by Carolyn Thomas    ♥   @HeartSisters

I’ve noticed that a specific conversation topic keeps popping up when my girlfriends of a certain age get together – particularly when we start comparing what we used to be able to do with what we’re able to do now.          .

Here’s just one simple example:  I used to be able to sit down on the floor and then casually stand up again without any help. Now, with a wonky left knee encased in a big skookum brace, plus two painful wrists (one sporting its own brace), I know those days are gone.  (Thank you, osteoarthritis!)  Yes, I might still be able to painfully get myself down onto the floor, but there’d better be two strong adults around to pull me back up by both arms.    .   Continue reading “Adding more years to life vs. more life to years” →