Pruning

Taking lessons from gardening. As I was out doing yardwork with my husband last week, I started on our knockout rose bushes. We have them on either side of our house, and they are as beautiful as they are prolific.  They do, however, get messy once the blooms start to die and shed their petals.  …

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A few antidotes to boredom.

An antidote to boredom Is it raining out your window, too hot to step on the sidewalk, or too cold to venture outside?  What can one do on days you are stuck indoors?  Well, you could straighten your sock drawers and put all of your mismatched socks together.  You could clean out your closet, your …

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Stuck

Photo compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/O35rT6OytRo?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Stuck in a place of questions and sorrow, So many losses, no guarantees of tomorrow. Life moves on and one must move with it, Perhaps only in motion, but eventually in spirit. The pain will lessen, and the scar will fade, The memories live on, it’s the price you paid. Love …

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Home made facial remedies

Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/87InWldRhgs?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink I love to pamper myself from time to time. One thing I have learned, over the years, is to slow down and take time to do something good for your body; a workout, a facial, a pedicure, manicure, hair mask, or anything else that is soothing to the soul and good …

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How to keep fit over 40; why its important for Women.

I am very confident in my fifties. Sure, my flexibility isn't what it was in my twenties or thirties, I don't have the stamina and strength when I first started working out, but I am proud to be able to do the activities I enjoy, while feeling great and energized. When I was in my …

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Is it hot in here?

Are you of that age when your body betrays you and starts sweating profusely at the most inopportune times? I remember times holding meetings or being in the middle of a board meeting and feeling that familiar heat start at my toes and travel all the way to the top of my head. There I …

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