a forgot to mention, not a bucket list, ... and updates

our pillows don't say this... but it could be true

Back in October DH and I went on a road trip to New Orleans with his brother and wife. I may have posted about this... but what I didn't mention (or don't remember mentioning) is that while staying at a new  Hampton Inn Express in Baton Rouge, I found the perfect pillow!

Well, perfect for me that is. Everyone is different. But I've had difficulties with pillow for ages... all seem too firm or too soft... or just not comfortable. I even tried one of those contour pillows once (ended up giving it away).

But this pillow is perfect (or as near to perfect as its going to get for me). So I ended up googling Hampton Inn Express pillows and sure enough they had information on their pillows. It's through Hampton Inn Express Pillows.com. So I sent off for one and love it!  

This pillow and the new split adjustable mattresses (which we also just bought last year) have made sleep much better for me. DH and I don't have much trouble sleeping in general. We go to bed around 9 or 10 pm and get up between 7 and 8 am. But I do have some back aches and pains due to spinal arthritis and have found that I sleep better with my head and legs raised a bit. 

Anyway, I just thought I'd share this bit of info. Reading other people's experiences helps me sometimes to try something different. Doesn't always work, but there's always the chance it might. ; )

Tandem Skydiving pic

Also someone else's blog mentioned 'bucket lists'. I don't have a bucket list, but there are some things that I've always thought I wanted to do... but still haven't gotten around to it. 

One was try sky-diving (maybe on my 80th?) and the other was fly-fishing. My daughter did a tandem skydive in 2015. I watched and wanted so much to go up then... but was told then with 'older folk' one needed a doctor's OK. And when I was growing up in New Orleans my dad and uncles had a fishing camp on Grand Isle and I loved to fish. It was relaxing and enjoyable and even though he took my brother more than me, I was the one that really liked it. DH isn't a fisherman and certainly doesn't want to sky-dive. But we'll see. 

Update 1: Guess I should mention that when I went for my hearing aid consultation and testing, she said that I had wax in my right ear, but none in my left. But when she checked my hearing, my hearing was better in the 'wax' ear (right) than the other (left).  I thought that was strange, but she said 'not really'. However, she did want me to have that taken care of before the next appointment so there would be no wax when tested next time with the hearing aids in - I think.

Update 2: On another note, DH and I went to our first Senior Center class yesterday. It was a 'weight room orientation'... where Troy showed a group of us what all the machines in the SC gym did and how to use them. We each took a turn on about 10 machines. I'm not sure how often I'll use more than the stationary bikes and the tread mill. To be honest, I prefer to just walk the walking area... takes 16 times around the building (inside) for one mile. 

And just a FYI: DH and I have our 56th Wedding Anniversary coming up this Saturday! We don't have any special plans, but will probably go out to dinner one night this week. 

Again... thanks for reading. I do appreciate you letting me share. I've always journaled, etc. and find it helps to get my thoughts out - however, mundane, crazy, or silly they might be. So thanks for accommodating me in this endeavor.

Hugs (virtual),

Rian