tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6555503971339521198..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Wait for me!Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63347302997525618702014-07-05T05:36:20.871-02:302014-07-05T05:36:20.871-02:30I count all the time - steps mainly, but also page...I count all the time - steps mainly, but also pages read, breaths taken, number of times I have to swing my leg before my knee 'clicks'... Part of it, I think, is to shut up the internal monologue, which is invariably critical - by counting, I can get it to go away.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1943387001015311542014-06-30T23:16:45.819-02:302014-06-30T23:16:45.819-02:30Thank you Sharon, yes I am very lucky in friendshi...Thank you Sharon, yes I am very lucky in friendships, I seem to make a lot. And I truly don't know why that is. And quite a few of my friends are fairly new.<br /><br />I'm endlessly curious, maybe that's it. Not gossip curious but how people tick. <br /><br />Humans' lives are extraordinary.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77151851753969233582014-06-30T22:51:30.596-02:302014-06-30T22:51:30.596-02:30You know the most interesting people, in real life...You know the most interesting people, in real life and online. I always enjoy your posts and the comments:)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60984850693969678282014-06-30T21:47:55.616-02:302014-06-30T21:47:55.616-02:30Hattie:
Earworms as in music? Or tinnitus?
Annoyin...Hattie:<br />Earworms as in music? Or tinnitus?<br />Annoying for you.<br />XO<br />WWW Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-79794456883655043122014-06-30T21:46:46.618-02:302014-06-30T21:46:46.618-02:30Maggie May:
Yes, it is good to keep an open mind....Maggie May:<br /><br />Yes, it is good to keep an open mind. In a phone conversation tonight I brought up euthanasia and my friend (not the reverend) was horrified. And went on about "god's plan" and only HE could decide.<br />Wow, was all I could think, forcing my mind to accept what she was saying and thankful she wasn't in charge of my demise.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63392942837620896612014-06-30T21:44:19.223-02:302014-06-30T21:44:19.223-02:30OWJ
They could be a variant of the sweet pea I gr...OWJ<br /><br />They could be a variant of the sweet pea I grew up with though only the one colour and they are ground flowers and don't climb.<br /><br />I see the wild daisies are coming up now and buttercups and dog-roses all free for the picking on the shore.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81807253868786041792014-06-30T20:47:03.473-02:302014-06-30T20:47:03.473-02:30We all have something odd going on. I suffer extre...We all have something odd going on. I suffer extremely from earworms and need to have music feeding constantly into my ears to drown them out. But nothing helps the ringing in my right ear. I suppose if it ever stopped, I'd miss it!Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-7286836413581159042014-06-30T14:38:56.131-02:302014-06-30T14:38:56.131-02:30What lovely flowers to just go out and pick! You a...What lovely flowers to just go out and pick! You are lucky.<br />We used to count things as kids when we were going long car rides to keep us from moaning, *are we nearly there yet*!<br />It seems to be a thing we do when we're bored, I think.<br />Sometimes the most unlikely friendships strike up. I think its really good to get close to people with completely different views. After all, it would be so boring if we all thought the same.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49248676111277930672014-06-30T14:38:04.019-02:302014-06-30T14:38:04.019-02:30Your flowers
we call them
Sweet Peas
in my area.
M...Your flowers<br />we call them<br />Sweet Peas<br />in my area.<br />My grandmother always<br />had a small vase in the<br />middle of her table.<br />Thought about a cutting<br />to plant among flowers.<br />Keep running :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-40788452799391166972014-06-30T13:44:29.268-02:302014-06-30T13:44:29.268-02:30RJA:
Yes, I do a lot of step counting too and fin...RJA:<br /><br />Yes, I do a lot of step counting too and find I try and distract myself as it feels extreme. I remember the series "Monk". Did you see?<br />Constant counting and assurance.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1272317237044521952014-06-30T13:43:07.817-02:302014-06-30T13:43:07.817-02:30SAW:
I'm finding this so interesting. the comm...SAW:<br />I'm finding this so interesting. the comments are enlightening as to those who write blogs, etc. Maybe we all have a little OCD in us?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44269080312690397202014-06-30T00:12:45.842-02:302014-06-30T00:12:45.842-02:30Oh, all the time. I'm a perennial counter. Exe...Oh, all the time. I'm a perennial counter. Exercising on the treadmill I count every step, or just for a change, every breath. I count every winter log I hurl on (or off) the truck. If it has a number, I'll count it. Mind, I'm not good at maths so my totals are probably way off. It doesn't matter. It's not the precision that's important - just the counting. Maybe we're both nuts?R J Adamshttps://sparrowchat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56941954493744741482014-06-29T21:06:20.108-02:302014-06-29T21:06:20.108-02:30I do - steps as I'm climbing stairs, that sort...I do - steps as I'm climbing stairs, that sort of thing. Or if I notice something unusual - say, a patient wearing lots of jewelry. I automatically will count the number of pieces.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18301572464577150182014-06-29T12:35:41.387-02:302014-06-29T12:35:41.387-02:30SFM:
My routines tend to fall my the wayside, or ...SFM:<br /><br />My routines tend to fall my the wayside, or maybe I keep trying to invent new routines as I am the Chief Procrastinator and still think there are DEADLINES. There are not. Unless they are of my own creation.<br />I'm working quite hard at action steps to change this chaotic thinking which is stressful.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4479194683655803982014-06-29T12:33:07.344-02:302014-06-29T12:33:07.344-02:30Marc:
"I forgive myself on all counts."...Marc:<br /><br />"I forgive myself on all counts."<br /><br />Love that. It takes us forever but we get there. And yes, days are full of stuff I want to do not what I have to do :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-92035509345256861742014-06-29T12:31:32.405-02:302014-06-29T12:31:32.405-02:30Nick:
It is so unconscious I really have to think...Nick:<br /><br />It is so unconscious I really have to think as I said to GM.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-69118191378609038792014-06-29T12:30:45.627-02:302014-06-29T12:30:45.627-02:30Pam:
Yes, it may be more common that we think.
