It never rains bit it blinkin' pours!

Plough on indeed, Mishap

It never rains, it blinkin pours, that’s what we grans all say,
Our lives can be a whirlpool, whatever comes our way.
We mind the sprogs, we walk thedogs,
We mop the fevered brow.
We give advice, some not so nice,
It all gets done…..somehow.
Supermarket shopping can add to all the stress,
You need to push the trolley helped by Nurofen Express
We’re getting on, our youth has gone,
We think we’re going to crack….but
A visit to the hairdresser soon gets us back on track.
Our laptops are a lifeline, they help us keep in touch,
To offer words of comfort if it all becomes too much.
Logging on to Gransnet can keep the woes at bay.
Forget the house just click that mouse
And fight another day.

This isn't meant to sound trite. Keep the faith, everyone.

Thank you Hilda but I'm not feeling stressed or in need of support, I know I have it a lot easier than lots of people but, it dawned on me what a lot was going on when I actually thought about it.

Something I forgot was that 74 year old brother in law is going to leave his (2nd) wife. A swings and roundabouts thing really - we didn't like his first wife, this one was worse, so heaven knows what the next will be like but he always confides in my husband who also has all the above going on, plus me talking about it and working part-time!

kittylester, you are amazing. Hope you do get the odd chance to have time for yourself, or just have a little something thats a treat.....its important. All the best XX

hats off to you kitty

My life is a lot less difficult and for that I am very grateful.

But maybe I had tricky time at a different stage of my life.
I was in my early 30's with two young children working full time and studying too . Within a period of 6 years:
-both parents died in their early 60's
-I had very difficult marriage issues to cope with which took a good 2-3 years to sort.
-My young brother got married
-My nephew was born very prematurely & ill and I needed to support bro and SiL,
-Elderly aunt (I was main local carer as my cousin lived miles away) needed care as she descended into dementia
-Bro & SiL separated and bro suffered severe depression
-I learned to drive
-I gained a masters degree
I had a really great 40th birtday party & since then I have to say life got a lot better...fingers crossed

A very full life! - plough on!

Sounds like a mix of good and bad - I think this is the experience of us all. We just carry on and concentrate on the good bits - what else can we do?

Is this called "having a full life" do you think?