Pretty soon, dear friends, it will be time for JELL-O with cottage cheese, green JELL-O, and all sorts of other yummy outdoor desserts. I love lemon aid with frozen strawberries used as ice cubes. I also really love any frozen dessert, and don’t forget sweet tea you guys from the South. Sweet tea rules in the summer right along with white bread tomato sandwiches! What are some of YOUR summer favorites?
In general, I am a beach, summer person, but isn’t this beautiful. I would rather be seeing it out the window of a warm room with a roaring fireplace, but I also used to be quite a good skier, so I can appreciate and even embrace the beauty of a snowy day.
Okay, so let’s go for a walk. Oh, wait a minute, how far should we walk and BTW just exactly how much should we actually be exercising? Well, as you may have guessed, this is not set in stone no matter what the 10,000 steps a day people say to you.
My doctor tells me that this, like the 8 glasses a day of water, is a myth based on absolutely nothing. In fact, I recently read in Prevention Magazine that for people over 60, the recommended step amount is 3,600 and even that should be individually evaluated.
I walk 5,000 per day and my Fitbit records active minutes and I try to do 20 per day. Walking the dog or running the vacuum are my go to events.
The one bit of nutritional advice that seems to be pretty universal is the 5 servings per day of fruits and veggies. A serving is 1/2 cup and actually this is pretty easy to do. Give it a try for good health instead of taking a pill!
There is so much beauty in our world. Some days it may seem difficult to find, but do search until you find something that brings a smile to your face or a little joy to your heart.
My husband is British and he makes a dynamite English Trifle, but this easy version is really good too!
Berry Trifle
1 store bought angle food cake or store bought pound cake, cubed or torn into small pieces
1 pk. instant vanilla pudding
1 cup cold mild
1 pt. vanilla or French Vanilla ice cream just slightly melted
1 regular pack of strawberry jello
1 cup boiling water for the jello
1 9 oz pk. of frozen strawberries thawed
In a sq. or rectangular glass baking dish, scatter the cubed cake and in a separate bowl, mix the dry pudding mix, milk, and ice cream. Beat this until smooth and then pour it over the cake. Dissolve your jello in the boiling water and add strawberries. Cool a bit then spoon it over the pudding layer. Cover with foil or plastic wrap and put it in the fridge overnight. This is such a great dessert-Oh, BTW, you can do the same thing with peaches and that is maybe even better. Just sub peach anyplace it says strawberry.
I love to just put things together differently. I move settings around in my house. I buy grocery store flowers or silk plants and mix, match, and don’t match. Have a good look at your stuff and then create something unique!
I get that JANUARY can be pretty dismal at times, but honestly, if you think about it, perhaps is is not January that is dismal, but actually YOU who are dismal. Some people are sad and downhearted all year long no matter what the weather or whatever else is happening. If that is you, please seek help. Life can be a wonderful gift. Please enable yourself to open the present!
We try to clean house, clean up, get rid of stuff,
Please do not ever tell me you have nothing to do. If you are sitting staring off into space and feeling sorry for yourself, get up and move around. Yes, it is as simple as that. Walk around where you are. Stretch and jog. Bend over as much as you can. Twist around from the waist. You get it. Moving around can make you feel better in both mind and body. The more you move the better. Physical therapists use the phrase, “Motion is Lotion” and they are so very correct!!
Okay, so I know this does not look like big fun to everybody, but my darling husband knows in his heart that this is what heaven looks like. He has been sailing since he was a boy and his current boat is called 2 Old 2 Sail with a picture of a little old man at the wheel. Message??Follow your heart!
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