Pledge of the week. Finish painting the 0200 Hours miniatures.

Getting old sucks. I’m trying to get another sick note (sorry… they call them fit notes now in UK) as this Achilles thing is lingering. I’m find in the house, but if I go for a walk to do some essential shopping the pain kicks in by the time I get back and that’s only a mile round trip.

At work I walk an average of 10-12 miles a day carrying 10 to 15 kilos and when I’m not walking, I’m standing so thats 4 hours walking and the other 4 standing. And that’s not including the walk to work and rest of the days activities.

I’m trying to deal with it doing the exercises, but two weeks and it’s not fixed yet.

And then there are the floaters in my eyes. Bloody annoying when I’m trying to read, or paint. Old age is not kind to vision.

But I’m doing my best to deal with it. Some days are better than others.

Sorry about the whining… but you did ask @sundancer

you’re not fifty yet and already feeling it @sundancer ?
Growing old is gonna suck like heck if that’s where you’re are at the moment …

I’ve started to notice grey hairs … which is the only thing that reminds me that I’m over the halfway mark.
And glasses. Yeah, needing them to read stuff is not fun. I’d say that at the last BoW bootcamp was the first time I really noticed that I my eyes couldn’t focus on tiny things like they used to. Things really hit home when I got new glasses a year ago and I had +2. I still think my current glasses aren’t set up as good as the ones I had before. If only I hadn’t lost them somewhere.

Anyways …

I finally got my Port Royal pledge today. I think someone at UPS made a mistake when updating the tracking status. Not sure if I should retract the claim I made, but I’ve at least informed Firelock of the status so it’s all good. The pickup point wanted to charge me taxes + stuff (I guess the UPS app on their side was not showing the correct info either …), but since I could show them that I had paid already in my credit card app things were resolved.

Things to do …

Yarr … still need to finish my flooring tiles in my hobby space. I know I’ve said this a few times before, but I blame the weather for this. I can’t function properly when it’s hot outside. Maybe that’s what getting old is for me, but then I can’t recall ever liking warm weather.

Music …

Happy Weekend everyone.  Looks like you are going to be busy with all of that Blood & Plunder @limburger  Here I’ve been enjoying some sport ball, my teams (British & Irish Lions & England Mens Cricket) are doing very well.  Let’s hope that continues with the Women’s Footballers tomorrow.

Pledge:  Still plugging away with the Draugr and I’m also working through building 3 boxes of Victrix Republican Romans and Latin Allies.

Answer:  I’m over fifty and my eyes went about 5 or 6 years ago.  I had a career where staring at computers was important and that focal length seems to have worn out.  I had my eyes tested and I need and use 1.5x magnifier glasses.  I buy super cheap ones and have pairs everywhere around the house, in every coat and in the car – still find myself without a pair from time to time.  I’ve started to use 2.0x magnifiers for detailed painting work.  Not a concern – you can get up to 3.5x very easily so I’ve got plenty of scope yet 😀
My short term memory is shot but that is probably stress related rather than just my age.  Not being able to find the right word for things is frustrating as well, that is an age thing.  Physically it isn’t too terrible.  You are aware that stuff will go (strains, muscle pulls, etc.) but it usually announces itself in advance so you have time to get it sorted or work round it.  I have to be less carefree with eating and drinking but as a result I’m fitter so that’s a bonus.

As you get older you find hair grows everywhere… and when you see a grey nasal hair it’s just wrong!

I took a break for six months and when I got my paints out, I found I’ve become one of those guys who has to hold things at arms length to get them into focus. That was a real wake up call! It turns out I’ve got a fixed focal length now.  That, and the barber asking if I wanted the tops of my ears shaved when I went for my last haircut (hey, at least he didn’t ask if I wanted them styled).

I’m also celebrating the half-century this year. Some days I can’t believe it’s gone so quickly.
I’ve come to the conclusion that everyone has a lifetime salad quota. And a sausage rolls and pies and chips quota. You have to eat so many green vegetables over the course of your life. Clever folk spread them out over years and years. But some of us burn through our pies and chips quota too early in life and then have to live off salad to keep the cholesterol in check! It all evens out over time. I’m currently having to get the salad side of things up to balance.

Getting old sucks, but everybody’s doing it.
How to deal with it? Rest more.
There’s nothing more invigorating than a power nap.
And good socks. Invest wisely – buy yourself some good socks for the winter (nordic socks are amazing).
But don’t succumb to getting old. Don’t ever succumb. Look after yourself. But keep going!

the older you get … the need for longer arms becomes a thing 😉

I get this from my sister a lot – she’s just 12 months behind me, fast reaching her own 21-again-birthday.
And she insists that she doesn’t need reading glasses yet…. just longer arms!
I reckon I’ve got another two or three inches to go 🙂

(that said, x1.5 and x2 magnification glasses for painting…. wouldn’t be without them now)