So sorry to hear your wrist is bad. Do you happen to have an office chair that has the central post going between a wheel assembly at the floor and the bottom of the seat? My son got one for me a few Christmases ago and it is fine when I pivot to my sewing table but my 'desk' is a vintage NCR workbench that is probably the same height as a drafting table, about 5" difference. Maybe raising your chair would give you better ergonomics so that you don't have to have help raising the desk.

On Amazon I found taller wheels and a neat set of extender/support clamps for the center support and now it's raised enough but not too much so I can use it at both desks. The listing lingo on one that is just like mine says 'Office Chair Cylinder Replacement-Sytopia Fix Sinking Office Chairs, 4 pieces clamps for Height Extenders up to 5 inches...' and I got these replacement wheels: 'Office Rubber Chair Casters Replacement, 3 Inch Heavy-Duty Computer Gaming Desk Caster Wheels Smooth & Safe Rolling for All Floors Including Hardwood and Carpet. Set of 5' And the nice thing is that I was able to make those changes all by myself.

Are you anywhere near being the age your state defines as Senior? In Spokane we are that age, meet the income limit and have gotten on the special Senior property tax rate program. HUGE help.

Hugs.

Sounds to me like you made a good call on the rotten shark. What if you'd gotten food poisoning and missed the rest of your vacation? Sorry the cold has gone through your family. Sounds like you might want to get that chest checked, it could be an infection in there.

Feel all the way better soon!

I bought a home that ended up being too much for me to take care of when I started losing strength. At 70 I started having issues with the stairs and had to told on to the railings and pull when i walked up the stairs. I had stairs and some rooms were lower than others. After a few falls and broken bones, I put the home on the market and got a one floor condo. It makes like so much easier to have the issues with the place taken care of by the HOA. I look out the window and see them mowing, trimming, shoveling snow, painting or fixing the roof and I am happy I am not doing it.

I finally retired about a year ago. My bills are lower with the condo, but I was scared to death. You still spend money when you are retired. I now need help with laundry because my washer and dryer are upstairs and I don't want to carry laundry up and down the stairs. I pay someone to clean the house. I sold my car and stopped driving, so I have to pay people to take me to appointments. All things that cost money and that I did not anticipate when I felt stronger.

One thing that might help is that housing has gone up and you might be surprised what you can sell for. Also talk to the bank about reduced interest rates. My nephew go his home loan reduced to 2%. These are all tough decisions so take your time. What I did was retire and then work part time for extra money.

That is an amazing story about the shark and this cold will make sure you never forget it. I once was invited to dinner with a black family. I always heard them talk about chitterlings and put some on my plate. I took one bite and felt like I was swallowing urine. I walked over to the trash can and put the rest from my plate in the trash. Nobody said anything but I am sure they were annoyed. I just could not eat the rest of the food, which was excellent with those things on my plate. You did the right thing to pass on the shark.

Jim, you may need some penicillin or a steroid to completely get rid of your cold. Hope it resolves on its own.

I would have passed on the stinky shark too!

QOTD- My breakfast is pretty much boring, Greek yogurt and raspberries when they are reasonable.

It's supposed to be 93 today, I will try to keep the house cool. I hate closing the blinds and drapes but with a 2 story house it's the only way I can keep my bedroom cool. The A/C works great but to get my bedroom cool the downstairs is almost arctic. I have multiple sensors so in the afternoon I switch to the one in my bedroom so it gets cool. My bedroom window faces East so it gets the morning sun, I hate to deprive the kitties of their sun time so I leave the blinds open. I know spoiled kitties. I honestly hate closing the blinds and drapes, I look out the window and watch the birds. I have large trees around me so there is always something going on.

My wrist is really aching today, I really do need to lower my desk. But I will need help to do it.

I'm struggling with trying to figure out how to retire. Between my Social Security & pension I barely have enough to cover my house payment. I know it's my fault for buying a house, but at the time I didn't realize the payment would be so high. My insurance and taxes have increased so the escrow account cost goes up each year. I also invested money in improvements a new furnace and A/C, I had to extend the duct work upstairs as the only heat was ceiling heat. I also replaced the 4 windows that needed replacing. It's much quieter and stays warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. At this point I'm not willing to invest any more money in this house. I don't think it will be my forever home, as the stairs and broken bones attest to.

I just keep trying to figure out how to actually retire. I know that I'm not alone in this, but at the moment it seems like an insurmountable problem.

Sorry for the negativity.

Have a great day everyone!