A genuine first post
I thought I was writing my first post but it turns out that was the Home page. Which I'll leave in place.
One of the three websites I mentioned is about ageing, what it's like to be old and getting older.
One example: today I had planned to do some weed-eating, probably about thirty minutes worth. Nothing urgent, could be put off for many days, a part of the yard that can't be seen by neighbors or passers-by.
But last night I started having dizziness, something that happens off and on, not frequently, every few months. When I change position — lying to standing, sitting to standing, bending over — I'll get dizzy, need to stop moving until things stabilize or I can lose my balance.
Sometimes these stretches of dizziness last for several weeks, sometimes they go away after a day or two. Often they are mostly a nighttime thing, easing off once I'm up and around for the day. Occasionally not so much.
This spell began last night. I've been up for a few hours but it hasn't eased off yet, I need to be careful about how I move after changing position, mostly standing up to walk.
So the weed-eating will likely be put on hold for now.
I am wary about making excuses, giving in to laziness, and so I've thought about pushing through and just going to do it.
But I've also had physical incidents while doing yardwork, mostly minor, the sort you shrug off when younger. Now I'm less likely to disdain these, since I don't recover from them nearly as quickly, and each one is an opportunity to injure myself badly. Which wouldn't bother me all that much, but could end up being a major burden on loved ones.
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