Ordinarily I try not to shop on holidays. But I made an exception today, as it is the only day for quite a while when I could take the sister from Japan and the sister from the Ukraine to some stores farther away. They each are going to be hostesses for an International Social in October, so they each were able to find some of the supplies they will need. It was nice to be out with friends instead of just staying in the apartment.
This morning I was able to send an email to my zone leader to express some concerns I have over some new training materials. There are some technical issues, but my bigger concerns are over barriers to learning for older adults. For the first 50 years of my life I relied on my excellent memory when I was confronted with new tasks. Then chemotherapy happened, along with some other medical challenges. Now my short-term memory is not very good at all, which makes learning new things in an academic way very difficult. I am grateful that my deciphering ability has come back with some intense practice, but to incorporate new concepts is very difficult. Maybe I have had this experience in order to know what is would be like for others who never had the advantage of an excellent memory.
I had a good time Skyping with two of my granddaughters. I talked with my youngest daughter for quite a while, and I just finished a nice talk with my Sweetheart. I am glad I had this nice holiday.
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