The Key To Staying Young

Today is a new day! This is the only day that counts!

The snow came.  Just not what they said.  And I never heard the wind blowing once.  Blown out of proportion by the media again!  Our temps are going up quickly this week.  We are going to have three days in the 50's, the snow will be gone in a day or two.  School was cancelled though. Great! Now that just means an extra day in May.

My daughter turns 40 on Saturday.  How can I be the mother of a 40 year old.  I can't be much more than 25 myself, can I?  Why does it seem that everyone else just gets old around us.  Sure, my body won't do what I want occasionally,  and my brain processes things a little slower.  Inside my brain I am still 25.  I feel like I can do anything that I ever did.  I still feel like a sexy, viable woman.  How does age sneak up on us like this?  

Working out and watching what I eat is the key to feeling like I am as young physically as I feel mentally.  By keeping my body in great physical shape I can live a more productive life.  I can do the fun things with my grandchildren.  I can hang out with my adults children and enjoy doing things with them.

I see lots of people my age that barely leave their house, and don't move much at all.  They are the ones who get old mentally.  On my trips to Europe with the high school kids this last year, we were on the move 12-15 hours per day.  Walking constantly, and climbing.  I was able to keep up with them and totally enjoyed myself.  By the end of the week we were all exhausted.  When we got home everyone was worn out.  I'm sure the kids had a much quicker recovery time than I did though.

There were a couple of places that some people had to stop and rest.  When we climbed Montmartre to see the Basilica of the Sacre Coeur, and see the Artist's Square. 

Some people sat out the climb up Mont St Michel.  I made it to the top to see the view.  It was absolutely worth it.  

I walked up to Neuschwanstein Castle. The tour guide warned us it was a hard climb. The  long walk up to it was a little slow, but I started out early and didn't spend as much time in the shops.  I was one of the first ones to the top.  I did make a stop about three quarters of the way up and have a little round donut.  The tour guide raved about them and said everyone should stop and try them.  He was right.  My son and I shared and order.  My son stayed with me, he was worried that I might have a heart attack.  I had exercised all last spring and most of the summer, I really didn't have many problems climbing.


My whole point in all of this is that if you exercise and stay healthy you don't have to feel old.  Being healthy is the key to enjoying life.  I plan to use this as my motivational tool.  As my children get older, I need to work harder to stay healthy.