It was another vibrant, active, and fulfilling weekend here, but not by accident. I have spent much time and energy creating a framework in our retired lives that provides a plethora of options. Assuming we have the energy to do them all that is, sometimes a dubious assumption depending on how early our body clocks go off.
This weekend as an example. I woke up at 3:30 AM on Friday, 4:30 AM on Saturday, and then finally ‘slept in’ until 5:30 AM on Sunday. At this point in my aging life, I accept that it simply is what it is. I do try to catch catnaps in the afternoon as I can/need, but otherwise just try to keep on keeping on.
In a nutshell, our weekend was comprised of a lovely and romantic evening at a coastal steak house enjoying Happy Hour and time along the beach afterward, a social gathering at a drop-dead coastal home in Laguna Beach, a beach festival, a harbor picnic, and miles and miles of coastal walking.
Which is a large reason why I'm choosing to blog again. Blogging places me in the position of wanting to be more intentional on how I move through my days. I want to post about things that make my days better, more vibrant, more fulfilling, more positive, not about the things that drag me down or don't move me along. So, I'm increasingly more deliberate about the choices I make in my day, and I appreciate that tremendously!
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From our social event in breathtaking Laguna Beach. I don't think I'd ever want to leave home if this was my view. To be fair, the homeowner has had to accept some definite tradeoffs. Tradeoffs like limited spacing between homes, significant traffic noise from nearby Pacific Coast Highway, and extremely limited parking. However, I'd still take the tradeoffs in a heartbeat in order to get those views! |
It's much the same reason why I blogged here about my weight loss journey - it helped me to be more intentional in the choices I made along the way. So thank you for allowing me to do that.
Even in spite of some non-supportive comments I received. But even those helped to move the needle along. We humans seem to be good at providing support to those we deem as 'like us', but not necessarily as good at supporting the final success. Perhaps because we perceive it as some sort of critique on ourselves, even though of course it is not that at all.
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What I wore to the event in Laguna Beach over the weekend. Posting the occasional after-weight loss photo here helps incentivize me to keep on keeping on with maintenance. Because while maintenance is now a greatly diminished effort, is not wholly without some effort. |
I hope you all make it a great and intentional day wherever you are!
I do try and create good and intentional things. I think though without my hysband when most othersxare coupled, it's quite challenging to do. My daughter who's single and most of her close friends do not live nearby, or even relatively nearby feels this too. That being said, you deservevto crjebrate your own life and achieving goals for health and wellness. .
ReplyDeleteI should not comment from my phone when post is in web mode.I can't see the typos my arthritic fingers make. Apologies:)
DeleteLOL, no worries Sam, I get it! I often delay replying or responding to posts until I'm at my laptop computer because it's so much easier than when I'm on one of my smaller devices.
DeleteI'm trying to live my life as intentionally as possible. I am not always successful, of course! I have my bad days just like anyone else, but I'm not inclined to focus on them because I want them to recede ASAP.
I do think ahead sometimes,, at what life on my own might be like if/when that time comes. I recognize some things I do now will not be appealing if on my own. However, there are also things I'm not doing because they don't work for my spouse. So, my hope is that that parts of my life will expand even as other parts of my life recede.
Living with intentional decisions - a great goal! It is easy to just float along in retirement and I applaud your efforts to not do so.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right that it is easy to fall into a habit of not exerting/trying. And of course, what is exertion to me may be entirely different for someone else. And viva la differencia!
DeleteI love your most recent post, which is right in line with this train of intentional thought. I just need to be at my laptop to respond vs. my Kindle, so stand by now for my comment there.🙂