WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR JUNE 2012
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:huh: Can I and if I can, how do I, put my ticker on my Face Book page?0
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A long read but I wanted to share it with you all.
When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in North Platte, Nebraska, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value..
Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Missouri .
The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the St. Louis Association for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem.
And this little old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet.
Crabby Old Man
What do you see nurses? . . . . What do you see?
What are you thinking . . . . . when you're looking at me?
A crabby old man . . . .. . not very wise,
Uncertain of habit . . . . . with faraway eyes?
Who dribbles his food . . . . . and makes no reply.
When you say in a loud voice . . . . . 'I do wish you'd try!'
Who seems not to notice . . . . . the things that you do.
And forever is losing .. . . . . A sock or shoe?
Who, resisting or not . . . . . lets you do as you will,
With bathing and feeding . . . . The long day to fill?
Is that what you're thinking? . . . . . Is that what you see?
Then open your eyes, nurse . . . . . you're not looking at me.
I'll tell you who I am. . . . . . As I sit here so still,
As I do at your bidding, . . . . . as I eat at your will.
I'm a small child of Ten .. . . . . with a father and mother,
Brothers and sisters . . . . . who love one another.
A young boy of Sixteen . . . . with wings on his feet.
Dreaming that soon now . . . . . a lover he'll meet.
A groom soon at Twenty . . . . .. my heart gives a leap.
Remembering, the vows . . . . . that I promised to keep.
At Twenty-Five, now . . . . . I have young of my own.
Who need me to guide . . . . . And a secure happy home.
A man of Thirty . . . . . My young now grown fast,
Bound to each other .. . . . . With ties that should last.
At Forty, my young sons . . .. . . have grown and are gone,
But my woman's beside me . . . . . to see I don't mourn.
At Fifty, once more, babies play 'round my knee,
Again, we know children . . . . . My loved one and me.
Dark days are upon me . . . . . my wife is now dead.
I look at the future . . . . . shudder with dread.
For my young are all rearing . . . . . young of their own.
And I think of the years . . . .. and the love that I've known.
I'm now an old man . . . . . and nature is cruel.
Tis jest to make old age . . . . . look like a fool.
The body, it crumbles .. . . . . grace and vigor, depart.
There is now a stone . . . . where I once had a heart.
But inside this old carcass . . . . . a young guy still dwells,
And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells.
I remember the joys . . . . . I remember the pain
And I'm loving and living . . . . . life over again.
I think of the years, all too few . . . . . gone too fast.
And accept the stark fact . . . . that nothing can last.
So open your eyes, people . . . . open and see.
Not a crabby old man . . . Look closer . . . see ME!!
Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within.
We will all, one day, be there, too!
PLEASE SHARE THIS POEM
The best and most beautiful things of this world can't be seen or touched.
They must be felt by the heart0 -
The best and most beautiful things of this world can't be seen or touched.
They must be felt by the heart
Thanks so much for this, LaurelFisher, AKA Rose. I LOVE it.
Renny 0 -
:bigsmile: :bigsmile: a quick hello and hugs to all before I go to bed :yawn: :yawn: :yawn:
:yawn: because I had time today to walk dogs, do weight training, work in the yard, and finish the transaction of exchanging vehicles, I have no time for the computer.:brokenheart:0 -
Happy birthday Ruth!
chicklet - so glad you checked in. We were getting worried. I'm so glad you and your guy got to get away. That is so important for you. So sorry you were so sick, what a time for that to happen! But glad your guy was there for you. He's definitely a keeper. Good for you putting your foot down with the hospital and telling them not to call you. Sometimes that's what you need to do. It's sad about your mother, but in some ways its probably for the best. For a long time now she hasn't had the will to go on.
I'm going to take that icing to the soup kitchen today, then go to a store that's closing -- there are certain things that I can only get there so I might stock up somewhat. Then play mahjongg, then bowling. We have the Mexican train tonight. I'll have a salmon patty before we go and then some nibbles while I'm there. That seems to work better. You know, my stomach still feels "yuk". Every time I even think about having some of that icing, I remember how bland it tastes and I don't want it.
