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December 29, 2005
reading glasses and then some...
i have purchased my first pair of reading glasses.
let's think on that for a moment. reading glasses...
and these aren't prescription glasses. these are the kind of glasses that you pick up from a rack in the drugstore. i'm wearing them now. very cute, of course, and very useful. have to admit it: i need them.
is this one of the signs of getting older? readings glasses and strands of gray hair...
in february, i typed up the 10 things i missed and didn't miss about the south. i've decided to take the 10-things idea and look at getting older.
10 things i appreciate about getting older
1. having more patience (although i'm sure there are those who would argue otherwise)
2. becoming more comfortable with me
3. seeing the world more clearly
4. mastering cooking
5. dispensing advise about things i learned the hard way
6. not bumping my head so much
7. more listening, less talking
8. eating healthier
9. drinking more water
10. learning to resist umbrellas
10 things i don't appreciate about getting older
1. having bad knees
2. not having any kids yet
3. not being able to shake it like i used to (i used to be able to stay on the dance floor all nite; after one good "drop it like it's hot," i'm done)
4. still not being financially stable (grad school will do that to you)
5. my parents are getting older, too
6. feeling like time's slipping away
7. not being carded
8. needing more rest
9. reese is getting older, too
10. the world doesn't seem to be changing much
all of this from my first pair of reading glasses...
poem for the day
"The Bean Eaters"
Gwendolyn Brooks
They eat beans mostly, this old yellow pair.
Dinner is a casual affair.
Plain chipware on a plain and creaking wood,
Tin flatware.
Two who are Mostly Good.
Two who have lived their day,
But keep on putting on their clothes
And putting things away.
And remembering . . .
Remembering, with twinklings and twinges,
As they lean over the beans in their rented back room that
is full of beads and receipts and dolls and cloths,
tobacco crumbs, vases and fringes.
Posted by emnorris at December 29, 2005 06:15 AM