Re: Stitch Away

Posted by Cheryl Isaak on August 9, 2009, 9:28 pm

On 8/9/09 9:12 AM, in article
22b5f4ff-8ee5-452e-8194-b8a885f8e218@q14g2000vbi.googlegroups.com, "Donna"

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Ya know, I feel like I look better at 50 then I ever did at 20....except for
the extra weight.

C

Posted by Lucille on August 9, 2009, 9:40 pm

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I can't say the same. When I look in the mirror now I see this gray haired
person and everyone knows my hair is blonde, so who is that?
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Posted by ellice on August 9, 2009, 10:26 pm

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Ah, chemicals...the answer to gray if it bothers you, and used judiciously,
of course.

Hmmm - I'm not totally unhappy with aging - definitely the 30s were good.
But, the weight thing is bugging heck out of me, and honestly - I know that
I looked much better at about 17. However, I'm thankful every day that
gravity didn't really hit until well into the late 40s.

For me, I often think that women ought to look upon their aging more kindly
- we always seem to say how well men age, but it's not the same for us. Who
knows. Guess it's just about being happy, content with who you are
throughout.

Ellice

Posted by Lucille on August 10, 2009, 8:00 am

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I'm not particularly unhappy with the way I look, and I'm lucky and don't
have a weight problem. It's just such a "surprise" when I look in the
mirror and see this older person. My aches and pains tell me I'm not a kid
anymore, but my brain refuses to believe that.

Lucille

Posted by Belinda Alene on August 11, 2009, 10:01 am

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Oh, yes, love those wonderful chemicals for the hair. I had to admire one lady
I knew who grayed young and so dyed her hair purple in defiance. But in
addition to taking proper care of hair don't forget the skin. Clay face masks
help keep the skin firm and all over use of skin cream helps slow general skin
aging. Yes I do a lot of this because it pleases me to appear younger, but I
also do it because healthy skin and hair have less itch/ flaking.

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I agree with the weight thing being a bore. I took some injuries in my late
40's that keep me off my feet more than I wish. I used to walk near everywhere
and sometimes run just for the pure fun of it. Now just getting out of a chair
can be a major problem. It is amazing how much weight is gained by this kind of
life style change. Of course it doesn't help that I have never really lost all
the extra weight from the last pregnancy in my late 30's.

I have been slowly collecting the parts for a Singer treadle sewing machine.
That is what I watched my mother use to make the family wardrobes up until I was
about six. A treadle machine would limit me to only straight stitch, but for
those simple seams think of the exercise gained and the electric power saved. I
have also considered creating some sort of peddle system to exercise the legs
while sitting and crocheting or embroidering. The exercise would be of use, but
I hate wasting the energy created. Maybe the peddles could run a small
generator of some sort or some kind of yarn winder.

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I like me a lot. But then most of the time I don't feel all that old. I regret
not being able to do some things I once could do without thought, but I am
working on recovering those skills.

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