Did a hour of a step DVD today. Tomorrow...water aerobics
Nancy - I did make all the veggies and then just froze the leftovers. Had the rest of the broccoli and cauliflower tonight. This morning I had a ground chicken breast for breakfast. Some days I have these chicken nuggets (sort of low cal and high in protein), steel cut oats, eggs, Kashi cereal, flax cereal, greek yogurt with honey
Went to Mexican train. I brought these shrimp tarts with me along with some cherries. We're losing one of our food stores so I went there to buy things that I can only get at that store. Got most everything except one thing. What I don't like is that now there is going to be less competition. Anyway, at Mexican Train I had grapes, cherries, the shrimp tarts, two meatballs, and 48oz of water. Thought I did pretty decently. Had a salmon cake along with veges before I left. We left early because we have these heaters on Craigslist and we were going to meet this one guy to sell them to him. We also have a few aquariums and a punching bag on there.
Welcome gwenafred, heniaY
Going to post then off to bed. Hope everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
Laurel, I think it can be done, but not certain, by following these steps::huh: Can I and if I can, how do I, put my ticker on my Face Book page?
1. Go to TOOLS up top on the blue tabs
2. Click on WEIGHT LOSS TICKERS
3. Click on GET CODE FOR YOUR TICKER
4. Copy/Paste the HTML code onto your FB page.
Hope it works!0 -
The best and most beautiful things of this world can't be seen or touched.
They must be felt by the heart
Rose what a lovely poem, it brought a tear to my eye!0 -
Just marking my spot. Thanks for the June thread Barbie.
Geri0 -
I finally got to onederland this morning! I am so happy!!!! Weighed in just under 200lbs at 199.6. I'm hoping to lose 40-50 more depending on how I look and feel! My next mini goal is to get to a BMI of under 30!
keep logging
keep losing till I am slender
try to exercise as my injury and disability will allow me!
try to keep positive
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Hi all, :flowerforyou:
Dad is home. His heart is working at 10% but some say that is not bad for someone his age. The Dr. said he is a strong man. Thought it was a heart attack but it was atrial fibrillation. He had about 5 shocks within a week and the one that took him into the hospital was a big one. It he did not have his defibrillator in he would have been gone. Dr. gave him a strong med to keep his heart at a regular rhythm. It he has about episode he will have to go to Boston.they will have surgery. I hope not he has so many things against him.
But, we have him now and that is the important thing.
I am happy I am staying on track with my weight.
Just not eating as much. But eating as healthy as I can.
Thanks for all your support. :flowerforyou:
Kathy (plantlady)0 -
BandedTriaRN: WTG! WTG! WTG!:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: LOVE the photo and congratulations:flowerforyou:
Rose: So good to hear from you and thank you for sharing the lovely poem! Wow...very powerful! (I better not share this with DH right now, as he is feeling like that old man with his back issues and is very "down" about it all)
Amanda: LOVE your new profile pic with your darling grands
I am sure you are mistaken for their Mum when you are out with them. You look great!
Ruth: HAPPY Birthday:flowerforyou:
Raining, raining, raining here at the moment! So maybe I will get some more organizing done inside today....Pantry clean out? Lots of drawers to sort through....or sit and read a good book:happy: AFTER...my exercise, though!:happy:
DInner out last night: Had salmon and a nice beet salad with goat cheese...and yes, 2 glasses of very nice red wine...but didn't nibble on the bread or the dessert, so managed to stay under calories and enjoy some nice time out with some dear sweet friends who listened to DH talk about his painful back. I am trying to stay supportive and upbeat with him, but I am often at a loss of just what to do or say. I KNOW he hurts. Hope the surgeon will have enough time today to actually LISTEN to him and offer some suggestions. Last visit he was in such a hurry and didn't spend any time with DH. Very frustrating:grumble:
Have a great day, dear ladies!! Kackie 0 -
Keeping my commitment to report back in. Resisted the caramel slices, but one of the students made a special noodle dish and wanted me to try - I didn't have the heart to say no, so had some and skipped tea.0
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Plodding along and trying to stay focused.
Have a wonderful Wednesday all!
Robin, Bodi and Ritter0 -
Good morning everyone! I'm at work so will have to make this quick.
