Thursday, January 26, 2012

Updates 2012

It's been a long time since I posted to this blog. In the meantime, I've cruised to Alaska with my husband (August), attended the ARSL conference in Frisco (September), visited my Tennessee grandkids (December), adopted a puppy (January), helped the Gunter Library & Museum move into new quarters (Dec-Jan), and started a book discussion group at the Gunter Library (January). That's not all I've done, but it kept me busy. Now I'm wondering if I committed myself to too many things! After all, I'm supposed to be retired! However, on Mondays I'm involved with Toastmasters, on Tuesdays I volunteer at the Gunter Library, on Wednesdays I'm at church and sometimes help deliver Meals on Wheels or lead the book discussion group, on Mon-Fri my husband and I workout at the gym, Sundays are church days and grandkids are here. That leaves me Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays for other things -- like cleaning house, shopping, reading, computing. Not bad, after all!

I'm reading Jean Carper's 100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's and Age-Related Memory Loss. Keeping the body and mind active, eating healthy whole foods, and surrounding oneself with stimulation is supposed to delay or prevent age related dementia. I'm working at it!