On Being Middle-Aged

[desoto_hia873]

I had to go to the drugstore today to pick up a prescription. What else did I buy while I was there?

Reading glasses.

::sighs::

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. Wait until you add Depends, Ex-Lax and Arthritis cream to the list...

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

You're right--needing Depends would definitely be worse!

::cringes at the thought::

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

There are worse things than reading glasses! (I have 2 pairs in my desk at work, one pair in each room at home except the bathroom and a couple pairs at the cottage. I just keep forgetting where I put them.)

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

The really annoying thing is that I still get acne. I ask you--how unfair is that?!?

[ezagaaikwe.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. I need glasses, too, but lately I buy black cohosh and yam cream from the drugstore, and I'm bringing a little fan to WriterCon.

::is old::

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

I don't actually need the reading glasses for normal reading (yet), but I'm finding it increasingly difficult to do things like thread a needle or read tiny print. So I conceded to my fate and bought some.

I haven't hit the hot flashes stage yet and I'm starting to wonder if I will. We have a lot of endometriosis in our family and I suspect I'm getting it. Most of my immediate female relatives had 'artificial menopause' imposed on them, if you get my drift.

::sits in rocking chair next to yours::

::shakes cane at whippersnappers::