Apr18

Finding Comfort: The Best Pants for Every Age

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I promised you pants this time, so here we go!

Most of my life I’ve worn jeans for my go to pants. And yes, I did have other types of pants, but working in an office all day, I loved coming home and changing into my jeans. We also had a small ranch for a while, so jeans were a must.

Fast forward….. I still love my jeans, especially after I found stretch jeans. If you haven’t tried them, you really should.

As time went on, getting in and out of pants with buttons, zippers, or anything else constricting became a very bad idea.

I’m sure you all know this, but as we age and become more vintage, the importance of being able to rip off your pants becomes of the upmost importance. (But not for the same reason as before).This is why I now wear anything that falls to the floor at the mere suggestion. I wish I’d bought stock in the elastic industry early on, but then again who knew elastic would be so important?

Don’t get me wrong, I still have regular jeans, and they aren’t even stretch. I just couldn’t resist, they are so cute. But every time I put them on, I wonder why I bought them.

Today pants are so different than years ago, or maybe I just resolved myself to needing a quick escape upon necessity. I also have found Yoga pants that work just fine for everyday wear. They stretch, slide off and on with ease, and look half way decent with a cute top.

Everyone has a different style, and that’s ok! We can’t all look alike, nor would we want to. So let me know what you prefer to wear. Tight, skinny, loose, baggy? There are so many different styles that are current these days. Don’t let anyone tell you your clothes need to be any different than you’re comfortable with.

After all we are in the “Golden Years” and we have earned the right to be comfortable, and wear exactly what makes us feel good. So I say, put on some feel good pants, and a top of choice! Now the next step is optional, but never the less, important…..dress the whole outfit with a scarf, neckless, and embellish the entire ensemble with a blingie anklet!

Of course all these things can be picked up at…….AMAZON! Aren’t they convenient? I just love Amazon.

Also, tips, and tricks can be viewed on You Tube.

Thank you for stopping to read my blog. As always, see you next time, Karen

Apr4

Chins Up!

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That’s right, Chins UP!

It has come to my attention that as we season, we seem to walk looking down. Not only does this mean that we can fall easier, but as we do this, we tend to slump. Now, I don’t know about you, but when I slump I seem to encourage a spare tire around my entire midsection. And I am not happy about spare tires! I’ll bet you aren’t any happier than I am about spare tires either.

The other thing that happens is looking down seems to encourage an unwanted “chicken neck.” I have never been excited about chicken necks even on chickens. So now that I’m realizing how easy it is to get one of my own, I’m definitely going to walk with my chin up!

Since not one of us needs to fall, and not one of us wants a spare tire, or a chicken neck, I’m sure we will all be walking with our heads up from now on.

This is a good thing because we will look twenty years younger due to the slight shift in our habits. As we walk straight with our heads up, we will be walking with confidence, and the knowledge that we are vital, beautiful, and worthy. And in doing so, we will look twenty years younger. Now the next thing to work on are our pants….

I won’t get into that this time, but I have some ideas about how to handle this problem.

Oh, you didn’t know that pants were a problem? Well they can be, and we are going to solve the pants problem on this blog next time.

Thank you for taking time to read my blog. I hope this one helped with a couple of vintage related problems. We really have to stick together as we go from vital to vintage without even realizing it.

Until next time, Karen

Mar28

Embracing Kindness in Today’s World

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Do you remember being a kid and playing outside until dark all summer long. We drank out of a hose, ate fruit off the ground, and off the trees. We laid under the stars at night just watching for a shooting star so we could make a wish?

We even watched the clouds and tried to find shapes we recognized. That’s called pareidolia, and I still look for shapes in everything. Roots from the trees sometimes have the most interesting shapes.

We walked all over the place with friends, and many times we were alone. We even rode our bikes everywhere, probably to places that if our parents knew they would be shocked!

Did you ever do any of these things? How did we survive childhood? How did you survive?

Today it isn’t safe for the kids to do any of these things. Why is drinking from a faucet so bad now, and wasn’t in the olden days? We clearly have more people, more traffic, more congestion….and even more germs!

We sure are living in an interesting age. One where there are more cars and more grumpy people trying to get to their destinations. With all that comes road rage, people pushing their way around. Neglecting to be courteous on the road. How about the people that push their way around with shopping carts in the grocery stores? Ignoring children patiently waiting to get to the front of the line to pay for something they have saved up for? I’ve witnessed so many people shoving aside a child in line so they could be first.

Suffice to say, a perfect world would be less traffic, more space, more parks and trees, and more people to be positive regardless of their surroundings. Wouldn’t all that be nice?

We need to start a Happy Movement! That’s right, we all need to be more courteous, more forgiving, and definitely more Kind! Smile at strangers, help one another, maybe if one person is kind to someone, that someone will be kind to someone else. Maybe kindness will spread…. We can only hope!

Maybe I’m ranting, and just maybe I’m fed up with all the angry people that want everyone else to be angry too! I’m not angry, I’m always happy and I love people. Even the grumpiest person can find a bit of happiness in themselves. Sometimes they just need to be reminded.

