both physical and mental
“I think I’m having a hot flash,” I casually said. “Does it feel like your face is on fire,” inquired Agent I. “Yes”. “Well then, that might very well be a hot flash.” She replied.
Yikes, a hot flash! Could this be my official entry into menopause? Continue reading
Like a fine wine, I find that I too need a little tender care in a controlled environment to reach my full potential.
So I schedule a spa day.
This is a fairly new phenomenon for me, basically in the last decade. Prior to this time funding was always an issue. Now, however, I rationalize the expense citing that I spend a lot of time tending to others, now it’s time for others to tend to me. Continue reading
It is a social convention that you don’t talk about body functions in polite society. Unfortunately that means a lot of important information doesn’t get passed on.
With all the medical issues I’ve had, there have been some uncomfortable side effects that affect one bodily function or another. These side effects can be frustrating to deal with. But every now and then someone will drop an informational tidbit about unmentionable body functions to me that actually helps. Continue reading
If you’re wise, exercise all the fat off – take it off , off of here off of there.
Annie Lennox – Keep young and beautiful
I’m ditching all my diet books. Why? Because they depress me. They mock me from my bookshelf, throwing my lack of success with the bulge in my face. Also, they don’t tell me anything I don’t already know. Continue reading
So some of my 50 things have come and gone and for about a 2 months now things have been at a standstill. Both weight and 50 thing wise. The words of my cancer coach came to me on a dreary Sunday afternoon, “Those who get things done, schedule them.” Continue reading
“You’re not heavy, you’re my mom.”
With these simple words, my son put everything into perspective for me.
As I approached my half century mark, I guess I was lamenting, more than usual, about my weight. Not that I was doing anything about it, mind you, but lament I did none-the-less. Continue reading