Loved the poem Rose. I lost my Mom in August. She was quite elderly and in failing health and she had lived in a care facility for a couple of years. I live about an hour's drive away from the care center but I went to see her every Saturday. There were some weekends when I felt a little resentful about "having" to go see her; but now that she's gone, I'd give anything to still be making those drives every Saturday morning.
Hang in there Chiclet -- we had Hospice nurses for my Mom the last several months of her life and they were absolutely wonderful. I called them our "Earth Angels".
Congratulations to everyone who has lost weight and who has stuck to their goals so far this month.
My husband and I just tried a breakfast smoothie that's really good -- it's called a Green Smoothie. Very easy:
1-2 bananas
1/2 cup of frozen peaches (no sugar added)
1/2 cup of frozen mangos (no sugar added)
a couple handfuls of spinach
just enough water to blend
Put it all in a blender and blend it. You need a pretty good blender to get the spinach pureed -- I'd love to have a VitaMix, but just can't afford it right now. I have a Ninja and it works well getting everything blended.
I really like the smoothie, but with all the fruit (especially the bananas), there's a lot of sugar. I know it's natural sugar from the fruit, but I'm not sure if I should be concerned about that or not -- anybody know?
Have a great day!
Shirley0 -
Hi, first off, I absolutely LOVED the poem. Very touching, and something for us to all remember.
Second, this sounds like a great group of women. I am 58, and am learning to eat all over again. For years I ate what I wanted, lots of junk food, and didn't worry about a thing. Now, I look at myself and know that I will never live to a ripe old age living like that, and have started a new lifestyle of eating healthy. Next on my agenda...for the month of June I want to start exercising more (couldn't hardly exercise any less!!!) I have started doing some exercise, but I need to really increase it. Here in Texas summer is really hot, so I am going to start with just walking on my treadmill at home and then add from there.
Good luck everyone, and God bless!0 -
:flowerforyou: Glad for another sunny Wednesday,
Kat- surprising your 90 yr old Aunt glad you were able to be there for that. It's always fun when a family gets together and they share stories to pass on to the younger generation, they need to know the family history.
jb- the quiche sounds wonderful
rpphillip- enjoy your time at camp cooking:drinker:
Kackie- having a son that fixes breakfast:ohwell: I hear that my #2 Son fixes breakfast every Saturday for his wife and two sons...although I've never experienced it:laugh: So glad your dinner with the friends went well. Hope it uplifted your hubbys spirits and do hope the Dr is able to spend time with him and truly help him...6 wks is a long time with the healing appearing to go so slow:huh:
Amanda- the pic of you with the grandtwins...WOW they are getting big.:noway:
Jenni- what a wonderful day you had with your Mum & daughter, that's the way to build fond memories:flowerforyou:
Faye- so sorry about your root canal and the pain you are in:sick: hope it get corrected soon. Congrats to you DGS on completing his work for an Eagle Scout:flowerforyou: that's quite an accomplishment.
Rose- so happy for your loss:drinker: your hard work is paying off for sure. the poem was wonderful
Michele- sounds like you really mix up your breakfasts...can't say I do that much, I really like my egg protein in the morning it keeps me full for most of the morning. Sorry you stomach still feels yuck, but it's a good reminder of why you don't want that frosting:sick:
Bandied- Congrats on entering onderland:drinker:
Kathy- so glad it wasn't a heart attack your dad had, glad he's home now:flowerforyou:
Shirley- your smoothie sounds good, don't know about the natural sugars, but not sure if I could drink a smoothie that's green:sick:
LHudson- Welcome:flowerforyou: I hear you about eating what you wanted and realizing that it had to stop. I think it's a common thread in all of our society and we can only change ourselves. This is a great place to get the encouragment you need to keep going:drinker:
Nancy- we must have been posting at the same time. Safe travels as you head to your parents to help with your Dad, so sorry to hear about his fall :flowerforyou:
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Today was my weigh in and no loss but no gain so I will call this the time that my skin is taking to adjust to the previous loss, it must take a bit longer for the skin to adjust since everything else takes so long at our age
Wish there wasn't the issue of stretch marks but I remember reading that someone had considered them the marks of success so I'm going to grab onto that and call each one my "success marks"
Everyone have a good day. Let's all move our bodies, drink plenty of water:drinker: (it also helps the skin) and log your food.
