Our guest today is Sheila Olson who writes about how to get our beauty sleep. It's a perfect subject for me. My sleeping habits definitely don't fall into the beauty sleep category. I need all the help I can get. Waking at three each morning is not a way to erase my aging dark circles and wrinkles. Here's Sheila. Image via Pixabay 3 Tips for Getting Your Best Beauty Rest by Sheila Olson We’ve all heard that we need to get our beauty rest, but do we really take this seriously? According to Healthy Magazine, not getting enough sleep can make you appear older by causing wrinkles and under-eye bags to develop on your face. If you get a good night’s rest, your skin will be healthier because deep sleep allows you to create new skin cells. If your skin is constantly dry and dull, it might be because you’re skimping on your beauty rest. You should be shooting for around eight hours of quality sleep per night. Courtesy of Madeline Sharples, author of Leaving … [Read more...]
Early Sunday morning meetings and a poem
October 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
Seagulls meeting on the sand Another group about a mile north Quit Procrastinating There are just too many distractions To tempt me away from my work It's like having A devil on my shoulder Saying, just a minute longer, What harm could another minute do? Early on when I first retired I thought I'd spend hours In front of the TV Eating bad-for-me snacks And I'd blow up like A bird on pasta. But it's not TV And the chocolate bon-bons, It's not curling up on the sofa With the latest romance That turn my head. It's email, It's Facebook It's the blog world That stop me from completing my daily writing tasks. Who would have thunk an old lady like me Could have her head turned By technology? … [Read more...]
