Tough Ass Day for me

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

54. What bothers me is how many people refuse to understand that there

comes a time when they can no longer live in a home.

I am 75, in excellent health, and I live alone in my small but just right for me home. However, I fully expect to move into some kind of independent/assisted living place probably by the time I'm 80. For one thing, I look forward to not driving any more. I can tell that my driving skills are not as good as they used to be. I'm just sorry my city doesn't have better public transportation.

Another downside of staying in the same place for so long is that even people who aren't actual hoarders tend not to get rid of things they long ago should have discarded. Moving somewhat frequently is helpful. I've been in my current place for 14 years now, and I'm deliberately getting rid of stuff.

My sister and I spent a year getting our brother and his wife out of the home they'd been in some 40 years. They are hoarders, so it was something of a nightmare. We got them into assisted living, and those places clean the units every week. I expect it is in no small part to curtail hoarding.