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…I want to wear shoes that are lovely rather than orthopædicaly correct.
I want to go to lunch with my friends and indulge in the pitchers of Midori Marguerites, the plates of nachos, onion rings, jalepeno poppers, grilled chicken with brie, stuffed mushrooms and fried mozzarella.
I want to go grocery shopping without being exhausted for two days afterward.
I want to go to the library without worrying about the germs.
I want to go without being concerned about how many how far away I am from my HD.
I want to dress in something besides Capri’s and t-shirts secondary to how easy they are to wash.
I want to sit down and eat a rare hamburger, French fries, and drink a beer.
I want to indulge in everything improper, illicit, and barely legal: I WILL live it with my live-it rather than a die-it, but I sure would like to kick the restrictions to the curb and be wholly indulgent and decadently improper. Shug, it sounds ideal to me!  We can dream can't we?
Shug, I have to know this!  Are you a professional writer?  I so enjoy reading your messages of reality & wit, etc. and you seem to express it on any subject...Any subject at all!  My wondering is driving me mad!  LOL
Expression is my avocation not my vocation, however I am a word wrangler from a long line of storytellers. What small ability I possess to express myself and detail my world is due in large part to my father's ability with the spoken word.

Professional? No, but I am a heartfelt amateur chronicler.
I agree shug your writing is almost musical, very zen like. I could use some zen today. [QUOTE=Spelunker]…I want to wear shoes that are lovely rather than orthopædicaly correct.
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I so agree with you there! I hate the shoes I have to wear now.
Shug this is just great! I agree with everything you said. Well put...I'm with you all the way...except the rare hamburger part that is! LOLGee I don't know Gale, can you make a rare tofu burger?"I want to indulge in everything improper, illicit, and barely legal: I WILL live it with my live-it rather than a die-it, but I sure would like to kick the restrictions to the curb and be wholly indulgent and decadently improper. "
 
Sometimes I do, sometimes I pay for it, sometimes I get away without paying the next day but the operative words here are "I do" and am glad that I did.  I'm 63 years old and who knows I may have a coronary tonight but last night I had a well done hamburger (no rare ground meat) and a Modelo Negra at the casino.   I went to the casino and gambled and believe me it's much more germy than the library.  Considering I went to the library and casino in the same day I'm living on the edge.  Yesterday, I probably used a whole, small bottle of hand sanitizer. 
 
If I had to have a restrictive diet due to serious health conditions then I could do it because I do love life but for the rest of it I say go for it and enjoy all of it in moderation, even the kitten heels.  I wore a brand new pair last week when I went to lunch with some friends.  Two hours tops, but I did it, looked great, and, for the first time in awhile I felt a little sexy when dressed up.  Two hours were okay and I didn't have to walk further than 30 feet into the restaurant.  Buy them but,  plan on the right timing and occasion to wear them.
 
Sometimes I come out a winner and other times I fail miserably but I tried and I always remember the winning times and take to heart the lesson of failure.  Lindy
Very well put Shug. I agree with everything. Especially the shoes and clothes part. You definately can pen some  very expressive words. Thanks for sharing. I want to run instead of the hurried shuffle I have to do to catch up.
I want to lace up my cross-trainers and go.
I want my feet to pound the pavement and feel my lungs burn.
Hit that mile marker and keep on going.
Running.
Yeah, I want to RUN.
 
Good post, Shug.
Shug - legendary!!!!

I would like to get up one day and not feel pain, and  be able to complete even half of my to-do list!
see?? I'm not the only one who says this  :)
 
I want to eat what I want without worry of Listeria
(at least I have a companion in  my misery w/ my ODD who is pregnant!! )
 
I too want to wear heels.. pretty ones..   I want to wear slip on heels without worry of falling "off" them and hurting my already painful ankles...
 
I want to be able to clean the house from top to bottom in a smaller portion of the day.. and not need to take days to do it w/ repeated rests and completely stopping when I tire
[QUOTE=SnowOwl]I want to grow old gracefully.  To live with dignity.  To be treated with, if not respect, at least with courtesy.  So far so good, except on those days when I feel I'm being observed with pity or contempt, some of those vibes may be real, some may be only imaginings born of pain and fatigue.  I want to have the patience, the honor, the loyalty, to be kind and supportive and I hope to be treated thus in return.  I can deal with a lot but I want to be a good person and to have good people on my side when I need them.[/QUOTE
 
 
 
ps...Thanks for explaining what happened.  I thought perhaps, I was losing my mind or that I drank a bit too much wine
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