What can and can’t you do?

I can't:-
Swim
Suffer fools
Scratch my back
I can:-
Still make DH laugh after 50 years.
I can bring dying plants back to life.
And apparently I do a cracking impersonation of Catherine Tate's Nan. I'm hoping they mean the voice!

I can’t:
Swim
Ride a bicycle
Play a musical instrument

I can:
Make bread
Knit
Sew (or at least I used to, no longer have a sewing machine)

I can't:
- do anything much technical at all (have just had my umpteenth try at a mobile phone of any description - bought one of those Chattie phones they market as for the elderly - grr! - but say are possible for technophobes to use. Fingers crossed they ain't lying.....)
- can't drive (don't really know why - as I learnt and passed a test back in my 30's - but when I tried again recently = oh boy!!!).

I am now consoling myself that someone said to me recently that they are friends with a law lecturer and she can't do either of those things either.

I can:
- I'm not a bad cook
- I'm a good dancer (provided it's more of a "Do your own thing" type way of dancing). I've even been asked if I'm a professional dancer.
- I can see the bigger picture/overall scene of things and, after a comment years back about being too nice for my own good and thinking other people will be too = I now stop and think "If I were a b*stard instead - what would I be thinking and doing now - instead of what I myself would do?" and I've learnt to "channel what a b*stard would do and can see them coming and head them off at the pass". It is THE single most useful skill I've acquired though - and can recall an outsider saying years back about my awful employers that "You're two steps ahead of them"....ie he could tell I could see them coming a mile off as to what they'd do next.....and take avoiding action to minimise their effect on me.

Mt61

I can’t kneel down any more 😩so can’t clean my floors in the corners properly, or wash the skirting boards properly.
OXO long handle pan & brush a god send though.

Can’t at least brush the cobwebs off my ceilings 😊

I can’t kneel down any more 😩so can’t clean my floors in the corners properly, or wash the skirting boards properly.
OXO long handle pan & brush a god send though.

I can’t:
Get out of a bath
Open screw top bottles without the help of my trusty nutcrackers.
Go up and down stairs without using a handrail.
Tolerate controlling people.
Afford more than one holiday a year.

But I can:
Cook/cater.
Sing.
Write.
Design gardens.
Ride a horse although these days my arthritic left knee would hate me for it.

Shy Sal how do you get in and out of the bath on all fours? I can't drive and forgot how to play a piano but I still do daytrips on 🚌 and trying new things

I can’t…

Drive - never wanted to.
Swim - ditto.
Cook well.
Knit or sew.
Do maths.

I can….

Sing.
Write passable poetry.
Talk a lot!
Understand cats.
Address a large audience without feeling nervous.

I can't
Run
Get out of bed without a struggle
knit
Touch my toes
Do my own decorating anymore

But I can

Feed stray cats
Bake
Make chutney
Use the computer
Order online
Have the odd glass or two of wine ( hick )

I can
Knit
Draw
Paint
Write
Cycle
And cook

I can’t
Crochet
Open packets neatly
Suffer fools gladly
Skate
Hit any targets, archery, or darts

I can't -
Do crochet.
Climb mountains.
Run for a bus, or anywhere really.
Remember schoolgirl French much.
Play piano any more.
Go for a long walk.

But I can -
Write letters.
Write poetry.
Swim.
Drive.
Look after myself still.
Grow flowers.

I can’t be arsed most of the time
And I am rapidly running out of patience and tolerance for all those who make demands on my time and support yet they just never think to check in on me!

I can't -

Drive
Swim
Cook much
Resist chilled white wine
Have confidence in myself

I can -

Manage money well
Organise (family dos etc)
Use a computer reasonably well
Run for the bus at nearly 76!

I can’t do maths but can do personal finances brilliantly.

I can’t do catering for big numbers but can cook well for a few.

I can’t do tailoring but can sew adequately.

I can’t crochet but I can knit well enough.

I can’t do map reading/navigating but can drive anything.

I can’t do one glass of wine but can stop before a hangover.

I can’t be bothered cleaning but I can keep a tidy home.

I can’t tend to blood injuries but am very good on chicken soup and TLC…

I can't
use the remote controls for the TV, central heating, Aircon, or electric blinds.
Drive confidently

I can
Sew
Cook (but would rather not)

I can't

Cook.

Do needlework of any type.

Sing.

Do gyms.

Speak any language other than foul!

Drink coffee of any type, including in food such as coffee cake - I absolutely hate coffee!

I can

Be a brilliant mum to various pets over the years.

Run 20 miles without stopping.

Spend loads of money on books!

Go 6 weeks without any food, just liquids.

Binge-watch MrBallen and Josh Nanocchio - What Lurks Beneath - YouTube videos - I'm quite addicted!

Have all of my windows wide open when it's freezing cold, thick snow, storms, etc.!

I can't:
Crochet,
Eat spicy food,
Make a spread sheet (never tried),
Get up from the floor with ease.
Follow a TV programme without subtitles.

I can:
Knit
Sew
Get into and out of the bath (on all fours),
Bake,
Shop on line, too much,
Use my long reach hedge trimmer.

I can’t make pastry
I can’t draw or paint or do anything artistic

I can sing
I can speak French fluently.
I can still cut my toenails ( just).

Can't fly a plane.
Can weave

I can’t.

Iron well,
Sew,
Sing,
Sleep😱,
Paint my nails neatly.

I can,

Cook,
Good with technology,
Organise,
Walk for miles.