Some Christmas Thoughts This Morning... Did I Really Want That??

If men could regard the events of their own lives with more open minds, they would frequently discover that they did not really desire the things they failed to obtain.
Andre Maurois

Well, my Christmas list just got a lot smaller!  I'm happy to be alive, have my family around me and maybe a little chocolate!

Taking Care of Ourselves

Women are not good about taking care of their own health. We care for our kids, our husbands, our parents, but not ourselves.
Mary Hart

At one time, it was all about me. I'm sure that you were the same when you were younger. I think that the minute our kids came along, we took a back seat to everyone else. Now eleven a.m.  is me time. I just had two slices of toast and natural peanut butter and a glass of watered down orange juice. You might be questioning the watered down orange juice. Sadly, I have to watch my sugar and surprisingly enough, a quarter glass of orange juice filled with ice water, tastes pretty good!!

Healthy Adult Brown-Bag Lunch Ideas

Kids get bored with their lunches so is it any wonder that we would too?? If you have been eating the same lunch for the last few months, give this link a look... I think that you will like what you see. It's from WebMD!!


Healthy Adult Brown-Bag Lunch Ideas

Exercise Out of the Way

As most of you know, I'm not one for exercising any more than I have to so when my birthday rolled around I suggested that an Eliptical Trainer might be a good gift that everyone could benefit from. I just finished listening to two songs on my ipod and my legs are BURNING and heart pounding. It would have taken at least a half hour on the treadmill to accomplish that... and at a brisk pace. Using the eliptical, I accomplished the same in less than ten minutes and gave my heart a workout too. I know that I need to up the workout longer, but each day I will try to add a minute or so. As it is, I went down planning on listening to one song and then the next one came on and I liked the song... which kept me on the trainer longer than I expected. And even better, both darling daughter and my husband are using it!!

Today's Quote About Slowing Down

“For fast-acting relief try slowing down.”

Lily Tomlin

I picked this quote today because I spent a lot of time on the Eliptical machine without checking the settings. I thought that it was harder than usual, but I put it down to just being tired from the previous workout. It turns out that my daughter had jacked it up and then didn't reset it. I'm hurting today, but I did sleep like a baby last night. Must have been exhausted!

Lets see if I can go for two good night's sleep!! hmmm, I wonder if I can learn to meditate while on this thing. That would be crossing two things off my to-do list! Will have to try and see if I fall off lol!

Quote for May Day

The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy... Yves Saint Laurent

They might be easier to buy but they are getting pretty pricey these days and I for one sometimes wish a little passion for my latest hobby would cover in those roots that need touching up or those bags that lets everyone know that I had a lousy night's sleep! I want that glowing skin that we had when we were about five years old! Ahh... it would be nice :)

Staying in the Now

We have put in our year here and technically, we can go home. Our obligations are completed, but circumstances prevent that from happening, so today I'm going to stay in the now. I'm going to enjoy today and not think past that!! Who needs the extra stress of thinking ahead. I certainly don't. I'm going to live each day as it comes and enjoy all that it has to offer.

:)

Quotes About Hair and Inflation

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.

Sam Ewing

I'm sure that we all have stories like that. Each generation will likely be able to outdo the previous lol!

Amazon.com: Healing Sounds of Nature - Thunderstorm, Rain and Ocean Waves: Music for Deep Sleep: Music

This is gorgeous! If you are in need of a little relaxation, you are going to love this. I just finished listening to Tropical storm, and it is so gentle... nothing like my idea of a thunderstorm!! You can almost feel yourself on a Caribbean island. Go over and take a listen. Just close your eyes and drift! This would certainly help lull you to sleep too!!

Amazon.com: Healing Sounds of Nature - Thunderstorm, Rain and Ocean Waves: Music for Deep Sleep: Music

Quotes about Waking Up

Why was it that we could sleep into the afternoon hours when we were younger, but now that we have become "adults" we are wide awake at 6 a.m.??


I love the sweet smell of dawn -
our unique daily opportunity to smell time,
to smell opportunity -
each morning being, a new beginning.
Emme Woodhull-Bäche

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will be all day hunting for it.
Richard Whately

If you're going to do something tonight that you'll be sorry for tomorrow morning, sleep late.
*Henny Youngman ( I guess that answers my last question!)

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The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there.
*Monica Baldwin... I want to know what this woman drinks BEFORE she goes to bed. I can't remember every waking up like that?? Am I all alone in this??

“Waking up to a smell is a lot more satisfying than waking up to a noise. Instead of barging in uninvited and yanking you out into reality, smells enter your dreams with a silent knock and a polite "Excuse me?”
 Adi Alsaid

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What Do You Know About Mattresses?

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All I knew was the fact that my back suddenly had stopped aching on a particular hotel bed! It was a real eye opener as I have had back aches for the past several years... like about the past 20 years! I had pretty much given up thinking that it was simply old age kicking in! Apparently that wasn't the problem. It was the mattress, but it doesn't stop there. I was checking out mattresses and a salesmen approached me and when I said that I possibly needed a new mattress, he said that he would be more than happy to help me! My daughter and I was there for about an hour and we indeed learned a ton but unfortunately, the salesman was at a loss. He couldn't find one mattress that would support my torso. We tried soft, firm and everything in between, but my body kind of caved in at the waistline and it has nothing to do with weight. I'm about 5'5, weight 121 pounds and the shoulders are a little wider than my hips... he was stumped!

But, he did know what he was talking about... I was impressed and even pointed out the problem area to my daughter so that we could continue to look for mattresses that would support the center of my body. He said that we needed a really dense foam and unfortunately he didn't have anything dense enough! But now we know!

If you have been aching in the morning, I highly recommend heading to a department store and finding out just what kind of mattress you need! It will be well worth it.