debodun
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You must not have been a fan of "The Andy Griffith Show". They live in Mayberry, not far from Mount Pilot, and Aunt Bea is Andy the widowed sheriff's aunt who takes loving care of him and his adorable son Opie (a very young Ron Howard). Still love the repeats.Not much. Waiting for hubby to retire in Nov. Going to Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 1st. for his 60th birthday. I check to see where you are all from but I am stumped for where "Mount Pilot" is.
Mount Pilot is my home when I'm on the internet.Not much. Waiting for hubby to retire in Nov. Going to Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 1st. for his 60th birthday. I check to see where you are all from but I am stumped for where "Mount Pilot" is.
My home when on the internet is "La-la-la land", I forget about all the chores I'm supposed to be doing.Mount Pilot is my home when I'm on the internet.
No need to apologize lots of people have more than one home.Sorry Aunt Bea - I do realize that some don't want others to know where they live and that is ok.
This is our 4th student. We take breaks of a few years between kids usually. This time we are hosting for the 2nd yr in a row. I really enjoy being a mom.How long have you been hosting exchange students? I've always found that idea interesting.
Welcome to the forum!Quick Stretch/Neck Lifts/Feet and Ankle warm-ups and listen to news headlines while still in bed. Get Up between 5 and 5:30. Hygiene, Coffee, Breakfast, Walk a mile outside (most days).
Some Chores then 20 Minute workout with Sit and Be Fit (M-F's).
Few more Chores. Creative Visualization and/or Mindful Meditations.
Two to three times a week get on the computer for awhile.
Three mornings a week shop stores or Farmers Market and return/pick up library DVD's on numerous subjects.
At least once a month we go to a good walking park or gardens for a walk and lunch out. Occasionally its a kids playground to swing etc.
Afternoons after lunch, as many of the following as time, health, energy etc. allows and which ones interest me that day: watch the wildlife we feed daily, Sewing, Watercolor and/or Colored Pencil Art, Beading, creative weaving and boutique yarn creations, listen to music, walk and/or sit in the courtyard/porch/gardens, watch DVD's.
Occasionally work a little in the gardens.
Sometimes take a nap.
If it is Sunday or Thursday I lift weights. Almost daily we tip on the inversion table.
Dinner and kitchen chores. More hygiene/self care.
After dinner watch a little TV or DVD's and/or Creative Visualization/Meditation. Do a little bit of Yoga/Stretch/Qi Jong/and Self Massage neck, feet, hands, jaw, scalp. Once a year it is an overnighter trip in the Motorhome to the Ocean.
I just retired in July and this is exactly my problem right now. I trying to get out of this mindset but not that easy after doing this exact thing for the past 40 plus years. This past month I joined the Y and this is helping me tremendously to get out this this mindset.I just bumble along and take it as it comes.
The hardest thing for me to do when I first retired was to slow down and stop doing ten things at once.
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I am thinking about joining the Y as well. I hope it would be a place to make new friends.I just retired in July and this is exactly my problem right now. I trying to get out of this mindset but not that easy after doing this exact thing for the past 40 plus years. This past month I joined the Y and this is helping me tremendously to get out this this mindset.
Georgia...what do you raise in your garden? We had an early cold spell and I've got a big bell pepper plant inside right now with peppers ripening up - couple turning red.Reading about what some of y'all do every day makes me wonder when on earth there was time to work for a living before retirement!
I spend most of my time in the garden most days unless it's raining. Aside from that, I kind of do whatever suits at the moment. It took a few years after retiring the fifth time to not feel like I had to be "doing" every minute of every day.
Flowers. Only flowers. DD insists that growing veggies is dumb because "that's what grocery stores are for."Georgia...what do you raise in your garden? We had an early cold spell and I've got a big bell pepper plant inside right now with peppers ripening up - couple turning red.
I know...but quite honestly some of the veggies taste way better when you yank them out of your own ground on the day you're eating them. They also lose their nutritional value by the time they get to the grocery. Also raise herbs. Love to have fresh herbs in the house.Flowers. Only flowers. DD insists that growing veggies is dumb because "that's what grocery stores are for."
I agree completely, they are friendly places.I am thinking about joining the Y as well. I hope it would be a place to make new friends.
I wonder if they have activities besides physical ones? I’m interested in a craft class or maybe a games class or book club.I agree completely, they are friendly places.
I joined the local YMCA after using local commercial gyms for over 20 years. I find that it is cleaner and the other patrons are a bit friendlier. One thing that always troubled me about my last gym was the total absence of minorities. I also didn't like the way they kept trying to push personal trainers on us.
One thing I like about the Y is that during the summer, they run a day camp in the main gym. I workout next door, but there is something about the "happy sounds" of all those kids enjoying themselves that just makes me happy. They can be a bit loud, and I am sure that the staff has a different opinion than I do, but 40 minutes a couple of times a week works for me.
I suppose that my bottom line is that I feel like I belong there and I didn't always feel that way at the commercial gyms.