Laura80111
PS changed my picture as you can see...what it says is She is holding a chip from a bag that says "Krunchy Stuff" and she is telling her friend " Each serving is 17 grams of Who Cares, 22 grams of Mind Your Own Business and 54 grams of Shut Up & Let me enjoy my food" 0 -
Hello all from the rain soaked Creston valley, :happy:
Thank you for all your breakfast suggestions. I’m going to shake things up (:laugh: pun intended) with a smoothie today.
The discussion about caring for elders is timely for me. The day I left the city last week my Dad (83) tipped is electric scooter over and cut his legs badly. He was well cared for at the site and in the hospital later. In the aftermath he’s pretty shaken up and my mother is completely occupied taking him to/from appointments. She’s feeling discouraged too.
I have three sisters, one lives about a 45 minute drive away, the others are in Vancouver, about 5 hours away. I’m 5 hours away in the other direction but I’m not working right now. I’m needed back in Kelowna, and I was putting it off until tomorrow, thinking I need to catch up on housekeeping I could not do when I was in the wheelchair. Reading your posts got me motivated – and reminded me of my priorities. It’s back to Kelowna today after my workout at the gym, home on Saturday. I’ll take my 10 lb dumbbells with me this time, and go to the pool with my mother when she swims.
Kat, your description of how to begin a surprise party for a 90 year old made me giggle. The careful “Hi!” instead of the loud "Surprise!"
Amanda, that’s a lovely picture of you and the grand-twins. I watched a bit of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations on TV, looked like quite a party. Not too much rain!
Sousanna, your words for “carers” came just in time for me, as you read above. Thanks. Glad to hear your tea went well and you resisted the caramel slices.
Jenni, I hope you got a picture of the 3 generation manicure! :happy:
Rose/Laure, your walk/run up and down the septic mound sounds like a private boot camp! :explode: Well done. Thanks for the poem.
Barbiecat, I miss your long posts, but I can picture you out there with the dogs and that’s even better.
Congratulations BandedTriaRN!
Must get packing, talk to you tomorrow from the big city
Hasta pronto,
Nancy
Goals for June:
At least 4 aqua fit classes - something new to shake up the routine.
24 hours of exercise including weight training
Get the routine chores done – no procrastination!0 -
Good Morning Ladies how are you all doing ?
well it is only 5 more day to go befor summer camp! After work to day I am going over to pick up grandson and granddaughter to stay the night since I will be gone all next week and grandson ( Jacob) will not be going to camp. He wanted to spend the night Sat, but I knew that I would be doing last minute stuff for the trip to camp and also will be going to watch one of my neices Installation of Honored Queen Elect and her court of officers in the Jobs Daughters . It is a beautiful ceremony.
speaking of beautiful , I love the poem, it brought a tear to my eyes as well.:flowerforyou: Thank You for sharing it with us. I take care of my mom also, we have a in-laws quarters bulit on to our house so she has her own place but I can be near if she need me, and I take her to her dr. appointments, shoping etc.. I have 6 Brothers and one sister, and they do help some, but most of it falls on me as I am the oldst girl and my sister has bi poler and has trouble of her own. when ever she is sick I am her main care giver. My mom is 76. She also has atrial fib but no difib, as the rate is not that fast and she takes blood thiners, also high blood pressuer and diabetic . she get around ok but get s worn out easy ,and I have noticed she has slow down a lot in the past year or so. It dose make me sad if I think on it to long. My Mom has always been the backbone of our familey and push her self when others would have given up. I love her and just can't imagine not having her around, but know that some day as many of my friends have already had parents die so will I.
Sorry to get all melancholy:ohwell: On a happy note I think I will try the Nacho Salad to night and thank you Rose for posting it , it sounds yummmy!:bigsmile:
Micheal : I don't know how you do it all! You are amazing!
