Retire from waiting

I'd like to retire from waiting for others, especially one particular 'other'. What's the best way to do that without nagging? All ideas are welcome.

My finger is crooked

I finally have time to put on nail polish and what happens? My finger goes crooked. It looks really odd and it stings. Arthritis, right? Are they all going to do this? A second one is also looking a bit swollen and stings sometimes. I'm scared that my coffee addiction may be contributing to the problem - please tell me it ain't so!

Retiring

I thought I would retire at 60, however circumstances dictate that I hang on a little longer. So, instead of retiring from work, I decided to retire from other things like saying "yes" to every request that comes my way. No more saying yes all the time. I said no to an important meeting a while ago and wow, did that feel good! I wonder what else I can say no to? I need practice.