Need a lie down!

I’m the same. I can only do one hour’s gardening then have to sit down. It’s quite depressing!

Oh I think that counts as heavy manual work.

I’m still recovering from the effort of showering and getting breakfast😬

I used to be able to clean the whole house and do the garden without stopping now I have to pace myself and have regular breaks. Getting old isn't much fun.

Getting old isn’t for wimps but it sure as heck beats the alternative.

GrannyGravy13 🤣🤣

GrannyGravy13

Getting old isn’t for wimps but it sure as heck beats the alternative.

Yes I shouldn't moan as I'm still happily chugging along and nearing 80. My poor DH died in his early 50s.

I will be 82 next week, and it takes me 15 minutes to strip my bed, never mind make it up. I suppose at least I can do it even though like tanith I need a lie down frequently.

GrannyGravy13

Getting old isn’t for wimps but it sure as heck beats the alternative.

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I did my summer/autumn bedding change last week and planned the day around it.
It seems to have become a big deal nowadays rather than just a simple task.

Stripping and remaking beds is a workout, and we now have an extra bed downstairs because my husband has been very unwell, then when the grown family come ‘to help’ I have to strip and remake their beds.
I feel like I work in a hotel sometimes, and it is a real work out.

Charleygirl5

I will be 82 next week, and it takes me 15 minutes to strip my bed, never mind make it up. I suppose at least I can do it even though like tanith I need a lie down frequently.

My Mum, also in her 80’s, gets me to do it for her😄

Tackling the summer/winter bedding today.
It will be more challenging than the hour of Aquafit I’ve already done. (And we’ve got coverless duvets.) when did mattresses get so heavy?

I started a thread some weeks ago about Night Lark duvets.
They are coverless and go in the washing machine.
They are an absolute boon for those like me who have struggled to change bedding.
I put my new 10:5 tog duvet on last week, washed the summer one, rolled it up into its own supplied bag and put it into storage.
I really struggled before I bought them.
It is showering, washing my hair and then drying it which tires me out.
I do have to sit down after that and I can’t put washing out on the line anymore.
However as GG said it beats the alternative.

Crossed posts Mollygo

Usedtobeblonde

I started a thread some weeks ago about Night Lark duvets.
They are coverless and go in the washing machine.
They are an absolute boon for those like me who have struggled to change bedding.
I put my new 10:5 tog duvet on last week, washed the summer one, rolled it up into its own supplied bag and put it into storage.
I really struggled before I bought them.
It is showering, washing my hair and then drying it which tires me out.
I do have to sit down after that and I can’t put washing out on the line anymore.
However as GG said it beats the alternative.

So do you have to wash that duvet often?
Or do you use a flat sheet to make it spin out longer?
Might be an idea for my mum.

Id quite like the idea Nightlark but I’m finding their website very frustrating.

When they describe the cover (that touches your skin) they just say things like “peachy soft” or “luxurious feel” and talk about fibres.

I wouldn’t be comfortable in anything sort of soft and slippery feeling and if the net and outer covering are artificial doesn’t it make you sweat ( sorry to be a bit crude)! I suppose they can’t be cotton because then they wouldnt dry so easily🤔

the inner not the net

A lack of energy is so frustrating. Not many years ago, working four days a week, 9 - 5, on Fridays I did a big shop, cleaned the house from top to bottom, changed beds and did most of the laundry. This in an effort to have a free weekend to catch up with friends and enjoy family life. I cannot believe now that I managed such a marathon. Like several other posters I can manage an hour of sustained activity, and frankly that's it for the day! OH says we have earned a leisurely life. I know that I am lucky, but I would like to choose how much I do, rather than feel as if I've been run over by lunchtime.

I tried a flat sheet with my king-sized duvet cover, but it didn't work for me.

My cleaner usually changes my bedding but she went on holiday for six weeks. Her replacement had no idea what to do so she did not return. God knows what she has in her bed. My pillows were placed up the wall.

Tanith
, judging by the replies on here what you describe is quite normal. In fact I often have a sit-down on the bed after climbing the stairs. Bed-making always merits a lie down and an attempt at a crossword. So really my day is made up of routine jobs interspersed with rests. I use the excuse of being 85 at the end of the month.
Every day, though, I do a walk. I aim for at least 3k steps and then I feel a bit smugly pleased with myself

UTBB I missed your earlier thread so I must investigate those duvets. Anything for an easier life, and I always use a top sheet anyway.

Old age is really a blessing

Yes they are silky feeling but I like that and they are manmade fibre, cotton would not dry quickly but also wouldn’t go in the machine due to the weight.
I can only say I absolutely love mine.
I wash it every two weeks which I think is enough for one very clean old lady.

Got carried away last Saturday, and decided to turn the (double) mattress over as well. As my Welsh aunt used to say: "Bloody 'ell!".

At nearly 88 with no help in the house and a bad back I have to do things in stages. I can keep going for about 20 minutes of housework, cleaning, etc, then have to lie flat for half an hour. It's how I live now, rest and painkillers to get me through the day. But I'm not grumbling because my health is otherwise good and I'm still enjoying many aspects of life in spite of the pain.
I change the bedding every two weeks by stripping the bed in the morning, sorting out the clean bedding later, and then making the bed up even later. So it takes nearly all day, but it works for me.
Doing the washing, ironing, putting the rubbish out, etc, it's all getting more tricky now. But I'm determined to keep going until I drop.