It's not a mistake...

 

I am so glad I am not a follower of fashion!!  This isn't a mistake.  Who goes out in miss matched sneakers?  This was on our local auction site.

Oldies exercise class...........

I am having another quiet week with the walking.  Should get in 20 + miles no problem, but no where near as much as I was.  Need to get back into it.  My original goal was three miles per day and I do seem to be doing that so that is good.

There was only one exercise class on for the old folk this week on Tuesday.  This week she was working on our balance.  It seems some of us have great balance and some of us flounder around like a beached whale on sand........oh wait that was me😋  The steroid ladies were there doing all they could to get their gold stars, and a fine job they did...........

Now I would like to say this balance thing was a piece of cake but it wasn't.  We had to walk in a straight line backwards and forwards, heel to toe just like you do when the police stops you for drink driving......you know what I mean!!  I had my eye open for anyone who sailed through that exercise......I know I didn't. 

The hardest one of all though was when you had to stand on one leg then close your eyes and balance.  You should all try this, it is very difficult.  It's all to do with perception and mind over matter.  I of course held onto my chair as the "beached whale on sand" vision came over me again.

Now I would like to say this is all we did, but no, she put us through our paces again.  However I have the situation sussed out and take a hand towel with me to wipe my sweating brow, head, back, neck and all that good stuff.  Was disappointed though to discover there was no class on Thursday, as I am getting right into it.

Finally do you remember the aerobics fashion from the 80's?

Well one lady was having a flashback, and no she didn't look exactly like the woman above, but you could tell she was channeling that feeling...........which is fine when you are 20, but not when you are 70!!!  Oh and yes she was wearing the headband........

Ratty, baggy underwear............

you know the type the ones you are most comfortable in.  The pair's that you wear when you know you are not leaving the house, as you remember what your Mother or Nana used to say:

"Always make sure you wear clean underwear when you go out, as you may be run over by a bus and end up at the hospital, and you don't want to nurses or doctors to see you wearing your old underwear."

Well I had a clean out of my underwear drawer and out they have all gone.  Now I must admit I have about as a much chance of being hit by a bus as winning the lottery, as there is no public bus service where we live, and the only buses I see are the school buses or buses taking people to the ski hills.  All which I see from the safety of my house!!!  However I still make sure I don't wear my old underwear when I leave the house, just in case!!

So now I need to pick up some new underwear.  Luckily I am at a stage in my life where comfort takes precedence over looks.  Gone are the days when I followed fashion and thank goodness for that, as it always baffles my mind how people can wear the equivalent of a postage stamp strung together with material no thicker than dental floss, aka a thong.............

Then there is "VPL," which is visible pantie line......can't say I am worried about that either as who in their right mind will be looking at my butt.  Now granted the larger butt is in fashion; I'm thinking Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian here, but believe I am neither!!!  No, I will stick with my granny panties, that cover everything and are a heck of a lot more comfortable................

I have just realized I will no doubt have every pervert on the internet popping by with that blog title....LOL  Boy they are going to be very disappointed!!

Don't worry you don't need to call the fashion police...

as when dd sees the photo below, she will be calling the fashion police herself, then calling me AGAIN to tell me what on earth am I doing wearing socks and sandals. Gosh that's an attractive photo of my svelte legs isn't it...LOL Not sure where my knees are though????

Anyhow, stuff to tell you. Its ruddy boiling hot in this house, its 27oC inside of the house now. I did manage to get more stuff done today though, so I suppose that's something. Kept all the windows closed throughout the day and only opened them after 8pm when it was a little cooler.

UPS arrived Wednesday with my lawn mower blades (DRAT!!), so dh got them put on and I managed to get a couple hours of mowing done. However I did cause myself an injury by forgetting to duck under a tree, and got bopped on my head. You would think I would know better, but obviously not.

Dh made the base of the wood log store on Wednesday night, so when he gets the rest put together I can go ahead and order the logs.

Around 500 metres down the road, a couple of guys were doing something with a tent on the side of the road, so being the nosy person that I am, I stopped by to see what they were up to, and it turns out they have a fruit and veggie stand, and they have been doing that for the past 28 years. So to cut a long story short he has offered to buy some of my raspberries and sell them for me. So I rang the local restaurant and asked them if I could have their soft fruit containers that they throw out, they haven't got back to me yet, but hopefully they do. The extra cash would come in handy, as you all know we have more money going out than coming in at the moment!!

What we women do.......we must be crazy.......

So as you know we are going to a black tie dinner dance (see this post) I got the dress a while back and last week I picked up the shoes and an evening bag. I really like the shoes and I can see me wearing them again and again. I also got them on sale for $39.99, was pretty pleased with the price. Here is a photo:



The evening bag, although nice, is actually pretty useless as I am one of these women who haul around a huge handbag everywhere I go, and it has everything but the kitchen sink in it!! I'll be lucky if I can get a cell phone, a lipstick and a couple of credit cards in this one. The strap comes off which I think will be better, and I paid $19.99 for it, so I guess that wasn't too bad. Here is a photo of it:


So now for the things we women do part of the post. Now I have to admit, I don't have the most perfect of figures. I have a "full figure" with curves and "wobbly bits," in fact a lot of wobbly bits. So as this dress I have got would look a whole lot better if my "wobbly bits" didn't wobble, I decide to go out and buy a pair of SPANX. For those of you who don't know what SPANX are here is the photo of the contraption:



Now I am no expert on this, so I go by what the instructions tell me and buy the size applicable for me. When I get home I try them on. After much struggle I get them on. Now if I weren't such a shy individual I would have taken a photo with my SPANX on, however that would only have given you all nightmares for the rest of your life.

Suffice to say, yes my wobbly bits don't wobble, how can they they are so constricted none of me wobbles. I pray and hope I don't have to use the bathroom much that night. As although it's supposed to be easy to go to the bathroom with these on, I am guessing it's not as simple as they think. They reckon you can disco dance with these on.........you've got to be joking, as I am all wrapped up like a mummy, so unless there is some sort of mummy dance, that too will be out of the question. I never tried sitting down with these things on. I guess I should try them on again and try sitting down with them on, as I can't stand all night???

I had better get a lot of compliments that night on how good I look, that's all I can say. Oh and I suppose I had better shave my legs and underarms, as we are at the braiding the hair stage ;0)

You've got to be kidding.........right?

I got this article in my in-box saying "How to pick the right handbag.........For your body type." Excuse me..........

Now as I am considered "Plus Size" these are the do's and don't for me:

Plus-sizePick a large structured or boxy bag to balance out your curves. Don't carry a bag that is too small as it will make you look larger. If you love prints, steer clear of tiny patterns.

Okay, can't say I have thought about this. I do have a couple of criteria that I stick to when I buy a handbag.

1. Must be large enough to carry everything but the kitchen sink.........
2. I like a bag that I can hang off my shoulders, so no short straps.
3. I like a place to put my cell phone, in the hopes that I can actually find the cell phone before it stops ringing.
4. Then last but not least, I need to like the colour of it.

Now I have just bought this handbag, by Vera Bradley when I was in the States. So I am guessing due to the small print the fashion police are having a hissy fit now?



So if you don't hear from me in the next couple of days, would someone come and bail me out, as its my guess that this will be the last straw for the fashion police, what with my socks and sandals thing I have going on, I wear white in the Fall and probably all the numerous other fashion faux pas I have committed, they will be hauling my butt to jail any minute!!!