Growing Old isn't easy !

Growing old is strange - - the clothes we wear - - even our shoes - - how I loved those narrow feet with high heels and pointed toes ! And Now - -we must be practical ! The constant admonition "DON'T FALL !" - - as if that were something we might chose to do ! So the shoes - - ah me, those shoes.

And all parts of us grow old - - even the smallest parts - - even those toes. And they don't stay straight any more - -they curl over each other and create problems. And we can't even cut those darn toe nails any more - - they have gotten so thick and curled it takes a specialist to do the job. DARN !

And as they grow crooked it sometimes takes special things to keep them a little more comfortable. Like that 2nd toe curled under the big one - a doctor gave me a small elastic, tubular bandage to put on it to protect it. So every night I take it off, wash it, dry it, and put it on my dresser for morning. Then in the morning I need to get it, put a drop a hand lotion on it so it will slip on more easily on that toe.

So I chose my slacks for the day, pick out a matching top, remember that little 'thingy' for my toe - -put it for safekeeping on my little finger - -get a drop of hand lotion to put on it - - go pick out the socks and shoes for the day - - take a sock and stretch it - they are always too tight - put on the sock, - -the start to put on the shoe - - but that little 'thingy' is still on my little finger - - - -so - - off comes the sock - on with the 'thingy' - then the sock and shoe - -

Getting dressed can be so complicated !!!