EVERYTHING'S FINE

             I Fall to Pieces

The season is upon us. How do you feel about it? Are you an obnoxious pumpkin spice lover. A sweater and plaid wearing fool?  A drunk football tailgater? Do you own shares in a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hay riding farm? Do you love seeing frost on your pumpkin? Do you love the leaves falling, making a mess?

In case you haven't figured it out yet, I hate fall. Give me a hot summer day with a glass of iced tea in my hand. I can hear you all shaking your heads. "She must be crazy." But as Sheldon would say, "No. My mom had me tested." (Not really. I just love that line.)

Fall, to me, is the beginning of winter. And I really HATE winter. I still have bad memories of the 2007 Great Ice Storm. Look it up. https://www.weather.gov/sgf/events_2007jan12

So, you guys can keep your sweaters and pumpkin spice, and I will put another blanket over me and pray for a short winter.

EVERYTHING'S FINE

 

I'm not a social butterfly. I do not enjoy meeting people. I cringed every time I had to put on a "hello" nametag at some company function I was forced to attend. Siting at the lunch table, making small talk with people I would never see again, choking down some dry chicken. Not what I call fun. I was always the first to leave, making some lame excuse like "I need to study the handout material".

 

 I like the friends I have, and I don't need any more. I am an only child, raised in the country. I learned early on to enjoy my own company. We seldom attended church and my parents both worked so they rarely socialized. Holidays with aunts, uncles, and cousins I didn't really know, was about it.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. Being an only child has its perks. I really cleaned up at Christmas. 😊

My son is always urging me to get out of my room, meet people and participate in the activities they have planned every day. I tried Bingo. No thanks. Nothing like a bunch of nearly deaf old people, with poor eyesight, trying to play bingo, to ruin a perfectly good napping day.

 Luckily, my son has mostly given up trying to make me socialize. If I ever get lonely, I have the aides

leave my door open so I can hear others making noise.

I'm retired. I deserve to do what makes me happy. None of which include being social.

EVERYTHINGS FINE

 

Let Us Entertain You

I watch a lot of tv. Always have. But now that I live in a nursing home, I spend much more time watching the "idiot tube". Older peeps will know that phrase. I am looking forward to some new and some old shows this fall.

I'll start with the new. Matlock. Love Kathy Bates. Such a talented actor. Her role in Misery almost made me not want to become a writer.  😆   Plus, I still watch the original Matlock. I'm not expecting it to be the same, but maybe some nod to the original.

Next, Elsbeth. I know it's not new but, I somehow missed it last year. I watched an episode last night and loved it!

I don't watch many reality shows. Two of them are Survivor and The Voice.

And now that I have blue tooth headphones I can't wait for those two.

Do you have any favorites or new shows you can't wait for? Comment below.