#16 HOT OVER 40! RED ROSES FOR A BLUE COLLAR BABE 2/14/12

SCOTTISH ROMANCE

 ROAMING THE MOORS, ROBERT BURNS & ROBUST INDIVIDUALITY  (Part 1)

OK Ladies ---- just thought I might guide you in another direction.  I would usually choose something Italian, my all time fave, natch, however, having just travelled this wonderful country and falling in love with it I thought I might share some of what I learned.  Adventure is everything.

Laddies, learn from Scotland's national Poet, a modern day "blue collar" man.  He knew how to woo a lassie.

(Admittedly, he had a roving eye and I recommend eschewing that!)

Sometimes, just one rose, accompanied by simple words will do.  As long as it's sincere.  And a walk along a lovely, rugged shoreline helps.
(Especially if it's in The Highlands. Such rugged natural beauty you have never known! But I digress, thats for next Scottish blog.)

We Blue Collar Babes like to be spoiled but in different ways.  

Blue Collar does not mean commonplace.
Be creative! Have a great Valentine's Day! 

(Oh and ladies, be demanding, you deserve it!)

O MY LUVE'S LIKE A RED, RED ROSE
by: Robert Burns (1759-1796)

, MY Luve's like a red, red rose,

That's newly sprung in June.

O, my Luve's like the melodie,

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,

So deep in luve am I,

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry.  

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun!

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve,

And fare thee weel a while!

And I will come again, my luve,

Tho' it were ten thousand mile! 

LOW CALORIE TIP FOR VALENTINE'S DAY ---  
dark chocolate covered strawberries ------ healthy, delicious, romantic, seductive and only have TWO! Savor it and you won't want or need more.





Blue Collar Babes like gutsy moves - timorous gestures - leave that for the gilded set. 
WE KNOW HOW TO LIVE AND LOVE!

GUYS
What's wrong with telling someone you love them?  Nothing!

What's right with it?  Everything!
                                            As long as you mean it - no faking!

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#14 HOT OVER 40! MAKE THE MOST OF YOURSELF 1/9/12

MAKE THE MOST OF YOURSELF FOR THAT IS ALL THERE IS OF YOU
                                                                            Ralph Waldo Emerson

           Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air…

When I was recuperating from surgery hoping that my cancer had been cut out and decimated forever I had plenty of time to rest, think and read.

I discovered Ralph Waldo Emerson, and I have chosen to live my life by many of his credoes.  At the start of the new year  I want to share with you some of his sublime wisdom and tenets to live by.  I hope you are as inspired by them too: 

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”      

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, (a well loved pet), a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”     

  “Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” 

 

 

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

“Always do what you are afraid to do.”

 “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”     

                                     Ralph Waldo Emerson  

Thankfully I was cured by wonderful doctors, recuperated with a loving husband and family by my side and visited by loyal friends.  This is to have succeeded.  Namaste.

Let the joyful journey begin.......



Future posts --- on seduction, glam - wear clothes, skin care,
great food choices, key area exercises, make-up tips,  mindfulness,

Tell me what you want to hear & see, concerns and questions. And thanks for reading.  Strive to flourish!

    

#13 HOT OVER 40! HAPPY HEALTHY HOT NEW YOU! 1/1/12

 TO DO LIST FOR A 2012 HAPPY, HEALTHY, HOT YOU!






 Celebrate yourself with a glass of champagne...







 Try something new just for the heck of it...





Say, "I love you" often...
Call your mother and compliment her...
Tell dad your proud of him...


 Eat really tasty food, you deserve the good stuff...
 

Take lots of long, long meandering walks...
Tell someone an unexpected truth that makes them smile...



Be especially kind to animals, children and the elderly...


Laugh as much as possible, as often as possible, and spend time with the ones who you care about the most...

Travel... explore... excite your mind...exercise your body.  LIVE!

#12 HOT OVER 40! SAY GOODBYE 12/30/11

Say goodbye...
Say goodbye to all your doubts and self-recriminations...
Say goodbye to your guilt, the late night food fests & self -prevarications...
Say goodbye to the 4th slice of pizza and the whoopie cookie binge...
Say goodbye to dressing room dread and summer clothing cringe...



Before the midnight bells ring 
 this is what I wish for you on January 1st 2012...
Joy ---   in your first breathe of the day as you open your eyes
Joy ---   as you feast on the sunshine and clouds and wonder of nature
Joy ---   as you plan all the activities that will make you smile.


Savor ---  your morning coffee
Savor ---  the first hug of the day from  your loved ones
Savor ---  every step forward, every smile, every kindness



   



    

    Keep ---  your wonder
    Keep ---  your hope
    Keep ---  your determination



 and think of all that you have and not what you want.


 You are your own creation
BREATHE DEEPLY   
Please, Do it all with Heart

HEALTHY TIP:   CRANBERRIES  Eating a heart healthy diet is one important step you can take to reduce your risk of heart disease & lower cholesterol. Cranberries contain no fat, no cholesterol, and very little sodium.   ( read entire article at www.uscranberries.com )