May
21
How to avoid ‘Senior’ Moments
Filed Under Health
Getting older can be a bit of a hassle – your body won’t do the stuff you want it to all the time and sometimes it can feel like your mind is going to pot as well! Let’s face it, we all have ‘senior’ moments – we call the kids by the wrong names, we put things down in a safe place and then forget where they are and we put the coffee in the fridge and the milk in a cupboard….
But, there’s no reason why you can’t avoid having these senior moments and there’s no reason why you can’t keep your mind as sharp as it used to be. You might not be experiencing the mental challenges every day that you had before you retired – so find some new ones!
It doesn’t actually take much to keep yourself sharp as a senior. Simple things can help a lot – for example, meeting up with friends regularly for a chat can help rejuvenate your brain cells! A lot of seniors find that doing puzzles and crosswords keeps them sharp – the same goes for reading books and newspapers. All this stuff is fun to do, it keeps you busy and it makes your brain cells tick over! If you like watching quiz shows on TV then shout out the answers! You’ll be amazed at how good you feel when you get them right!
If you are tending towards senior forgetfulness then just bite the bullet and start making lists. Lists are a great way of knowing what you’ve got to do and when you’ve got to do it. My parents carry ‘page a day’ diaries with them – they use them to jot down shopping lists, make notes of stuff they’ll be doing and put in reminders of stuff they need to remember. Now, if my Dad could just remember where he puts his diary, he’d be just fine!!!
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