Hi to all my Gal Pals,
I bet you thought this was going to be one of those “count my blessing” posts but you would be wrong. I want you to know that I know how blessed I am but I decided another complaint was in order. I think I knew when I reached the age of 50 that there would be depreciation of my body and I thought that I would be prepared for it. I think I have been very accepting of the fact that it is not easy for me to get out of my little car and that my energy level has been depleted. There are some changes to my body that are surprising but really don’t bother me. Joan Rivers says it best “My breasts are so low now I can have a mammogram and a pedicure at the same time”. However, I was not prepared for the disconnect between my brain and my bladder. You younger readers won’t be able to relate to this part of the blog but I am giving you fair warning. Yes, ladies, I am going there. How can something so small like a 2 inch bladder create such big problems? Aunty Acid puts it this way “Isn’t it strange that as we climb life’s ladder, everything about us seems to get fatter EXCEPT OUR DAMN BLADDERS!”. My first brain-bladder disconnect comes along when I am drinking my flavored water in the afternoon with my snack and doing just fine until I stand up. Why my brain doesn’t tell me that my bladder is full until then, I don’t know. So I walk the 14 paces into the powder room with no problem. Here is where the second disconnect comes in. I am in the powder room and I turn toward the toilet. Now my brain acts like the mature adult in the room and tells me the sequence of steps I need to take to empty my bladder properly in the toilet. On the other hand, my bladder acts like the impulsive child in the room and doesn’t seem to receive the message from my brain. Therefore, it is like Pavlov’s dog except instead of salivating when it hears a bell, my bladder lets loose when it sees the toilet. What the heck! Nobody warned me about this! So I think the only solution is to blindfold myself before I enter into the powder room. Here’s hoping I don’t kill myself in the process. That’s it, I’m done. I will never speak of this again. Thank you for listening.
I love fall because of all the beautiful colors. Not only are the leaves and temperatures changing but so are the wardrobe styles and color palettes. The vivid greens, yellows and oranges of the tree leaves are fabulous in women’s fall fashions. I love the pink tones that are trending this year but there is nothing like the natural colors of fall. Orange and yellow are colors that embody warmth and optimism while green has long been associated with renewal, growth and harmony. We surround ourselves with these colors in our home decor because it reminds us to cherish the present moment, to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us and it gives us a cozy feeling. We get these same feelings when we wear these amazing hues. However, in keeping with the topic of bladder issues, I thought you would appreciate a quote from Joan Rivers “I can’t wear yellow anymore. It’s too matchy-matchy with my catheter”. Hopefully, this is not an issue for you.
Once again I am exposing you to the front of my townhouse but it represents everything I love about fall colors.
I have even incorporated the trending pink color in with the orange, green and yellows of fall. Somehow it all comes together beautifully. One of my neighbors said she would like to just live in my small garden. I think she was telling me she would feel cozy in my little corner of the world. Me too!
OK, let the fall fashion show begin.
This is a great outfit for a cool fall day. All the autumn colors are represented in this quilted jacket and I see it as a statement piece. Underneath I am wearing an orange, sleeveless, mock turtleneck. The jacket looks great with the orange jeans but you have so many colors to choose from when you wear this jacket. I paired this outfit with the wheat colored shoes that match the wheat color in the jacket.
I had so many choices in my accessories but I kept it simple because I wanted to highlight the colors in the jacket but not take away from the design on the jacket. The orange of the watch band, earrings and ring combined with the yellow of the bracelet and the green stone of the other ring represent all the colors of fall.
Sunflowers make me happy as do ponchos. These sunflowers contain three shades of yellow, one of which is a light buttery yellow which is why I chose to wear it with a light buttery yellow pair of jeans. The poncho also looks great with mustard yellow or black jeans. I like the black flats with this outfit. This whole outfit is comfy and it hides all my fat rolls.
This jacket is just long enough to hide my belly. The multicolored geometric designs make it easy to pair it with many different colored pants. I like a lot of color so I matched this orange top with these green jeans both of which are vibrant fall colors. If you don’t like to wear two bold colors together I would suggest wearing the jacket with black or mustard colored pants. I have a black turtleneck top underneath the jacket but if you are always hot I would suggest a sleeveless mock turtleneck top underneath. The black 1inch heels help to tone down the bold colors. I wore the headband for fun for this picture.
There is so much color in the jacket so I wear more neutral colors in my accessories. I decided to highlight more of the black and yellow colors in the jacket with the black earrings, black bracelet, black ring and yellow watch. I subtlety pulled in the green with a green ring. I went with the round earrings because of the beautiful round buttons.
Well, this is where I talk about my weight. I wish I could tell you that I lost a few pounds but I would be lying. I know we have always been told that we should exercise early in the morning before we eat so I was thinking maybe that was my problem. I know people who just can’t eat when they first get up in the morning. That is not me! The minute I get up I eat. I was happy to hear the new research says that short strolls for 30 minutes straight after a meal reduces blood sugar and the level of glucose in you interstitial fluid. That means that the glucose will be used by your muscles instead of being stored as fat. I take a 2 mile walk right after I eat so that is not why I can’t lose weight. Maybe it is because I like to eat. It is kinda like Aunty Acid says “My new hobby is getting fat and I’m getting really good at it”. With the holidays coming up I just don’t see me doing anything drastic so I think I am going to subscribe to Crabby Maxine’s solution “I finally decided to do something about my weight…LIE”.
I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and please remember to VOTE.
Until next time, remember God loves you and so do I.
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