Wandering Poster is Counting Down

[Dom R]

I am not in the boat she is referring to. Usually I would have gotten defensive, but I think I managed to realize that while she was talkingabout me, I don't think she was talking about ME.

Yes, Yes, she was, i'm guessing.

you may not be on the "critical" level of the spectrum, but she is telling you, "you should do it to improve your health".

I think it's important for you to listen even more carefully to what she is saying, and stop deflecting/ignoring/discounting what she is saying.
It's good that you decided not to take offense about it. Now, how about actually paying attention to it?

On the positive side of things: She cares enough about your health, to bug you about it!
I think that's a really nice thing.

But, what this whole discussion made me see is that she is clearly a glass half empty person, and I am much more a glass half full person. I think that remembering this might help me get through some of her "lectures" better. I just need to figure out the right tools!

I think the rights tools are easy to find: Do what you just did about the clothesline:
Listen to her complaint. Acknowlege that it is a problem. Tell her what you plan to do about it, and when.
Way to go!

Keep doing that for a month, and I betcha you will see a slightly happier person living with you