Hello Everyone!! I hope today finds you happy and healthy. I am not sure how your winter weather has been, but for us, it has been extremely cold and overcast to almost gloomy at times. Yesterday, however, was gorgous—warm and sunny—absolutely a perfect day. Luckily, this beautiful day also came on “date day” as my husband and I have come to call it. Years ago in all the hustle, bustle of job responsiblities, children responsiblities, daily activities and chores, and “that thing called life” as Prince once said, we established “date day.” Wednesday afternoons we put everything away and have a date. This has consisted of movies, art exhibits, shopping, dining out, walks, rollerblading, bicycle rides, etc. etc. The most consistent part of “date day” is that it is always on Wednesday and always just the two of us. Yesterday, we loaded our bicycles into the back of the truck and rode around the city’s oldest park that has the cutest bungalow homes, scads of bike paths, and even a canal route. It was fabulous!! I can’t tell you how great it was to be outside enjoying the fresh air and warmth of the sunshine and especially the freedom to be away from everything and of course to be with my date!! I would encourage all of you to find this moment of time in your week-every week- to spend some quality time with your spouse or significant other. Emotionally it does wonders and yesterday in particular, it did wonders physically. It has carried over into today as I awoke feeling rejuvinated and enthusiastic about starting my day and my days usually begin around 5 to 6AM-early! Concerns, questions, jib jab?? Please let me know. Enjoy today-for me and where I live-tomorrow is rainy and cold. Oh well just “in the game of life!”
OK everyone as you face yourself first thing in the morning, who is that staring back at you in the mirror? I had a friend who told me once that the one thing she noticed about getting older is that it takes her face an extra 30 minutes in the morning to fall back in place! I can so relate, but more than anything, I see my mother. Really I am cool with that because eventhough my mother didn’t have a perfect face, she had life written all over her face. She was great and therefore that helps me as I see her staring back at me. The one attribute I really don’t want to see is my arm continuing to move after I have finished brushing my hair. My mom had this and I am trying hard to keep it to a minimum. So far, so good, but it comes with making a conscious effort of doing some sort of arm exercise everyday. That is what I love about Yoga. You can so work your upper body and sometimes not even be aware of how hard you are toning and shaping your upper body. 20 pushups a day, knees or no knees and you can help save your arms. It doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to make some difference. I challenge you to check out your arms as you brush your hair in the morning. If the arms keep moving long after the last hair is in place, drop and give me 20 pushups!! You won’t be sorry. Have a great day and please be sure and tell me who you find staring back at you in your mirror. Kathy
Hello to all. My name is Kathy and I am 56 going on 57 with days when I feel 20 years old and other days when I swear I am at least 80! I have raised 3 wonderful and talented children and partially raised 2 more stepchildren who are equally as wonderful and talented. I have been a personal trainer since 1993 and have also added a Yoga certification to my resume. My husband and I recently sold my family home, truly the family home since it was built in 1936, and built our own “empty nest” home out in the country. Like most everything else it was another milestone and a definite change. One that now that I am here, I am completely happy about and have adjusted quite nicely. What are some of your milestones? What are the adjustments you found you have made since turning 50? Please share your thoughts, insights, and wisdom with us so we can all feel at ease knowing we are all hitting milestones and making adjustments. Maybe you have fitness questions. I spend my mornings working with women just like me and most likely just like you, who have aches and pains, heartaches and complaints. They have found that physical activity gives them more energy to handle all of these emotions and physical complaints. We talk, grunt, moan and groan and feel much better when our hour is up!! They are always so happy to see me leave. I could get a complex, but I know it is all is jest–well sort of anyway! My thought for the day is that we have only one body, one chance to be the best “us” we can be so let’s get out there and do the best job we can do everyday. Acceptance of who we are combined with some physical activity will help achieve that. Go be the best you can be today. More tomorrow–later. Kathy
Welcome to all my 50 age soulmates. We will be up and running shortly. I want to welcome you and your ideas and thoughts and questions you have about being the grand old/new age of 50 and beyond. We will have fun exploring everyone’s feelings and suggestions at the challenges and joys we have yet to come.
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