I could go on and on, but that isn’t healthy either. I want to stay healthy by not buying into the grumpy hole.

Thank you for reading my post, be positive and live longer.

You’ll hear from me soon, Karen

Feb28

What Mother Didn’t Tell Us…

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Your arces are going to fall!

As I sit here in my office chair pondering life’s changes. I realize there were so many things Mother never told me . Who else would, or could tell us things no-one else would venture telling us?

Things like, as you age your nose, and ears grow…..what? That’s right, haven’t you seen a little old man with a nose bigger than his feet? Well, next time you’re out and about check it out.

I pick on old men because, well I don’t want to pick on women. We are sensitive, and we try our best to keep ourselves as lovely, and beautiful as possible, and we do. Men just don’t care if their nose its larger than their feet, or they are aging without grace! Their bellies hang out! Their nose hangs out! Their shoes are falling apart! Their clothes might be stained and dirty, they just don’t care!

On a different note, what’s with the scales all over the body? That’s right scales! It starts with just one or two on one of your legs or arms, then…..all of a sudden there are a dozen more all over the place. I can’t tell you what the final place will be until the end. I can tell you I now have one on my forehead. At least this one is under bangs. It seems that I’ve gotten these so called scales only in places that have been effected by the sun. And a few that haven’t even seen the sun.

Maybe you don’t have any scales, but you might have something else just as annoying. Note to the young women, Make sure to use sunscreen everywhere!

Now this is something I’ve learned through experience. Always wear good supportive shoes. It seems that if your shoes don’t support your frame properly, after a while your knees start to turn in. If your knees are turning in, your toes are moving to one side. This has only one meaning, your arches are falling! If your arches are falling, everything else is probably starting to fall as well. This is not good! I’m sure someone somewhere is laughing like crazy. But it isn’t funny, especially if it’s happening to you….

Remember when an old car is falling apart? There are so many things going wrong with it that you don’t know where to start fixing it. They are all important things, and that’s why it’s so difficult to decide where to start!

Well it’s the same with your body. So when your arches start to fall, don’t think it’s just your arches because it isn’t just your arches! It’s everything connected to the arches that fall as well! So along with the arches are your knees, hips, back, and everything else even the boobs! They are all going to fall!

Never think you will escape any of this. If it isn’t this, it will be something else just as bad. This is not a threat, but a warning in advance from someone who knows!

There are so many other things Mother didn’t tell me. In regards to pain, having children, getting married, compromising in ways you never thought would be necessary. Don’t get me wrong, none of this is easy, or even fun. But to keep from being in tears 24/7, you have to see the humor in it. When you finally retire you’d better hope and pray…..pray that you can still have the energy, health, and desire to step outside your home to go anywhere.

It sounds grim, and for some it is, but I choose to laugh it off. Think of it as a puzzle game. It’s all hit and miss. If you don’t get any of these things, you’re lucky.

If you do get some of these things, you need to learn how to think of the ride as an adventure. Good luck on your trip!

Thank you for stopping to read my blog, I wish for you health, happiness, and the energy to laugh at yourself. Much love to all of you. Karen

Feb14

Cookies, Cookies, And More Cookies!

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Do you ever have an off day? A day that for whatever reason doesn’t go smoothly. No matter what you do, try as you may, nothing goes right.

Well, that kind of a day makes you want to go back to bed….for the rest of the day. Am I right? A wasted day without a solution, or any hope. It sounds so grim, but I have a solution for those ugly days!

Cookies, any kind of cookie will do. I say go back to bed with a large box of yummy cookies of your choice. You also must grab a cup of tea or coffee to wash down the crumbs just in case there are crumbs.

There isn’t anyone in your household that will understand, not even the dog or cat. But who cares, it’s your Personal Day for care and recuperation.

You may feel guilty, but don’t. Ask yourself how many times you have put someone else first and yourself last. You deserve it.

You could also send yourself flowers….just because you deserve it! Who else will?

Well, I appreciate you reading my blog, and putting up with my silliness.

Take good care of yourself, I’ll see you soon. Karen

Jan31

How to Reduce Hooded Eyes Naturally

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I found a You Tube video for Hooded Eyes, and I thought it a valuable thing to look at. When I went to copy it for the blog, it wouldn’t copy.

I know the format has changed. But darn it I just don’t feel like sitting for hours learning how to embed it into the blog. I need to be fresh in the morning, and it isn’t morning. So my apologies for being a tired blogger this time.

You can go to You Tube and search for Hooded Eyes. Valeriia Veksl is the Registered Nurse that talks about solutions. She has many other videos that are quite interesting as well. Also, there are many different people with videos that talk about this, and they might be better for you. Apparently, there are many things you can do to correct them, or at least diminish them. This is without having surgery. For me, any bit will do!

I’m sorry about not having a video to show you, I’ll try to do better next time.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog, I hope it helps. Karen