I’ve been trying to pay attention to my body, my thought processes, my actions and reactions. I’ve heard all the musings about how a woman changes in such big ways once she turns 40, so it would be accurate to say I’ve been apprehensive. There are a few things I’ve noticed that are more obvious than others… Let’s talk about it.
I’m freaking TIRED! But I can’t fall asleep.
I mean, insomnia is a well known situation out here, but I feel like it has jumped on my neck like a leech! I know I’m tired, exhausted even, but when I lay down at a reasonable time nothing happens. I know everyone has their own wind down routine, but I seem to be in need of a new one. No matter what I do, the connection that normally happens between my brain and my eyelids is broken! I bought a weighted sleep mask, but I was robbed by my daughter, and I haven’t seen it since I opened it. Hazards of being the mother of teenaged girls. So what is there left for me to do? I’m not sure, but I’ll update you when I figure something out.
Snap, crackle, boom, crash, meow…
I know I’m retired and on career number two, but good grief! Who told my joints it was time to become speaking members of my body? I can’t seem to walk a good 100 feet before I hear something somewhere reminding me that it has been in the same position longer than it wanted to be. I do have what is loosely referred to as “Shipboard Knees” from my days in the military, but there are other body parts that are no longer interested in quiet time. In my own (non-professional medical) opinion, I feel like exercise should help. So I bought some walking shoes and started out on a daily walk through my subdivision in hopes of helping my body loosen up just a bit and hush all that danged noise.
Listen to me when I say this… Hear my voice in your head… These shoes are the best thing that I’ve purchased in a long time. I am OVERLY satisfied and happy to put them on and WALK. I don’t even need a destination. They are snug, but not to the point of being uncomfortable like some other shoes of this type. These shoes are literally socks with very comfortable, recoiling soles on them. I love them. That’s it. And that’s all.
Vitamins don’t taste good.
There are a few times in a person’s life where vitamins are expected such as childhood, pregnancy, compromised health, etc. However, 40 years old never blipped on my radar until I got here. I can not BELIEVE I need to take a daily vitamin. And get this… I’m actually IN the age groups on some of these labels! Yes. I am offended. I feel attacked and I want justice for my hurt feelings. Let’s go ahead and get ahold of a hurt feelings report and get this train moving.
Though I refuse to acknowledge the necessity, I shall remain in compliance. Even though they taste like old candy from the bottom of my grandmothers purse, I take my vitamins from a local drug store. I figure, it can’t hurt anything to take them. If you’re in the market for something non-GMO, organic, and all the other safe words in popular culture, try these MegaFood Vitamins to get you going in the right direction. I can’t say they’ll taste the best or give you any kind of specific medical information, but I do believe in giving things a try before trashing the whole idea.
My skin doesn’t like it here…
I had grandiose dreams of having clear skin by the time I got to be this age because I fought acne for so long. Let’s go ahead and acknowledge the lies I sold myself.
So while surfing a popular social media platform that references clock sounds, I saw a quick video for a skin serum that helps with age spots, hyperpigmentation, and a few other topical skin blemish issues we all encounter from time to time. The product is called Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum. I decided to give it a once over and see what I could see. So far, I’ve tried it on my wrist and it hasn’t caused any burns (which can be a by product melanated people experience when using acidic skin products). So over the next few weeks, I will be seeing if I can get all of the skin cells on my face to actually match the ones surrounding it at the same time.
Have intentional fun.
A lot of us are so focused on what we have going on from day to day, that we forget we need happiness, fulfillment, and enjoyment in some form daily. Many of us are finding those dopamine rushes within the liquid crystal display devices that fit in our hands, pockets, and bags. However, there may be a few things you’ll miss by staying inside on a phone. I have a whole other post about things you can do to keep yourself busy that you can check out here.
In the meantime, take care of yourselves and love one another.
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