No one could have told me what getting old entails so let me educate those under 55. For both women and men when you hit 50 your hormones develop a mind of their own. Your metabolism quits, completely. You can eat a carrot and gain 5 lbs.
Now lets talk skin, holy hairdo my skin is like a snake, I have lines in places that should not have lines. I look in the mirror and hairs grow out of my chin at lightening speed. I keep a tweezer in every car I own and in every bathroom. Oh and a razor thing for lip hair.
The moral of this post is, I’ve decided that I don’t give a shit at this point. I am going to do whatever the hell I want, hair color, clothes, glasses(my signature) whenever I want, I have a tribe that supports me unconditionally. In celebration of pride, pink hair, don’t care. Love your life
I had always heard that once you turn 50 or atleast get close to it that the metabolism changes. Well holy hairdo, does it. The hormones changes at 53 (soon to be 54) has brought my metabolism to a screeching halt.
I have had to say hello to a belly that is not cute, can you say bloat. Now in fairness to my body, I do love wine and it is not a friend of hormone menopause belly. I have thought about cutting out my wine for 30 days but then ask myself “will I want to do this longterm”? ugh NO, I am an owner in a winery, so this is out (Willamette Valley) winery if you are interested. What are other options:
walk everyday- already doing this, when it is nice outside I do atleast 3 miles a day and if it’s rainy the treadmill at the gym is my backup
eat less- I can do this and just need to get inspired to do so
lift weights- I like to lift, but sometimes making it to the gym does not happen, I have purchased weights for home so now I have no excuses
Last and what this post is all about is a jump rope challenge. I saw this video on TicToc and the girl was doing 1000 jumps per day using a digital jump rope. I went out to Amazon and bought the least expensive cute pink electronic jump rope I could find and have decided to commit to 30 days of doing 1000 jumps per day.
This morning was day 1, I did the first 100 and thought I was going to die, and mind you I walk everyday. This means nothing, jumping rope is different. I completed the first 500 and will do the next 500 on my lunch hour. I will be posting updates to my blog and TicToc (@ssgreenbean) if you want to see my progress. Come on all you over 50 folks, let’s get fit together or just have fun trying something new, either way it’s a win win..
Let’s just be serious, 2020 has been a shit show. It has brought to light a lot of interesting things.
I tell my dog at least 150 times a day how much I love her
This got me to thinking, I don’t even tell my husband I love him this much
I think this is because he would not appreciate me saying; “I love you fat piggy” and rubbing his belly
Since working from home for 7 months, most days I look like a 10-year-old boy
My hair is super short and a baseball cap is my daily attire
I do not put on any makeup
Friday’s have become my day to get up and get dressed in something other than jammies or workout gear, I put on makeup and even lashes just so my husband knows he lives with a Woman
The last 4 years in the United States have been ridiculous at best
This is not based upon the political climate so don’t come at me sideways
People have been given the go ahead to be openly racist
I have never in my life seen such back-wood ignorance openly on public display
I guess the positive of this is we now know for sure who is racist
The orange man who lives in Washington DC has encouraged this behavior (fact)
I now more than ever am inspired to be part of the change
Equality, accountability, access to serves, equal pay, criminal justice reform, care, dignity, compassion and in general humanity for others
Innocent people or color are being killed with zero accountability
I never thought in my lifetime I would see what my parents told me was allowed to occur in the 60’s but here it is in full color
murder is murder no matter who committed the crime, police qualified immunity must be removed, prosecute
Covid (and the response to it), needless deaths
Had this been taken seriously by the leadership of this country this would have been under control by now
The lack of empathy and care for others
I have become much more patient and understand that none of us know another person’s journey so don’t judge what you aren’t living
The deterioration of a moral compass
My mom from a young age taught me to be honest and treat others as I would want to be treated, easy
Smoking weed has increased by 9000 % I’m sure
In the state I live in THC is legal and the dispensaries are packed
If you have to stay home, I guess why not be high?
I do not smoke weed but more power to my stoner friends and family
There are certainly proven medicinal benefits to THC
So spark up that blunt and have a great time but know that you reek
My issue is the smell, my sniffer is super sensitive and I can smell weed at 500 paces (can you say skunk)
Let’s be clear, This smell is not a pheromone
I prefer to smell like Flower Bomb and YSL
Thank God we are not alive during Prohibition
My budget for gas in the car has all but been eliminated
The budget for alcohol has increased by 100%
I took the batteries out of the clock because at this point is always 5 o’clock
Holy Menopause Weight Gain
My hormones have no idea what is going on
My waistline is not cute at this point
When you can’t button your pants, this is a problem
Hello work out pants
I joined weight watchers and am down 9.6 lbs as of today
Ugh side note alcohol is not helping with this situation
SsGreenBean 