TYPES "A", 'B', & "C"

I have come to realize there are three basic types of Senior Citizens. Type "A" are the over achievers. Their calendars are filled to bursting with daily activities.  They are up at dawn and out the door by      7:00 AM  to begin their busy days. 

Years ago when Husband had just retired we bumped into a couple that we had taught with years ago.  They had retired a few years earlier, moved to Florida to a retirement community like the Villages and seemed to be very happy with their new lives. When we suggested we find a day and time to get together the wife pulled out her pocket calendar that was the size of Websters Unabridged Dictionary. She began flipping through pages that were filled with scribbles and notes of things they were scheduled to do.  Their days were filled with activities like golf, shuffle board, dance class, cooking classes, water aerobics, spin class, pottery, theater group, pickle ball, trips to the casino, concerts, Bridge and Mahjong to name a few.  After ten minutes of flipping calendar pages we gave up and never saw them again. Clearly they are TYPE "A" senior citizens. No moss grows between their toes so to speak and they are never at a loss for something to do.  

Moving along to our Type "B" senior citizen we have The Man.  The Man does not own a calendar. (That's what he has me for.). Type "B" seniors get up anywhere between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM. They shuffle out into the kitchen in their PJ's and slippers, barely stay upright long enough to make a cup of coffee and then sit down to read the paper, check their e-mail and see what is new on Facebook. After about two hours they are ready to move over to the couch to turn on the TV to see what is new in the news.  An hour or so after that it may be time to get dressed and head out to the one or two doctor appointments that are scheduled for the week.  Once back from the appointment, having stopped at some fast food establishment for a nourishing lunch of a burger and fries, it's time for the afternoon siesta that can last anywhere between one to three hours.  (It's exhausting walking out to the car and back)  When waking from the nap it's time to move out onto the lanai for a drink and an hour or so of sitting watching the squirrel run across the screen roof.  By now it's time to move back inside to catch News Max at 4:00 PM, Fox News at 5:00PM, local news at 6:00 PM, Wheel of Fortune at 7:00 PM and then three or more hours of Netflix, Hockey or Football depending on the season or day.  By 11:00 PM it's time for showers and bed so he can be rested to begin the cycle all over again.  In the case of our Type "B" senior citizen there is no calendar but their days are pretty much the same routine day after day with slight variations of which doctor is being visited at what time. 

And then there's me,  Type "C" to be sure.  My life can be described as a "Crap Shoot", a game of chance in which you never know what will happen.    I can wake up anywhere between 4:00 AM and 10:00 AM,  but when ever I wake up I am fired up and ready to go. Some days that fire lasts for hours and some days the fire burns out before I even make it out of the bedroom.  I never know how I will be feeling or where the day will take me.  Don't misunderstand . . . I HAVE a calendar and it is filled with appointments for The Man and myself but there are so many unforeseen factors that enter into my days.  When I wake up filled with energy I can get into all sorts of projects like gardening, baking, laundry, cleaning, visiting with friends and family or going out shopping. The days that I wake up dragging my butt I can spend hours doing puzzles, playing video games or writing. Some days I wake up with my mind racing with ideas for the day but then I fizzle out and nothing gets done. Each day is a complete surprise to me and I LOVE IT THAT WAY !!   How boring to have a ROUTINE and never be surprised with an adventure popping up unexpectedly.  I may not get much accomplished as far as keeping an immaculate house or having a garden with no weeds but I sure do enjoy each and every day. 

Every night when I go to bed I never know if I will sleep through the entire night or be up every two hours to wander through the dark. It's amazing how I can find something to entertain myself at 2:30 AM on those nights that I can't sleep.  I love the surprise of waking up at 7:00 AM to realize I DID sleep through the night. If I can't get my self back to sleep for another couple of hours I do what I did this morning . . . I start thinking about what I can "get into" for the day. This morning I found my brain zooming in on blogging and so here I am sharing my nonsense with you. 

I do still have some energy today so I think I'll finish this up and get doing something productive.  I have no idea what that may be but I'm sure it will be fun.