tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post5349739720595712529..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: So now it's liver spots, is it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54183335249184564302017-12-09T18:11:42.811+10:002017-12-09T18:11:42.811+10:00I have just discovered your book at my local libra...I have just discovered your book at my local library. Thank you! I feel as if I have met a kindred spirit and I am most grateful. I love your post, especially the part about stories about age being written by someone who hasn't been there yet. I remember saying to a friend that I wasn't ready to be 60 and she replied that age was just a number. I wanted to clobber her but then realised she was only 35 or so. Best wishes mMoira Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15926649186997780611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52675256330559800692017-11-03T10:20:03.227+10:002017-11-03T10:20:03.227+10:00What a great post, Thank you, Rhonda. My skin has ...What a great post, Thank you, Rhonda. My skin has also thinned. I have liver spots, too. Like you, I notice that time passes much more quickly now. I like that, in some ways. I feel more relaxed and less pressured at this age. I am so glad that I started living simply when I was young, and planned for retirement. Your blog helped me with those things. It's made all the difference. TheAwakenedSoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636961399581011120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-42412941919921421082016-04-24T11:48:30.302+10:002016-04-24T11:48:30.302+10:00Karen, I think many young parents are anxious abou...Karen, I think many young parents are anxious about the safety of their children, maybe it's that anxiety about life and death you're talking about. When my sons were young - 7 and 8 and older, I used to let them ride their bikes to school - alone. The school was in the next street and we lived in a small country town. After school they and their friends usually went into the bush (where snakes and spiders are) and they'd play a made up game they called "Quest". They did a lot of things that parents today might look on as being unsafe. But they were fine and they had a lot of fun. The one thing I was very strict on though was vetting their friends. I believed that was the danger point and I made sure I knew the children they would be alone with. No childhood is perfect, there are no perfect parents, but I hope you can let go of the anxiety and enjoy those young years - you only have them once. xxrhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70509188363364852212016-04-24T11:28:06.788+10:002016-04-24T11:28:06.788+10:00Oh rhonda...I am only 36 and am constantly sad abo...Oh rhonda...I am only 36 and am constantly sad about the phone thing. It's literally everywhere. And the saddest of all.is all the addicted children. I do have a dumb cell phone...and usually forget about it till it starts beeping in my purse because it's nearly dead. I am not sure if being a new parent brings a lot of anxiety about life and death. It has for me and I'm hoping it will diminish a lot oncce he gets a bit older. It feels ridiculous to be so worried. Would rather just enjoy the present. Have loved your blog since 2008... xxoKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706071409908084910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78160074636059456892016-04-16T13:07:21.413+10:002016-04-16T13:07:21.413+10:00On Wednesday I turned 60. While I have never fuss...On Wednesday I turned 60. While I have never fussed over getting older, it has been weird to turn 60...it feels like a heartbeat ago I was 40...As I read your post today I found my head nodding up and down like a bobble head doll! In my 40's I began to see how getting older would be a lot more fun that I ever dreamed, the past few years I have learned that this is still true, but that physically it is not for sissies either. But I think that the most profound statement you have made is that seeing the future through our young gives us reason to go on and to stop when the time is right too. It gives me a lot to think about and peace for the end.Peascodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950203914710533372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79785351222148880072016-04-07T21:40:46.279+10:002016-04-07T21:40:46.279+10:00I must be one of the last people in America that d...I must be one of the last people in America that does not own a cell phone. It makes me sad to see people sitting at a table across from one another and both are staring at their phone and not even talking to each other. Even in church you can hear phones ring (they ask you to turn the phones off but lots of people do not)<br />My skin is awful too. Many years ago like an crazy person I laid out in the sun and even put baby oil on my skin to get a tan. Now I have brown spots and worry about skin cancer. My father had skin cancer and it was horrible. I wish I knew then what I know now about taking care of my skin.