Adulting—Day 7/30

On By dinahIn #NanoPoblano2023, Disability, self care



I’m adulting…not happily, but I’m doing it.

I had two medical appointments today that I wanted to blow off in the worst way…(sigh)… I kept the appointments because I’m trying to be a grown-up. I don’t really have the luxury of ignoring my health anymore.

Routine visits become about more tests and more visits. My first reaction is always to think “thanks, but no; I’ll pass.” I don’t say it. I just think it.

Well, sometimes I say it.

The tests make sense because aging bodies can do weird things. It’s better to be proactive rather than reactive. But there’s a big part of me that would prefer to stick my head in the sand and just wish it all away.

Aging is a strange process. My body is changing faster than I would have expected….physical disabilities don’t really make anything better. But internally, I don’t feel differently. I still feel like my 20-something invincible self.

I think feeling invincible is a good thing… I think it helps us maintain forward movement in our lives.

Perhaps aging is about maintaining our internal feeling of invincibility and adding a good amount of common sense and preventative maintenance to keep our physical selves as healthy as possible…

It sounds a bit like drudgery, doesn’t it?

I guess that’s why adulting takes so much effort…..

OK… I have to go get a good nights sleep… I have more tests to schedule…there will be more adulting to be done tomorrow.

And when the adulting gets to be too much… There will always, always be chocolate!

—Wishing you tomorrows full of everything you need and at least a few things that you want.

I’m glad you’re here💜

This post is part of the November Nanopoblano challenge. A group of us committed to writing a blog post every day for the month of November. Please visit the blogs of my other Nanopoblano cheer pepper friends HERE

8 thoughts on “Adulting—Day 7/30”

  3. Yes we are watching bear in a big blue house right now. The topic is “picture perfect health.” It’s a kid’s thing. So that has me thinking, is this adulting or is it just a part of the caravan of life? Regardless I’m glad that you are being attentive to the needs of your body while also feeling 20 inside! I don’t feel 20 inside. I wonder what that would be like for me? Something to think about!

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  4. Having a lifelong physical disability means living in the gray. Weird things happen in my body and the doctors never understand what/why. For most of my life it’s been easier to just ignore and move forward. But…aging adds another layer so that needs to be taken into consideration too…complex and annoying but…necessary.

    As for feeling 20….when I was 20-ish, I couldn’t wait for the day when I would feel older, established, like I knew what I was doing….
    Ha!!! I’m still waiting 😁🤪

    Hugs💜

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    1. Hi Stephen!
      Yes… Seeing doctors is such a drag. I grew up with a neuromuscular disorder that none of my doctors have ever understood, or bothered to learn about. Consequently, when I have issues, they look at me like I’m speaking Greek. Then, of course, I wonder why I even bothered seeing them in the first place. I wish healthcare could be easier for all of us!
      I read that you have a new diagnosis… Something with your heart? That should be something that is understandable by the medical profession. Please take good care of yourself, be a good advocate for yourself, and don’t tolerate crappy support!
      Thanks for visiting! I appreciate the company🌺

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