8 to 10 Years

I figure that I have 8 to 10 years of viable living left. Maybe less, seeing as I have diabetes. So I guess I will plan on 5 years. So what is in my 5 year plan?

1. I will stay in my current marriage as there is caring for each other. Who else will I get to wipe the drool from my lips when I get unable to take care of myself. Is this not part of the marriage contract? I don’t have the time or energy for a divorce and to find someone new.

2. I will move in the next year or two to the same town in which my oldest son lives. As he can drive me around when I have to give up driving. BTW, he has agreed to do this.

3. Throw away the stuff I have been keeping for “just in case.” As my life winds down, I am less and less likely to need this stuff. Like when will I need a Win95 boot diskette. But I do feel that I am throwing myself away. Men tend to identify themselves with their job, which I no longer have, and/or with their possessions.

4. Lose some weight. I have already lost about 25 pounds in the last 6 months and still need to lose more. To get to my high school weight I need to lose 60 lb, however I will be happy with losing another 25 lbs. The 25lbs I did lose enabled me to drop 2 of the 5 high blood pressure meds which is saving me a couple of hundred dollars a month.

5. Keep up with computer technology. I have a Win98, A-Plus and Net-Plus certificates. I need to go ahead and get my Win XP certificate and maybe some others.

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I’m sure there are more items to add to this list, but this is all I can think of for right now.