Living Well, Living Solo

I don't iron; DH 's career was very "brain intensive" and decades ago he discovered that making bread by hand, and steam ironing linen, were mindlessly relaxing. For his therapeutic benefit I let him make all our bread and iron my many linen shirts and pillowcases.

Our cleaner also works for several elderly neighbours and one of them , widower, asked her to include ironing his shirts and changing the bed in her list of tasks. As word of this got round more and more of them asked her to do the same for them. I'm keeping it in mind.

I think I said that my issues with ironing were because I have a fractured sternum. It is mending but it has really added "ironing" to my list of things to prepare for.

The other area that has come up is travel. My car has been pronounced "dead" after the accident that caused the fracture and I have been shocked to find how few buses there are. Currently I can walk to shops, surgery, etc but I haven't been able to carry anything of any real weight, so I'm having my groceries delivered. Then there are the hospital and similar visits - few buses, currently family are helping but I need to find ways to be as independent as possible.

One thing I need to learn about is prepaid debit cards. I've never come across them but my family are setting one up for me so I can get a taxi in comfort. I've decided I will need a taxi fund when I do stop driving! The pre-loaded card seems a really good idea to me but it's another process I need to learn.

I'm hoping to replace the car but those of us who drive know we will have to stop one day. Do you have any plans for this?