Stability Exercise Class

Diary, Life in Australia, Old Age 2 Minutes

Wednesday 10am at Bowling Club

This note about the Exercise Class was hanging out at the CITOS Club across the road. Caroline saw it. She thought it might be a good class. So she wrote down the information for me and gave it to me. I did indeed join this class a few months ago. This class turned out to be very beneficial for me. I have met some very nice people there. There are two lovely women leading the class. When one is on holidays the other one takes over. The instructers are probably in their 40s.

We can always talk a lot to each other. All the people are very cheerful. I think the people’s ages are anything from the 60s to the 90s. I met a nice single guy there who is 86. We have become good friends keeping each other company in our old age. He still drives a car. So it is easy to visit each other for he does not live far away. He had been married for 63 years when his wife died. He still misses her a lot. And he is a guy who likes to tell me a lot about is life, and I tell him a lot about my life too. We often have some very good meals together. He loves food, and so do I. And we love to give each other real big hugs. This feels so good!

Today, Wednesday. I’ll walk over to the Club again for these good Stability Exercises. Then, tomorrow Thursday my daughter Monika is going to pick me up to take me to the Dapto Shopping Mall. On Friday I usually go to the Club again to meet the knitting group ladies in the morning. Friday afternoons my longtime friends and I meet to play Scrabble and Rummy Cub.

So, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are always very busy days for me. And when my home care lady comes on Monday, this is another busy day for me. Often I like a day that is not so very busy for me, when I can for instance spend time with a bit more reading, writing, and cooking at home.

For everything I need a lot of time due to all my age related problems. I I have to do most things very, very slowly! It is good that for evening meals I often have now the company of my new friend! And it is lovely that he can take me out in his car.

Hi Jan! I thank you for your encouraging comment. All of a sudden I cannot answer comments anymore the way I used to do it. What a bummer!

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Auntie, Sister. Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mother and Wife of German Descent I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com

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8 thoughts on “Stability Exercise Class”

    1. I just found this what I wrote one year ago:

      ‘auntyuta says:

      May 27, 2023 at 5:25 PM

      All is well with me too, Carolyn. I have so much to be thankful for! For a long time I was obsessed with the thought I should really not be alive any more and become a burden to others.

      I think, reading the life story of Australian War Veteran Frank McGovern, who died a few days ago at the ripe old age of 103 (!!), I am inclined to see myself now not so much as a burden anymore; and that it is alright to just keep on loving my life, despite all the difficulties.

      I hope, dear Carolyn, your health can be improved very soon. I thank you for always being so encouraging! I love you very much and want to give you lots of gentle, encouraging HUGS!

      ❤🥰🐶🌹🤗
      Uta

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      Yes, Carolyn, I can still enjoy my life quite a lot, especially now that I met 86 year old Les, who is bursting with much energy and enjoying life too. He loves to spend a lot of time with me. This feels really good! 🙂

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