Age Challenged rQQzy: In Between

Nice to see you!

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!!

Saturday, December 28, 2024

In Between

This morning was time spent in the pool!

As hot as it’s been lately, the air conditioned lounge room has been comfortable enough to not even consider swimming.

What a waste of a beautiful pool.

So, this morning, instead of getting dressed, I swapped pyjamas for swimmers, grabbed a towel and dipped my toe into water that, surprisingly, had a bit of a chill to it!

I spent about 30 minutes swimming laps and throwing the ball from one end of the pool to the other for Harley. He would run to the end that I was swimming towards and drop the ball, then run to the other end for me to throw it. That way, we both get plenty of exercise!

I didn’t want to overdo it on my first stint in the pool. I’ll work my way up to 50 laps over the coming days.

We’ve been glued to the Boxing Day Test Match for the last two days, followed by BBL 20/20 matches.

The tennis has already started in Perth and the Brisbane International starts tomorrow (29th Dec) so I’m excited to see Djokovic play.

It’s such a great time of the year for sports.

We are still eating leftovers from Christmas so I haven’t had to cook for five days.

Tomorrow will require time in the kitchen, so I need to plan for that.

Only three more days til new year so I’d like to do some extra cleaning in my ensuite and wardrobe to start the new year fresh and clean. We’ll see if I can unstick myself from the sports channel.

Adoring Husband has been using his new mini chainsaw, trimming trees around the pool area.

We haven’t had a game of darts yet! Must do that tomorrow!

The pavlova is almost gone.This is the ‘before’ pic.