Sunday, May 6, 2012

One Stroky’s Journey: Is It Age?


Recently I was wasting time and enjoying it, I admit, watching an episode of The Big Bang Theory. My cell phone rang. I grabbed the remote to mute the television before answering my cell phone. I pushed the button. Sheldon’s voice still filled the room. I tried turning the TV off. No luck!

That’s when the disconcerting truth dawned. I was punching buttons on the house phone. No wonder I was having no success operating the TV.

At least I had the comforting knowledge that this episode probably wasn’t stroke-related. Husband Walter had done the same thing the week before.

That comfort was short-lived. Our bathroom is small and counter space limited. I have several different tubes of toothpaste in use and regularly scoop them up and corral them in a cup with our toothbrushes.

Yesterday morning I grabbed a tube and my toothbrush. At this stage in my stroke recovery, I use my knees to hold the tube in place while I squeeze my preferred gel tooth cleanser on to my brush. It is faster than prying my left hand open and fitting a tube into it. I started to unscrew the cap.

Oops! It was hemorrhoid ointment instead of toothpaste. All I can say is that I am thankful I realized my error before application. Yech!

The upside of these mental lapses is that hubby and I aren’t likely to run out of things to laugh about.

Have a wonderful Sunday and a great week!

9 comments:

  1. I see we are both big Sheldon fans!!! I LOVE Big Bang!!! I tape over a dozen episodes a week and have to get my daily fix. This month, Howard and Bernadette will get married, I saw the formal wedding picture in T.V. Guide. The phone and T.V. remote, I have done the exact same thing. And I know people who have actually brushed their teeth with hemorrhoid cream!! Well, at least they won't be having swollen gums in awhile!

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  2. hahaha! hilarious!!! You are too funny!

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  3. YECK indeed. if i am watching Sheldon I don't answer the phone. I love that show and that silly Sheldon makes me roar with laughter, just like your post did today. laughing with you not at you because i am there doing the same type things.

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  4. I'm laughing with you on this. I'm not laughing at you because you speak of truth here. Getting older means we need to be more mindful. This comes at a time when our brains decide to go to sleep.

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  5. I had a girlfriend age 30 who used hairspray on her skirt. She thought it was anticling spray. I don't think its age, we all do it. Even children. Dianne

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  6. Love Big Bang also. I would like Sheldon as a house pet.
    You are too funny but certainly not alone. We all do those things. When younger, I once put my husbands hair gel on my toothbrush but didn't catch it. Yuck.

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  7. Laughter is such good medicine!
    Love your lapses...have you been peaking into our house?
    I always say to my Hubby Dave that it takes both of us to have one good mind and body.
    I love reading your adventures and thanks so much for commenting on my posts so faithfully.

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  8. It's a gift to be able to laugh at the little things that could so easily cause frustration or tears. You two obviously have it. Blessings

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  9. I think as long as you don't leave your car keys in the freezer, you're doing fine!

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