Anti-aging Cream

Daughter L got a hold of this little sample bottle of Estee Lauder revitalizing supreme anti-aging cream and gave it to me, as she knows I do use moisturizers. I was googling the cream to describe it to you and was surprised it is $102 for a regular sized 50 ml bottle. Well, it's good to know that I am using an expensive cream!

I also got this moisturizer sample when I was walking through the mall.  A girl accosted me and also asked if she could apply their exfoliator product on my arm.  She showed me all the dead skin it got off my skin.  That product was $99 (which I didn't buy) and would be applied weekly.

Here is a video I enjoyed watching, on the topic of longevity and aging gracefully.  It is by Monty Python actor Michael Palin.

On Aging

I had my annual checkup at the eye doctor (opthalmologist) last week. All is well until next year! It is in the same building as my family doctor so the visit brought back memories of taking my mom there. She suffered dementia but I still miss her. I have been seeing the eye doctor for about 20 years. In the way of conversation, I told him that I noticed most of his patients tend to be senior people. This year it seemed to me that they were all my age now. He laughed and said patients are starting to ask him when he is retiring and he is surprised, finds it off-putting. I told him, 'of course not, we need you!'. I'm guessing he is around 60 years old. He went on to say he remembers being the new kid on the block some 30 years ago when he started working at the hospital. Now he sees all these kids coming in to work alongside him and he is taken aback as they seem too young!

Aging

I got this funny one on aging from Martha.

I read this wonderful story in the newspaper last week, and thought I would share. It starts like this:

'Pen pal marriage marks 50 years

The intent was clear from the beginning: let’s get married. That they hadn’t even met didn’t seem to matter much to Ilija Smoljo or his soon-to-be bride, Nena.'

Large Trees

Here's a joke on aging that I got from Martha yesterday, hilarious:

We were in a restaurant on the weekend talking to the waitress.  She mentioned they had a large tree in their backyard which was destroyed by the recent ice storm.  Fortunately there was no other damage to houses, etc. They got quotes to have it removed.  I couldn't believe they wanted between $2900 to $3500 to do the job.  Her neighbour had 2 such trees, obviously very large trees.

A few weeks ago, I had clicked on this screen urging me to update my java software as it was out of date.   Being an organized type that way, I succumbed to malware called 'conduit'.  I was getting annoying pop-up ads everywhere.  Husband M helped me to clear it from my computer system but something was left  in the computer registry.   Everytime I would start up my computer I would get a Run DLL error message saying 'background container wasn't found'.  Then magically, a few days ago, the message disappeared.  We figured we must've run CCleaner (our PC optimization and cleaning software) again and it found it this time.   It's great when problems fix themselves!  Now I carefully avoid these suspicious pop-up messages.  They look quite real and will copy the actual company's logo perfectly.

Limited Edition, Aging and Movember

Look at the cute bottle of limited edition coke they are selling now! It's 400mls (1.7 cups).  I couldn't resist picking one up for my son.

I asked a friend if she wanted to meet for a walk yesterday morning as the weather was supposed to be mild. It rained a bit in the morning though. Anyway, she told me she would love to but unfortunately she had put her back out and had to see her chiropractor. The joys of middle-age. We had just been out walking last week. In fact the very next day after that walk, I was easing my coat off my left shoulder at the gym and felt a terrible pain in my arm! A few days after that, I was at the doctor getting my flu shot and asked him about it. He said it was likely a stretched tendon and if I was lucky I would be fine in a week. Otherwise, it may take 2 or 3 weeks to heal. It feels a bit better, but it's not healed yet!

As well as getting my flu shot, I had also taken my mother in for a memory test as she has been forgetful lately. She got a moderate score and we will be seeing a specialist kind of psychiatrist for seniors whenever we get an appointment. Apparently there are Alzheimer drugs available which can delay the onset of the disease from say 5 to 10 years. Well, we'll see what they say. My mom had no idea what the date was, or what the month was for that matter. Her math skills seemed to be fine though, she can add and subtract, no problem. She's only 73.

A friend of ours notified us that her father passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 86. He had been ailing for several years but she is very upset as she was close to him.
His orbituary indicates he led a full life.

Another friend told me her son is growing a moustache for Movember. So we made a small donation on his behalf. It's a charity for Men's Health issues. Have you heard of Movember?