Still here but….
I’m still here. Just having a rough patch and not feeling terribly inspired.
The good news is that I’m starting to feel better, emotionally and physically, so I will have a post on my Mexican vacation shortly.
Ciao for now.
12/15/14
Author Archives: Sharole
11/4/14
Fit and Healthy 12 week Experiment
If you’re wise exercise all the fat off,
Take it off – off of here, off of there!
Annie Lennox, Keep young and Beautiful
The Fit and Healthy Experiment Begins
My Fit and Healthy experiment all started with my finding a very cool tracking book called The Fit Book. It was just lying around the mail room and Agent K said I could have it. It was the ultimate food and fitness tracking book, all in a moderately small and neat package.
The Log Book
Every weight loss book or program always insists that you have to log your food intake and exercise if you want to be successful at losing weight. Over the years I’ve just logged my progress in a boring old notebook. This notebook was sexy. It had colour, it had columns and tick boxes, it had food and exercise tracking all in one spread. I got excited just looking at it.
So I decided that this little book showing up at this time was a sign that I needed to get on with my health regime. Continue reading
10/21/14
The Skin Deep Project
Better watch out for the skin deeps
The Stranglers
The Skin Deep Project
I was reading a book Beautiful Skin Begins Within by Dr. Martin Braun about how to keep skin beautiful and elastic before, during and after menopause.
While Dr. Martin Braun wrote the book, it is sponsored by Lorna Vanderhaeghe, who just happens to have a full line of vitamin supplements that will help with what the doctor suggests.
According to the plan, there are a number of things you need to do, besides adjusting your diet and exercise levels. One is adding a number of supplements to your diet which are supposed to help your skin turn back time and appear dewy fresh and plump. Continue reading
09/23/14
50 Lessons – #36 Growing Old
Growing Old – Gratefully
Growing Old Ain’t for Sissies Bette DavisAfter I posted Regina Brett’s 50 list, I saw an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail that related to #36.
Heather Sanders published a piece in August 2014 about women and our penchant for denigrating ourselves, no matter what stage of life we’re in. Her hypothesis is that we should age gratefully, and stop being so hard on ourselves. As Regina puts it: Growing old beats the alternative – dying young.
Here’s the link to the Globe and Mail website, Ladies, it’s time to age gratefully. I’ve also included it below in case the link doesn’t work one day. PS Thank you, Heather. Continue reading
09/15/14
Road Trip – La Conner, WA
Road Trip Time!
Destination: La Conner, WA
Day 1
So after the big 51, I decided to get outta dodge.
But where to go? The possibilities were endless but, alas, the funds were not. So it had to be quick and cheap. There was a trip to Palm Springs for $700 for 5 days but I didn’t really fancy frying in the desert by myself for 5 days.
In the end, it was an overnighter to La Conner, WA. Why? I’d never been there and it seemed like a nice quiet place to chill out. Continue reading
09/12/14
50 Lessons Life Taught Me
Regina’s 50 List
Regina Brett of Cleveland, Ohio, once wrote a column for The Plain Dealer called “The 45 Lessons Life Taught me”.
It’s pretty insightful and certainly has helped me put a few things in perspective. It’s not a 50 – 50 list. It’s a list of observations that can help make life a little easier to enjoy.
The original list was 45 lessons, but she’s added 5 more for good measure. Continue reading
09/9/14
The 50 – 50 List Update
Here’s an update on how the 50 – 50 list is going.
The 50 – 50 list was languishing a bit so I decided, with some prodding from Agent B, to get on with it. So, here is the latest items I’ve managed to cross off the list.
07/28/14
Feeling Special
I’ve lost that Special Feeling
I’m special (special) So special (special) Gotta have some of your attention Give it to me. The PretendersSpecial to No one?
It occurred to me the other day that right now, in my life, I have no one who makes me feel special.
Family, husband, junior, friends – no one says to me, “Sharole, you are special. You have unique talents and gifts and what you do with them is very special. You should go forth and use them more often.” Continue reading