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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

Nov15

On A Day Like Today….

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It’s rainy, it’s cold, it’s a curl up with a book, a blanket, and a pillow day. It’s a curl up with your dog day.

We recently adopted a dog. And after only three months we are still getting use to each other. She recently had puppies, and then when all was said and done, the people that owned her whisked her off to the animal shelter. We still can’t figure that out! Both of us think we were so lucky to be able to find her.

I had seen her on the shelter web page for quite a while, but after a few weeks she wasn’t there. I wanted to rescue a dog from the cold, hard life that a shelter would offer her. Luckily she was sent to another shelter closer to home. And, I spotted her on their website. The Rancho Coastal Humane Society. I can’t say enough good things about them, I was truly impressed with how clean, and caring they are.

This is our newest addition to our family. Peppa, a four year old French Bulldog.

Have you ever adopted a pet? Or, do you only get puppies from a breeder? I’ve done both, and I have to tell you I prefer rescuing a dog instead of paying for a purebred. It’s not that I don’t love getting a purebred puppy, it’s more about giving a forever home to an animal less fortunate. I can do that!

But there is a downside to all the goodness rescuing holds, the downside seems to be that we haven’t any idea what these sweet little animals have been through. These are the issues we have to deal with when giving them a forever home. Then there is the issue of personality. Frenchies are stubborn, they will outsmart you, and don’t like to be yelled at. But they will push you over the edge if you let them, and they need attention, and are high maintenance. I happen to be very calm these days, and don’t get pushed easily!

Our dear little Peppa was probably used for the puppies she could give them. Maybe this was their main form of income. Maybe they had other breeders also. We will never know, but Peppa did have some good habits I’m grateful for. I guess it doesn’t matter that she is wicked smart. She knows how to manipulate us, but we think we are smarter than she is. But are we?

She sits, stays, and comes when she is called. Could this be because I give her a training treat when she does these things, or did her previous parents teach her this? See what I mean by her being smarter than we are? We are still working on the word “Potty,” and what that means. She also gets a treat after she potties. Motivation is the name of the game.

I want you to know that our home as sweat as it is, was empty without a companion in it. My husband didn’t want another dog, or cat, but I convinced him it was important to me, and he kindly gave in. Now we both love her and get great amounts of joy from her.

She has made herself at home, and loves her back yard. She’ll even go out by herself now.

So if you ever wondered if you wanted a dog or cat to liven up your home, I’d say yes. They do bring you so much joy, and laughter. It gives us purpose, gets us up and moving. All that is a good thing, and probably it will keep all of us younger!

Thank you for stopping to read my blog, Have a Happy Thanksgiving from our home to your home, and from our Peppa to yours.

Oct18

Confessions of a 99 Year Old!

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I thought this was interesting, and a bit humorous at the same time. It is 18 minutes long, so sit down when you need a break to watch it.

Thank you for stopping to watch this little video. As always United we Stand.. Karen