<br />I have awful brown spots on my face and use a prescription cream on my face. My skin is also like crape paper. I had gastric bypass surgery 12 years ago. My body does not get some of the vitamins I need. Food and even vitamins go through my body very fast and are not absorbed as they should be. Medications do this too. I wish I had not done the bypass surgery, but it did help me lose more than 200 pounds in a year. I am more healthy. I have not high blood pressure and do not have diabetes.Roxie700https://www.blogger.com/profile/01763951875927210467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26740712725227041532016-04-07T06:39:49.354+10:002016-04-07T06:39:49.354+10:00Oh, Rhonda, I haven't been on here for ages bu...Oh, Rhonda, I haven't been on here for ages but your humour and impatience with the "modern" world has made me laugh so much. I share it and I'm only half (ish) your age.<br />Off to read more of your wisdom.<br />:-)<br />Karen (Scotland)Karen (Scotland)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74220671663545284482016-04-06T10:34:45.337+10:002016-04-06T10:34:45.337+10:00Rhonda please check out solar lentigo on the derme...Rhonda please check out solar lentigo on the dermenetwebsite which has great pictures and dermatologist comments. <br />"Liver spots" can be solar lentigos which are often overlooked and can be early melanomakiwikatiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583968462392491331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28982741308194670192016-04-06T05:43:58.931+10:002016-04-06T05:43:58.931+10:00I love this post!!! xI love this post!!! xRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05664387406544058295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18049581441079064572016-04-06T01:32:47.087+10:002016-04-06T01:32:47.087+10:00My dad uses Vitamin E oil on his hands for the thi...My dad uses Vitamin E oil on his hands for the thin skin problem. You might want to check that outMaddiehttp://maddiecanfly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35786433350482374262016-04-06T01:29:52.407+10:002016-04-06T01:29:52.407+10:00you took the words right out of my mouth. At 66 I...you took the words right out of my mouth. At 66 I am easily annoyed, I prefer quiet, I don't need much, I am not fond of people on the whole but my family is everything. I appreciate some things more and other things quite a bit less. Yes, finding out your roots is not only rewarding but, in my opinion, necessary -- it is amazing to see yourself in the past. I agree with everything in your post.Boyett-Brinkleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066753762645278933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10433585121819516612016-04-06T00:57:50.271+10:002016-04-06T00:57:50.271+10:00That worked for my husband.....deleting the "...That worked for my husband.....deleting the "early years" and focusing on the ones relevant to the position he was going after. He went from no interviews to at least 50% of the resumes he sent out contacting him. mdoe37https://www.blogger.com/profile/03019276985594142350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26102919715807209292016-04-06T00:15:31.846+10:002016-04-06T00:15:31.846+10:00While I just turned 45, I agree with you on all co...While I just turned 45, I agree with you on all counts! I DETEST being referred to as "you guys". It drives me to distraction. DJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754369937308388634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34635179024126837682016-04-05T15:22:15.480+10:002016-04-05T15:22:15.480+10:00And on the subject of people looking down at their...And on the subject of people looking down at their phones - google 'look up poem' on youtube. I've shown this short video to my kids and even some of my students. It examines what one might miss whilst looking down at a screen, and the long-term ramifications. I've have watched it about 5 times and cried every time.<br /><br />Madeleine.xAussie Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668698720239626709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59870582219851715302016-04-05T14:57:21.490+10:002016-04-05T14:57:21.490+10:00Hi Rhonda!
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BarbHi Rhonda!<br /><br />:0)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />BarbBarbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158897469583069249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35899160049847482322016-04-05T12:58:13.844+10:002016-04-05T12:58:13.844+10:00Have you tried presenting a 'skills based'...Have you tried presenting a 'skills based' resume rather than a chronological one? I retrained into a new field and was way older than was expected in the field. I found the change in resume, the deletion of my first 15 years of work and no mention of date of birth at least got me to an interview whereas I was getting no where beforehand. None of it involved lying just omitting. ClaireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1205349428615951812016-04-05T11:55:42.275+10:002016-04-05T11:55:42.275+10:00Indeed! And people do the same thing in restaurant...Indeed! And people do the same thing in restaurants when they are supposed to be gathering to visit together with one another! Why not just ignore who you are with and visit with someone else? It is all too much.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75068709293050490352016-04-05T09:53:22.428+10:002016-04-05T09:53:22.428+10:00Lovely sensible thoughts, thanks for sharing!!
