Friday Follow Up… of Me!

Decision Time!

All the eternal tweaking has driven me mad for the last time!

So far this week, I have had emails coming in minus any images, just empty squares and no immediate clue who the email is from. This must be a BT tweak, part of their annoying upgrade. Reading emails on there is becoming a major annoyance. I swear some of them vanish before I reach them, as one minute, I have 40 to read. The next time I look, there are only 32!

BT must be struggling, for the “sorry, we are working on this” messages are coming in regularly. They have my sympathy but wish they could have had a practice run before annoying me.

Most tweaks don’t take long to figure out, but sometimes they prove difficult. Microsoft Word’s latest one took me a week to figure out!

Considering my hatred of technology, I took the plunge at Christmas and replaced my laptop. This has plagued me ever since, and I have given up on it several times. After many pleas for help, I wiped it clean, thinking to start again. This desperate move worked the trick, and I can definitely recommend it!

I never thought it would happen, but I don’t like a lot of what I do every day… so what am I going to do about this sorry state of affairs?

Apart from all the crap that is literally taking over my life, I seem to be slowly falling to bits. Bearing in mind that I am 80 years old next month, my eyesight is fading with some serious double vision going on. My memory is the worst it has ever been, thready and infuriating.

I never thought my patience had a limit, but it appears that I do.

In a nutshell, I am going to stop doing the same boring things every day, and I am going to stop doing what doesn’t really work, leaving me more time to do what I love. I have been changing many things lately, and I feel so much better for it. All my lists are slowly shrinking, too…

This will probably be my last rant, and don’t all cheer at once!


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  1. Susi Bocks Avatar

    ((hugs)) Hope life eases up on you soon!

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      life did get better, Susi, and then I decided to change my desktop computer! This didn’t go well either… will I ever learn?

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      1. Susi Bocks Avatar

        Woo hoo and Oh, Oh! Sadly, life is like that – a roller coaster! I’ll keep sending good vibes your way!

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  2. Author Jan Sikes Avatar

    What John Howell said!

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  3. John W. Howell Avatar

    Since I’m older than you I can offer the following. 1. Eliminate one routine a day. 2. Enjoy your tea (hot water, coffee, gin or whatever) 3. Keep writing. Rants are good for the soul.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Precisely what I have decided to do, John, only I might make that two routines!

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  4. Stevie Turner Avatar

    Yes, just do what you like doing. That’s what I do now that I’m retired.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      I tried for long enough, but it’s time, Stevie… 💖

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  5. V.M.Sang Avatar

    A good rant does one good.
    I’m also nearly 80. Next week in fact. Life is throwing bucket loads of sh…rubbish at me at the moment.
    I can’t help but look back at how my mother and grandmother were at the same age. They both had easy lives. No real worries, and being looked after by family.
    My grandmother lived with her youngest daughter and her family, and my mother lived in half my daughter’s farmhouse, and went out a lot.
    Why isn’t life as easy for us?
    Sorry. I’m feeling extremely low at the moment.

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      So sorry to hear that, Vivienne… Need a good rant? I can recommend it… 💖

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  6. Goff James Avatar

    Happy Having a Good Rant Day My Friend. It’s good for the soul!

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    1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes Avatar

      Definitely good for mine, Goff…

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