Banded tria RN : Yahoooo! Onederland! Congrats. You did it!!::happy:
Kathy : so happy to hear your Dad is better and you all are home and congrats on staying on track though it all!:bigsmile:
Kackie: sounds like you had a nice time out and a much needed brake!:drinker: Hope you DH is feeling better soon.
better go now so have a wonderful day ladies:flowerforyou:0 -
Laura & Rpphilip: Thank you so much for your kind wishes for my DH. I appreciate it.:flowerforyou:
Shirley: I meant to comment earlier about your Plateau frustration. I really do think water can be an issue. I am not sure why it makes such a difference, but it does. I hope that is just what you need to get the scale moving down again. At least you know your exercise is where it should be...try adding something different once or twice a week maybe. I have found that my body adjusts to what I am doing very quickly and requires a change in order to "let go" of extra weight. It is frustrating, but I am sure you will have success. BTW, your smoothy sounds great. I finally broke down and bought a Vitamix when I found it at Costco. I do love it and make smoothies for DH pretty often. I do not worry about fruit sugars but have learned I need to combine them with a little protein...say a few nuts...so that the sugar doesn't make me too hungry later. One suggestion to try...instead of one of the bananas, try a cup of non-fat plain greek yogurt...that is what I use and find it gives me the protein I need and is more nutritious. I am going to try the spinach with mine next time. I use frozen strawberries (unsweetened) often too. Take care!
Bye again:-):heart: Kackie0 -
:flowerforyou: Good evening everyone, I work in a nursing home and see the sadness in the resident's eyes and this poem hit home for me. I am so glad you all liked it. I was a little bad today and ate a twice baked potato so I did an extra 20 minutes on the bike to work it off. I am exhausted :yawn: and think I will go to bed. Everyone have a great evening, Rose:drinker: 0
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Joining the 50 club in August. Love reading all the posts, very motivating.0
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:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: This is my super busy active day. Besides walking my dogs for two hours in the morning and going to line dance class, I met a friend in the afternoon for a walk for over an hour and another friend came over after supper and we walked for almost an hour and in between I worked in the yard and walked the dogs again.
:flowerforyou: Kathy(plantlady), thanks for the update on your dad. He is so fortunate to have you there for him the way you are…..it’s good that you’re taking care of yourself. The healthier you are, the more balanced you’ll be for your dad.
:flowerforyou: Kackie, staying away from bread and dessert in a restaurant is a major victory…..there’s probably nothing you can say to your hubby beyond “I love you” so keep on doing that. This is an opportunity for spiritual growth for him.
:flowerforyou: Shirley, fruit in moderation is a very healthy choice
:flowerforyou: LHudson, finding a way to exercise indoors in bad weather is a great step in the right direction….I don’t have a treadmill, but I have some great exercise DVD’s
:bigsmile: Amanda, that is a beautiful picture of you and the grandtwins……I can’t decide who is more beautiful, you or the children.
:flowerforyou: Nancy, what a blessing that you are off work and able to go to Kelowna and care of your parents. Naturally you would take your dumbbells with you----you have your priorities in order.
:flowerforyou: Rpphillip, you have your hands full with mom and all the grandkids…..you do an amazing job of coping with everybody and still finding time for yourself. Rose, thank you for the lovely poem. Barbie from NW Washington 0 -
Good evening ladies!
It's late, so I'll be brief and get to bed soon! After my very lazy day yesterday, today I put in a good long one -- everything from a meeting on one of my projects to some intense library time, turning in overdue expense claims at work (being on leave is rough on the paperwork inspiration!), walking, and a great session in the gym with my wonderful trainer. I see her once a month to keep things going forward and shake up muscles we haven't shaken up enough -- she is fabulous! Tiny, but tough (she plays rugby and can't weigh much more than 110!). I think the stuff she is getting me to do will help even more than the physiotherapist for the hip/knee argument one of my legs is having. Feels good.
Sounds like lots of you are having rain, but we finally got a sunny day today after many, many rainy ones. I wish the same for you!
Parent visits, love, and worries, scale victories, exercise, good eating and water -- all of your news is filled with great inspiration and I thank each and every one of you.
