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It takes me half a morning to put a bracelet on. Seriously, I feel like giving away my jewelry. The clasps are a pain. I use the arm of an upholstered chair to brace the circular part then I maneuver the hook with my other hand. So many things take longer now. As a little girl it was my job to thread my grandma's needle. Now I wish I had a little girl to do the finite things for me. All in all, I have good health and the eye doc says my vision is fine without glasses (except for reading) and I've no real complaints but then this isn't a Health Board, it's a Retirement Board, and I'm curious if a lot of 65+/- women still bother with jewelry. I also want to add how grateful I am that this minor issue is my crank for the day.
Oh, my mother is 91 and loves jewelry. She wears things that just slip on - bracelets and necklaces.
Of course nothing expensive, but she doesn't care, she just loves sparkly things.
was a med tech for 35+ yrs. I'm impressed! Are you sure you're not a detective?
LOL, considering your references to jewelry being caught on analyzers and somebody grabbing an earring off a phlebotomist drawing his blood, it's not too hard to deduce to someone familiar with the field. I'm a med tech too, retired from full time work after 40 years. I'm wondering if your reference to constant handwashing meant you worked in the Microbiology area? I'd have to agree that frequent handwashing would discourage wearing rings, especially, but I found that having to wear gloves almost
constantly did so too.
I came from PA, grew up there, went to school and worked there for several years, but I moved to Florida in 1976 and have been here ever since.
LOL, considering your references to jewelry being caught on analyzers and somebody grabbing an earring off a phlebotomist drawing his blood, it's not too hard to deduce to someone familiar with the field. I'm a med tech too, retired from full time work after 40 years. I'm wondering if your reference to constant handwashing meant you worked in the Microbiology area? I'd have to agree that frequent handwashing would discourage wearing rings, especially, but I found that having to wear gloves almost
constantly did so too.
I came from PA, grew up there, went to school and worked there for several years, but I moved to Florida in 1976 and have been here ever since.
With all the OSHA stuff now you have to wash your hands every time you do anything including after each patient that you draw blood from. I can remember when I was in training that we pipetted by mouth and never wore gloves. Later on I managed to develop a nasty skin allergy to formaldehyde and couldn't wear the gloves. I discovered that they use formaldehyde in the processing of the latex to make the gloves. And it's amazing how many household products have it in, including cheaper dishwashing liquid. I was glad to be out of the field.
With all the OSHA stuff now you have to wash your hands every time you do anything including after each patient that you draw blood from. I can remember when I was in training that we pipetted by mouth and never wore gloves. Later on I managed to develop a nasty skin allergy to formaldehyde and couldn't wear the gloves. I discovered that they use formaldehyde in the processing of the latex to make the gloves. And it's amazing how many household products have it in, including cheaper dishwashing liquid. I was glad to be out of the field.
yea-I only worked in small hospitals, in every dept, not just micro. Most gloves and tourniquits are latex free now. But there's not a lotion strong enough to keep your hands moist when you have to wash them that often.
I also remember pipetting by mouth, and reusing the tubes. Dump the blood out, wash and dry the tube and top. Put the top back on, suck the air out with a syringe and , voila, a reusable tube. Only did that in school of course. Pretty yukky when you think about it.
Boiling the glucoses and hoping the phone didn't ring before the timer went off. Spinning the hematocrits and hoping the phone didn't ring before the timer went off. Staining the Gram stains and hoping the phone didn't ring before the timer went off.
I could go on but those are some of the reasons I'm glad I'm retired.
1) By inclination, I could have been a non-working type all my life (had to work to support a family, etc., etc.), not having to do something or be somewhere for other people suits me quite well.
2) TIME - freedom to read/study/travel/perambulate and simply the ability of being able to mostly ignore the general hubris of living on my terms, is a gift from the gods.
Wow not even the OP could stay on topic which was / is.. I am glad I am retired because..
I dont have to get up until I want to ever again
I dont have to go to bed to get up and go to work ever again..
I moved to where its never cold never snows
I now live and play on the water everyday and have more toys than ever ..
We have more time 24/7/365 to do whatever we want to.. Like having fun in the sun..
Our Take Home pay is almost what it was when we both worked and now neither of us does..
I can now swim in my pool or take a Motorcycle ride or take out one of the boats 365 days a year..
and the list goes on and on and on...
what in the world does your post have to do with YOUR OWN TOPIC?? I am Glad I am Retired Because..[quote=ipoetry;39842082]It takes me half a morning to put a bracelet on. Seriously, I feel like giving away my jewelry. The clasps are a pain. I use the arm of an upholstered chair to brace the circular part then I maneuver the hook with my other hand. So many things take longer now. As a little girl it was my job to thread my grandma's needle. Now I wish I had a little girl to do the finite things for me. All in all, I have good health and the eye doc says my vision is fine without glasses (except for reading) and I've no real complaints but then this isn't a Health Board, it's a Retirement Board, and I'm curious if a lot of 65+/- women still bother with jewelry. I also want to add how grateful I am that this minor issue is my crank for the day.[/quote]
I don't wear as much costume jewelry as before but I do wear my fine jewelry as often as I can justify doing so. My fine jewelry isn't showy though.
I have had trouble with some jewelry clasps for a long time. I have large fingers and the tiny fastenings are hard for me to work. I do notice that I am struggling more with my (pierced) earrings as well.
I also don't wear as much makeup as before. I think I've lost interest in it. But I do use some most of the time.
Priorities change as we age, I think. And maybe we become less patient?
what in the world does your post have to do with YOUR OWN TOPIC?? I am Glad I am Retired Because..[quote=ipoetry;39842082]It takes me half a morning to put a bracelet on. Seriously, I feel like giving away my jewelry. The clasps are a pain. I use the arm of an upholstered chair to brace the circular part then I maneuver the hook with my other hand. So many things take longer now. As a little girl it was my job to thread my grandma's needle. Now I wish I had a little girl to do the finite things for me. All in all, I have good health and the eye doc says my vision is fine without glasses (except for reading) and I've no real complaints but then this isn't a Health Board, it's a Retirement Board, and I'm curious if a lot of 65+/- women still bother with jewelry. I also want to add how grateful I am that this minor issue is my crank for the day.
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Sorry I didn't fit into your little nutshell of what you thought the post should be about.
I'm glad I'm retired so I don't have to deal with narrow people who won't allow for creativity or self expression.
Now I have time to get all the work done, that I couldn't do while I was working!
P.S. Wife's been asking me to help her put on jewelry since she was 25 and I was 27! I never could figure out all those little clasps and fasteners...sigh. Easier to buy them for her!
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