I...Pam:<br /><br />Yes, it may be more common that we think.<br /><br />I bought a pair of these vases on a ferry with the Grandgirl, I loved the shape and the colour and she tells me today on FB (she's in Berlin) that she still has hers.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-90415632225110750402014-06-29T12:29:07.359-02:302014-06-29T12:29:07.359-02:30GM:
Yes, me too with the knitting and other uncon...GM:<br /><br />Yes, me too with the knitting and other unconscious stuff. Steps to a place. Mileage in my car.....etc.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-4699351194732745902014-06-29T12:01:07.224-02:302014-06-29T12:01:07.224-02:30I think the counting things is a spot on the conti...I think the counting things is a spot on the continuum that has compulsive disorders at one end....and the need for routine is another. <br />I'm unsure if the need for routine is related with age, but as I approach 70 I find I do specific things at set times, and vary seldom. <br />I'm very impressed by the fact you were out on a road race. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-71287077129378416762014-06-29T10:31:08.407-02:302014-06-29T10:31:08.407-02:30M:
You're reflections are spot on. Before I re...M:<br />You're reflections are spot on. Before I retired, I foolishly thought subjective time would slow down (no daily work schedule, no appointment calendar to fill).<br /><br />Instead, the opposite is true, and yes, I tend to think it's Thursday when it's already Friday.<br /><br />My theory? I'm doing exactly what I want to, when I want to, and I'm always busy (writing, reading, googling for answers to all those questions I couldsn't find the answers to before the Internet), watching screwball comedies from the 'Thirties.<br /><br />Counting? Do it all the time, varied activities.<br /><br />OCD? Notice closet door is open (I'll close it later). Seconds pass. I jump up and close it.<br /><br />Midnight. Few dishes in sink. Do 'em tomorrow. Seconds pass. Wash dishes, put away.<br /><br />The best thing about the foregoing? I forgive myself on all counts.<br /><br />There are worse things than a compulsion to be neat and orderly... all my ducks are in a row. As the song goes, "The name of the game is, I like it like that."<br /><br />Marc Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400805396776788101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43846836583034225572014-06-29T06:01:28.546-02:302014-06-29T06:01:28.546-02:30I'd never heard of the mental counting thing. ...I'd never heard of the mental counting thing. So what sort of things do you count apart from gates?<br /><br />I think something only counts as OCD if it actively disrupts your everyday life. Otherwise it's just one of those strange habits!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-21755502122093846262014-06-29T05:36:35.981-02:302014-06-29T05:36:35.981-02:30PS. That's a gorgeous glass vase holding the...PS. That's a gorgeous glass vase holding the simple beauty of the wild plants.Pamela (LadyLuz)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.es.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-62560986325579498812014-06-29T05:34:03.535-02:302014-06-29T05:34:03.535-02:30I suppose internally counting things is slightly O...I suppose internally counting things is slightly OCD: I just hadn't labelled my morning counting when I cut up the cat fish. Come to think of it, I count when I'm chopping vegetables too. <br /><br />I've found I have an increasing desire to do things in a particular order. It started as an aide memoire but maybe it's run over into the obsessional now. <br /><br />Maybe it all started because I'm "a place for everything and everything in its place" kinda gal. Oh, where will it all end! LOL. Pamela (LadyLuz)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.es.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48675103060165046652014-06-29T05:25:26.244-02:302014-06-29T05:25:26.244-02:30Living in the city, we were not allowed bikes. Dad...Living in the city, we were not allowed bikes. Daddy thought the traffic(in the fifties?) was far too dangerous for us to manage. To this day, I don't think any of us owns a bike. As for counting in my head: I do that when working at Needle Arts, or even when I'm baking. Any distraction... I need to go back to the beginning all over again. It is a wonder I ever finish anything!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/noreply@blogger.com