Pluggers by Rick McKee for February 03, 2025

Wife: You need to take a shower! I’m not going to tell you again!

Narrator: She did, in fact, tell him again.

My wife constantly narrates her life. And she has a loud voice.

I repeat my immediate tasks, like in the Rain Man movie.

When she needs it, I tell her about it one task at a time. Two or more and she forgets nowadays. Always and forever, no matter what.

Daily to do list on a white board works for me ;-)

Me going to gets some picanic baskets after breakfast and a walk in the woods.

I don’t have Todo lists. I prefer to log what I’ve managed to accomplish. Yesterday it was Laundry and Dishes.

“Let me tell you about my sleeping.” (Actually, heard from a table of senior seniors.)

I have a day planner where I write my to-do list.

Announcing what one is planning on doing seems to be common for older people, people who live alone, and people who live with someone who tends to ignore them. Much of the time, we don’t even realize that we are talking out loud. And, we don’t expect anyone else to listen. When your brain is “multi-tasking,” saying what you plan to do next may be a way of focusing on your next priority. It’s like Siri, “In 100 yards, turn left.”

She’ll do some cleaning, make a path from the bed to the door.

What do little kids and Pluggers have in common? They both announce to all present company they have to go to the bathroom instead of just going.

actually, saying it out loud helps me remember what I’m supposed to be doing

I narrate it to myself when no one is around. Sometimes I also do my background music out loud.

You have to do that, because otherwise Dogg-Lady is going to interrogate you about what you’re going to do.

I’ll alert the press

I always talk to myself… (especially since I can’t get anyone else to listen to me… lol!)

If you don’t alert your spouse, they might call for help when they think you’re missing.

Yep. It’s more like a preemptive strick. If she thinks your busy, maybe she’ll not add so much to your to-do list.

My wife narrates what I’m going to do. I’m not ready to retire because when I do, she’ll be doing that full time.