My favorite New Items

Being in the senior group, I tend to go back to the past and memories of what used to be, but I thought I would just like to mention just a few things that make my life so much easier in today's world.  Things that I enjoy right now.  Things that have really made my day.  Oh, and there are many.  Sometimes I think "what would I do without them?".  But then, a lot of them are just conveniences.  New technology is just great.  Sure, they make for a stress-free time, but more than that, they are just fun.

I guess first on my list is the computer.  Wow, what a difference it has made in my life.  The very first thing I do in the morning is get up and drink a cup of coffee and sit down at the computer.  No more newspapers for me.  I can get up to date with the news and check my e-mails.  No more letter writing. Then a quick trip to Facebook, Pinterest, and my Blog.  Hmmm! I got up at 7 and it is now 9.  Time flies when you are having fun.  Ahhhh! RETIREMENT!  I just love it.

Now it's time to check my i-phone (SUPER COOL!) and my google calendar to plan my day.  The google calendar is about the neatest thing I've come across lately.  I can check it out or add a note just about anywhere.  Just how neat is that?

And looking around the den I can see it is time to run the roomba.  Heh, Heh!  Just sit on my fat bums and watch Toby, our long haired dachsund run for the hills.  It does a pretty good job on picking up most of the dog hair and a few crumbs.  To be honest with you though, a once a week dyson vacuum is always a good idea.  That is when I literally have to stand up and walk around the room.  Well, a girl has to get some exercise, doesn't she?





A person can't go a day without using the microwave or the automatic dishwasher.  And how about the icemaker in the door of the refrigerator?  Yeah, our Grandmothers would faint if they could see us now.  Frozen dinners, ready made soups, granola bars and yogurts - do we ever have to cook a meal from the start again? 

And lastly, my all time fave - my DVR.  I can set up to record all my shows and watch them at my leisure (in which I have a lot).  No commercials!  Life is Good! 

Wait a minute.......I forgot to get out of my PJ's today.  Yeah, I know, now if I could only find some new device to help me remember that just because I'm retired I still have to get dressed every day.  HMMMM!  OR DO I?



    

Monday is Wash Day

Monday, Monday, ......., So good to me.......

Well, it's washday and have to do it!  Getting ready for a couple of days at the beach.  The weather is perfect for some lounging and watching the tide roll in. 

Speaking of washday, it reminds me of how easy we have it nowadays.  I remember Grandma had a wash house behind her home and actually spent all day out in the heat rolling clothes through her old rickety wash tub.  Yeah, it had an electric agitator but she had to manually send the clothes through a ringer to get all the water out of 'em.  Then she had to hang 'em on the line.  Gads!, what a chore.  She starched all of grandpa's shirts and they would almost stand up by themselves.  After taking them down from the line she would have a coke bottle filled with water and a cork stopper to sprinkle them with, roll them up and then would start the ironing process.  What she could not finish in one day, she would stick the remainder in the refrigerator for the next day.  WOW!  do we have it easy today.

Can you believe she really said that????  And why does she look so happy????
Although I did see a kid at church yesterday who looked like he had slept in his clothes. lol!  Most Moms today don't believe in ironing anything.  Yepper, times have really changed.  I don't mean to sound so old but "I AM".  And to be honest with you, I don't iron much of anything these days.  I have been known to just stick a shirt back in the dryer with a wet washcloth to see if I can vanish some of the wrinkles.  Laziness =  a lack of desire to expend effort.  And although cotton may be more comfortable, I always look for the tag marked 50/50.

Well, there goes the buzzer (Another thing Grandma didn't have!) have to get busy folding and hanging.  Wish me luck with my wrinkles (on Clothes and myself....).