Eli...Lovely sensible thoughts, thanks for sharing!!<br />Elizabeth in WA stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41325965178912542622016-04-05T09:36:46.306+10:002016-04-05T09:36:46.306+10:00Oh yes- your comment about people walking and look...Oh yes- your comment about people walking and looking at their phones now. The other day my daughter and I brought an ice cream each and was sitting outside the store on a bench seat eating them and baby was in the stroller . More than once I wondered if someone was going to trip over the stroller as they were looking at their phones and not watching where they were going!!!! We go and visit young ones and the parents are both on their cellphones , the children on their Tablets or glued to the TV and there is no conversation going on between the parents and the children and when the children speak they are yelled at. Such a dumbing down of society with all the technology now that is for surehappyathomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013151124650178170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81174419388200270622016-04-05T09:35:56.592+10:002016-04-05T09:35:56.592+10:00Wow...just wow. I resonate with everything that y...Wow...just wow. I resonate with everything that you have said. Thanks for this post Ronda.Journey to Somewhere - Gail and Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302475844698592286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82216110325220274812016-04-05T09:33:30.396+10:002016-04-05T09:33:30.396+10:00Oh Rhonda, how well you express what so many of us...Oh Rhonda, how well you express what so many of us think. Brilliant post! Jenny of Elefantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775654415138120426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31109027080480243102016-04-05T09:32:16.514+10:002016-04-05T09:32:16.514+10:00I can relate to everything you have written Rhonda...I can relate to everything you have written Rhonda Jean. Thank you for sharing your life and thoughts with us all. It is good to know that there are many others who think the same way. We moved to 3 minutes from a city boundary for my husbands job and I found myself always going into the city when we first came here. At our other location I went into town (25 minute drive each way) and used to be in and out in 2 hours incl driving time. I quickly stopped the short frequent trips into the city as I began to feel stressed as soon as I got to the houses there and being around too many people at the shopping centres was more than I could stand. Even now when I go with my daughter ( 23) shopping I cannot wait to get home and funnily enough she lives very rural and does not like to be in the crowded places either. I want my life to be balanced and as peaceful as I can possibly make it as I am now in the Winter so to speak of my life now. :-) I happyathomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013151124650178170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-24735405602812610392016-04-05T08:14:50.123+10:002016-04-05T08:14:50.123+10:00Beautifully said Rhonda. I'm with you on this....Beautifully said Rhonda. I'm with you on this. I remember when I imagined that, for all intents and purposes, life ended at 30. Then, when that came, I felt a sense of dread about 40 (middle-aged and all that). Later, it seemed to me that 60 was "old" with all the pejorative connotations that often accompany with that word. But as I've been proven wrong time and time again, like you I've come to realize that I'm more accepting and more satisfied with each passing year. I can honestly say that I've never enjoyed life more than now. <br />Oh, and "you guys" makes my skin crawl.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859125602809246773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31596034253893030762016-04-05T07:44:15.369+10:002016-04-05T07:44:15.369+10:00Hi Rhonda,
your words are funny and true!
I'...Hi Rhonda,<br /><br />your words are funny and true!<br /><br />I've recently gone back to yoga classes (Iyengar style) and most of the women in one of my classes are in their 60s and 70s. I am amazed at the strength, flexibility and stamina of many of these women, who have been practising for a few years now. It's a great example of use it or lose it. <br /><br />Madeleine.xAussie Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668698720239626709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35606683497127338782016-04-05T07:31:26.866+10:002016-04-05T07:31:26.866+10:00Rhonda,
I really needed to read this post today. ...Rhonda,<br />I really needed to read this post today. I needed to purchase one blue button for my adult son's work uniform shirt. He asked me to find a replacement for the missing button as he didn't want to have to purchase a new uniform shirt. First, I had to fight traffic to get to the store, could not purchase a small card containing 3 or 4 blue buttons. Oh no, that would make too much common sense. I had to purchase a bulk package that contains probably 50 blue buttons. Then I had to wait in line for at least 20 minutes to pay for the darn buttons because they had exactly two cashiers. I think I will learn to shop on-line- it is sounding better all the time. Glad to know I am not alone in getting fed up with stuff that in my younger years, I probably didn't even notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com