didn't think much about buying books. I loved owning shelves of wonderful books. But, again, at this stage -- I DON'T WANT TO BRING ANY MORE STUFF INTO THE HOUSE...
Over the years, a big CHANGE in my reading habits has been that I started to get most of my books FROM THE LIBRARY.
We are blessed in this country to have an absolute amazing system of FREE libraries. I hear this from my friends all over the country. Laura in Puyallup, Washington; Rhonda in Oswego, Illinois; Marion in Tequesta, Florida; Jackie in Wilmington, North Carolina...
They're everywhere, they're everywhere!!!
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| Of course, we can mostly thank Andrew Carnegie, who gifted his fortune to build 3000 libraries all across America. |
I am a devoted fan of Audio books, but I have always been a LATE adapter when it comes to technology. I hung on to books on cassette tape long after the technology was considered obsolete. And now I find myself doing the same thing with CD books.
Ugh. I need to figure out how to download books from the library onto my tablet so I can listen to them in the car, or when I'm walking on my treadmill. (see? I can write fiction...)
I CAN DO IT!! Maybe Lilly will help me.....because a long, happy life is ALL ABOUT EMBRACING CHANGE...
I was like you. But just before Christmas I ask my non-judgy millennial coworker to help me sort it out. OMG! It is the best. The next thing you will do is trade in your car for one with Bluetooth...:)
ReplyDeleteChecked out four more books from library today. Have read about 10 this month already. Really need to remember to bring my Kindle to the library sometime, as I can't seem to get connected to the library with it....and I'm fairly tech savvy.
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