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Hello all love the poem made me sob like I mean crocodile tears sob but it was beautiful Thank you for sharing. All this talk about hospice and caring for the elderly makes me miss my Dad he was in a hospice center for the last week of his life and they were so wonderful to us all I was there with my sister and Mom when he drew his last breath and I am so grateful for that. I have been there for 3 other of my loved ones and I hope when my time comes some one will have the courage to be there with me if they choose to any way I am blessed to still have my Mom and so far she is very independent which again we are so grateful for
I have been busy so far this month and have not had a chance to read all the posts but I do welocome all the new people and am so excited to be apart of this group best support any where
My back is healing slowly well slowly in my eyes but I did get to work out with Chris today and it was great to be back at it again0 -
banded - your cats are so beautiful. Congrats on the loss!
Kathy - I'll keep your dad in my prayers. Which medicine is he on?
Laura - you're so right, my "yukky" feeling stomach was a good reminder of why I don't want that icing, I gave it to the soup kitchen yesterday. They were very glad to get it, and I was very glad to get it out of the house! At Mexican train yesterday a lady gave me some rolls to take there, so I'll probably go tomorrow then stop and make a donation at the Salvation Army (and probably do some shopping there, too)
Tomorrow for breakfast I think I'll have these chicken nuggets, haven't had them in a while. Going to do the Jillian Michael's Shred it with Weights DVD
Right now I'm making more of those chocolate bran muffins. On another note: one food store by me is going to close and I'm trying to find someone else who carries or can at least special order the items that I could only get there.
Sousanna - good job on resisting, but I know how it is, it's really hard to tell the kids that you really don't want to try what they made only because you're watching your weight.
Rose - sometimes you just gotta have that twice baked potato. Good for you compenmsating. If you hadn't had it, you probably would have regretted it and then binged. Thanks for the lovely poem
Hope everyone has a great evening.
Michele0 -
I finally got to onederland this morning! I am so happy!!!! Weighed in just under 200lbs at 199.6. I'm hoping to lose 40-50 more depending on how I look and feel! My next mini goal is to get to a BMI of under 30!
keep logging
keep losing till I am slender
try to exercise as my injury and disability will allow me!
try to keep positive
:bigsmile: Yay!!!!!! And I love those socks!!!!!
Love Kat 0 -
Hi Everyone! I totally have come through the plateau/slow down to almost nothing weight loss that I was having and now I'm down to 198.6 from 199.6 yesterday. I know that I won't keep this up forever but I hope to get another 20 lbs off before another slow down (I'm starting the 17 day diet which says it makes plateaus less likely). I would be so happy to lose 10 lbs or so in 17 days starting on Monday!
SO my goal is to get down to 197.6 in the next few days and to begin the 17 Day diet on Monday.
To continue eating well
To get my thyroid evaluated by an endocrinologist on my appointment on July 17th (earliest we could get an appointment and praying she doesn't cancel on us like 2 others have more than one time each!).
To continue exercising lightly and try to do a little bat wing exercising and some easy exercises that I found on dlife.com for my thighs and buttocks! If anyone wants an older friend, add me but send me a message saying "50plus" or something so I know who you are. I really would love to have more older friends!0 -
Heres me and my 90 year old Auntie Esther at her Surprise party!0
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Thursday evening and its been a good day so far. Now at work and sneaking in some MFP time not sure if its worth the stress level I am feeling. How do the young ones do this and not give a care in the world. Its quiet and all my work is done I just have to sit here till the next session begins.
My daughter and I did an xtend barre class together last night and had a lovely walk through the gardens today. Not a fast sweaty walk. This walk was gentle and beautiful and refreshed our spirit.
We have both eaten healthy foods and plan to walk back to her unit tonight, weather permitting. It is cold thats ok so long as it doesn't rain. We have a light festival on and we can walk past most of the exhibits on the way home. katiejarr I love the photo of you and your auntie.
Happy healthy living everyone.
Jenni in Sydney, Australia0 -
Hi ladies
Will have to have a proper catch up read later as I'm busy at work today. That's the problem with having a few days off - the work doesn't magically do itself!
I hope everyone is well and coping with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Life is always richer and more colourful after a storm, something we all need to remember on the dark and cloudy days.
Well, a typing I must go! Speak to you soon.
Love to all.
Amanda x0
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