Day 339 of 365 - Riding the Wave

Today, I'm still riding the wave of bliss from my birthday celebrations, enjoying the flowers, reading the cards and tasting the treats I received as gifts.

Some people I know have birthday weeks or even a birthday month, meaning that they stretch out their celebrations with special outings, meals with friends or otherwise treating themselves in a manner that's not part of their usual routine.  Impressive!

My husband took a nice photo of me yesterday holding my new porcelain tea mug with botanical art on it.  I just cropped it a bit and made it my new profile picture on social media.  It's quite nice, if I may say so.  My face is lit up as I gaze upon my grandson.

The mug is a great accompaniment for some fabulous tulsi tea blends given to me.  I tried one this afternoon and am enjoying it very much.  Of course, I also had one of the chocolate treats which were a gourmet version of a popular turtle like treat.  Mmm, mmm....

I did my grocery shopping today instead of yesterday.  Sunday grocery shopping has a different vibe;  people are moving slower, taking their time...  What's in the produce aisle is changing with harvest season beginning.  I purchased a couple of acorn squash to bake and stuff with a meat sauce filling for dinner one day this week.  These types of fall foods are so satisfying and comforting for me.  It's part of the reason that I don't mind the return of the cooler weather, even if it's not consistent quite yet.

One of my weekly astrology forecasts also reminds me that another aspect of this Virgo harvest season is separating the wheat from the chaff.  Hence, it's a good time to keep paring away that which does not serve us, so that we end up harvesting only what we truly want to live with, how we want to serve and what we value.  Amen to that!

Which brings me back to another one of my birthday gifts.  As I proudly lifted a book I had requested my husband buy for me out of it's package, the look on the kids faces was priceless.  It made me laugh out loud!  While they tried to maintain a neutral visage, their expression actually said "Why the heck did you want that book?"  My daughter-in-law said something to the effect that it would have to be a requested book to be given as a birthday present.

What is it?  It is Sue Hitzmann's MELT Performance - A Step-by-Step Program to Accelerate Your Fitness Goals, Improve Balance and Control, and Prevent Chronic Pain and Injuries for Life.  I've actually had it on my wish list for awhile and am very excited about digging in to it and learning new techniques.

I think of it as part of my ageism challenge.  Why wouldn't a 65 year old woman want a book like that?  (Rhetorical question)  It's very much my kind of book, and an excellent birthday gift for me since I very much value health and vitality.

We finished our leftovers from birthday dinner and cake for our evening meal today.  Except for parsing out the chocolate treats over the next couple of weeks, the birthday wave will be rolling in to shore where it will be time to get back on track with health and fitness goals.


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  1. jodySeptember 10, 2019 at 4:45 AM

    it is on my wish list too...looking forward to hearing more about it after you get into more.!

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