Anyone else getting kinda 'Can't be bothered'?

[andyxx]

I had similar thoughts i.e 'I'm just getting old (68), no 'get up and go' but after reading about vitamin b12 i started taking a triple dose( ie 3 times the rda) and the change is amazing much more energy and I sleep better at night. And for once it doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Wadcutter]

Get a little dog, regular walks & getting to meet other dog walkers etc is a great way to keep some exercise going, the responsibility of a dog & their endless "up for it" attitude does rub off ( no this isn't adding to what the monkey spankers said above lol). It really helps with lethargy & fading interest in life.


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[Mark Palmer]

Five knuckle shuffle... us Norfolk Lads are the best in the world...

Thought it was a 6 knuckle shuffle in Norfolk?

 

[william bonny]

I can't even be bothered to fill in my tax return promptly.

Thanks Colin, that just prompted me to pay my income tax... payment due 31st July 2024

 

[Catweazle]

Suddenly finding myself in my 60s was a surprise, compounded by unpleasant chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. That's in the past though, I'd hoped to rekindle my spark by growing loads of food but this year has not been good for that. Projects seem to take forever, my little sailing dinghy is looking unloved and a tractor restoration is stalled despite already having all the materials for it.

I don't think I'd even have done much shooting if it wasn't for the almost daily sightings of rats around poly tunnel and pigsty.

Being off my feet for so long after surgery has got me into the habit of browsing the internet and forum for far too long each day, too much time researching and not enough doing, but I'm making some effort to change.

 

[Shultz & Larsen]

Now, this might seem unusual. On the cusp of my 70'th I find myself with no aches & pains, no illness of any description, no medications required of any kind whatsoever to keep me going so perhaps I will meet my demise in heartbeat, or rather lack of!

That been the case though, I can relate to this thread. Living in a world that's no longer understood or recognised does tend to jade your outlook and makes you reluctant to take part in or contribute to society.

 

[kozikot]

Get my Pension Next April, retired 5yrs ago, Luckily haven't seen a Quack for Donkeys Years, No Medication or Aches/Pains ( touch ) and the only things I need in Life now is

Ps
Returned last Week from a 23 Day nearly 4,000Ml Solo Tour around Spain...

 

[Margaret13]

Hi all

I'm 66 and retired in 2020 due to after effects of Covid, Over the last two or three years i've really lost my get up and go and really can't be ar**d to do stuff any more!

Not sure if it's just the getting old or maybe that I can't do a deal without getting breathless (Was asthmatic before I got covid!)

Seems all I do now sit and watch the telly (and get fat!)- Something that I wasn't ever into!

Anyone else getting this way?

I may need a new hobby to catch my interests again!!


John.

66 your a young chap My husband retired at 62 , now 66 , lm 62 we have our lazy days , but we make sure we have days where we are busy ...use it or lose it as they say , we spent couple of weeks taking down a old wooden shed , cutting it down to size to dump , putting a new shed up , no help just us two , a lot is in the mind , feels good now it is done , gives you a lift , both have our health issues , so maybe took us longer and bit slower ..but we got there . Come on get out off that chair .

 

[Mike Woody Watkins]

…………… roll on retirement

Go for it as soon as you can. I was fortunate enough to retire early and have never looked back. The old “how did l ever have time to work” is definitely true ..

Retirement gives you more time to play with air guns, what’s not to like about that

 

[nikvanorton]

Getting a dog can be one of the best things you can do in terms of mental & physical health. Companionship, exercise and a sense of being responsible fo something. It's also a fantastic way to get to know people as you would soon find that you knew everyone else in the area who also has a dog.

 

[edbear3]

I worked through it as was demed "essential", looking back, although at the time I was envious of folks who had all that time off, It kept me with a sense of continuity and also was quite invigorating and proud to be part of a big team effort to do good stuff, we were flat out repairing / putting aircraft into service and taking staff on at that time in a massive project to help out.

Was careful as have issues so never had it..........until two bleedin' weeks ago!

As have had all the jabs and boosters I have not been too bad, chest still a bit tight but testing clear for 5 days now.

I was on 3 days for about 3 years before Covid due to caring commitments, and due to various health issues and failing close up vison was struggling anyway, so walked out at 65 after 49 straight years of work since aged 16.

Still do the odd couple of days a month on a consultancy basis, which is handy as have the run of the place and access to all the kit too, and can choose my hours and days (so rainy day = pop in for 5-6 hours and catch up on the goss).

So same age John give or take a year (1957 here), I always have had all sorts of interests, am with you on the weight thing, as a fabricator welder you are moving the whole time and on your feet all day, so now I am waking up a bit later, and sitting around a bit, and also doing what I never did before, eating out mid day on occasion, my weight has snuck up by a stone and a tad.

Especially this time of year you have to make the effort, else the day is lost, so say yesterday I loaded the treaders in the car and we drove to near Gloucester then did 20 miles down the towpath and around the docks.

Healthwise a big ice cream, then a stop at a Greek cafe probably meant we ingested more calories than expended!

Today will be outside cutting hedges, then hopefully later a trip to an RFD 20 miles away to pick up a 30 and we will have a riverside walk and mooch around town (and probably eat again!)..... but now I can resist the old guns I see, am over that phase.

Have my old motorbike, fishing, shooting, music (out tonight open mic), still do one or two books a week, dunno how I find the time to get on here, but hands and knee hip and back issues mean some days I have to amend my plans.

Can't really help more mate except to say just try and keep moving, even if it hurts, and occupied mate.

All the best, Ed

 

[Beaver]

Same
Motivation zero
Can’t be doing with negative, miserable feckers either
If I get fed up now I just take my little love Bramble for a walk
Sometimes I let the missus come with us

 

[Catweazle]

A quick aside - did anyone else notice how close to each other those planes are parked in Edbears photo ? Must be a skilled driver pulling those.

 

[Jay Butts]

I took early retirement a couple of years ago. Dead lucky!

Pick yourself up John my friend. Take yourself out of your comfort zone if you can. Doesn’t need to be expensive.

 

[Enfield2band]

A quick aside - did anyone else notice how close to each other those planes are parked in Edbears photo ? Must be a skilled driver pulling those.

I didn't notice until you mentioned it but yes I think you are right.

Its a good photograph, nice and clear.