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Three major events occurred for me last year (2010), all in the space of about 2 weeks. I turned 50. The following day I got married. Two weeks later, my oldest daughter became pregnant with her first child and my first grandchild.

Most middle-aged people will tell you that in their minds, they still feel 20 something. It's the same for me.

Wasn't it only yesterday that I was planning a night out with guys from the surf club? That gorgeous new perm. Flaired, cuffed denims and the red t-shirt with the off-the-shoulder frill. Corked platform wedgies. **sigh**

Suddenly I'm looking in the mirror and wondering how 30 years can flash by so damned quickly!

So here I am in cyberspace, sharing my genuine shock and horror with anyone who'll listen and maybe I'll even meet some other over 50s who find themselves in the same predicament!

Welcome to my dilemna!!

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

What's Going On?

Between the pool dramas, savage weather requiring SES time for Adoring Husband, lots of stuff happening at the shop, worrying over my upcoming trip to Melbourne and my lack of sleep, we are both feeling a touch exhausted.

Again, I woke up at 2.30am and could not get back to sleep for the remainder of the night.

I also had to be at the shop bright and early for meditation.

Because The Gypsy is away for a couple of weeks, it was my responsibility this week to run the class, but I was so lethargic and unmotivated, I simply played two guided meditations and at the end, when we were feeling totally zenned out, I played the Pharrell Williams song "Happy" really loudly and we all danced around the room.

It had an amazing affect. The Motivator and I both felt a lot more energised at the end of the dance and I was able to make it to 11.30am before the lethargy set in again.

Next week will be The Motivator's turn to lead the meditation. I suspect she will be a lot more professional and better equipped to fill the hour than I was.

I didn't make the same mistake as Tuesday, by not eating and thereby making myself feel even worse. I ate a banana for breakfast and for lunch, a big bowl of mango, avocado, red onion and lemon juice.

We were both so tired by the end of the day, we closed the shop a whole FOUR minutes early. The Motivator had to be somewhere and I just couldn't adult for another minute.

AH and I had planned to meet with long lost friends this evening, but as excited as we were to see them again, we just didn't have it in us to socialise. There were other friends involved so it wasn't like we left them high and dry, but we were disappointed to miss out on the fun.

AH spent most of the day digging and shovelling and levelling in the back yard around the pool. He overdid it and his body is struggling tonight.

We are both feeling older than our years tonight and we will be sleeping early for certain.

Before I sign off, I must congratulate The Motivator for riding her trike to work for the first time today. She bought Mum H's trike from me a year ago with every intention of riding it to work regularly, but we all know about good intentions!

I've got a couple of days off now, so I can rest and recuperate and get my mojo back.

Things to do. Places to go. People to see.

Nite all.

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