Toes, Swimming and Movie Tickets

Great way to start the summer: a spa pedicure. The nails are red, with a lovely white flower. It kind of reminds me of the white flower decal on my car. Got a theme going.

Another great way to start the summer: walk down to the ocean and jump in. Swim a little, get out and walk home. Way to cool off!

Another great way to get out of the heat: go to an air conditioned movie. Get Smart was funny and I loved it, but I'm not sure what to think of the teenager who sold me the ticket as a senior. That's never happened before! I did not walk up to the window and say "one senior." (That would be cheating, not unlike the teenagers who walk up and say "one child" when they should be paying more for the adult ticket!) I did walk up and say "one for Get Smart." Now I was right after my mother who bought a senior ticket, but did the girl even look at me? I would like to think not. Senior tickets, by the way, are for 60 and older at the Regency Theaters. Not 55, mind you, but 60! Tell me I don't look 60!!!

Please feel free to leave a comment and assure me of my youthful appearance...

How to Stay Young

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age,
weight, and height. Let the doctors worry about them.
That is why you pay "them."

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts,
gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle
mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is
Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long, and loud. Laugh until you gasp
for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The
only person, who is with us our entire life, is
ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's
family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies,
whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If
it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you
can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall,
even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT
to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them...at
every opportunity.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.