Life Is An Adventure

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Ok, 3 motorcycle helmets and now no bike...guess what's on the wish list once I sell my Sportster and upgrade?  I've always wanted to see a Montana sky, Mount Rushmore, Jellystone (or is Yogi Bear really in Yellowstone?) National Park and a Sedona sunset.  I'm going to plan a few motorcycle adventures for me and my honey bunny...some really groovy roadtrips...old time diners and motels, see those big skies and mountains majesties...life is a great adventure.  Plan your own adventure today - whether it's going to the big city for the day, or a hiking trip or a night at the theatre.  Ok...Bali and Tahiti with New Zealand thrown in for good measure is going on that list of mine as well, but whatever is on your schedule for the next few weeks, slot in something new and exciting and share it with someone special.

For Fun Today...Anyone Selling Avon Products?

This past weekend, I was on my motorcycle and was suddenly riding in a huge deluge of rain and wind.  I had just bought some fabulous MAC lengthening mascara - black of course and after less than 4 minutes in the rain, my face was streaked with black and I had to constantly blink my eyes from the mascara dripping into my eyeballs.  Not safe for riding a motorcycle and definitely not a good look when taking off the goggles.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  In all the years I've trained and fought, I never did either without my mascara and lipstick.  Avon waterproof mascara was the best...never ran and pretty difficult to remove at the end of the day.  Ladies, if you're going out on a motorcycle, take my advice for safety and good looks....wear waterproof mascara.  If anyone out there has a better suggestion re:  brand of mascara that won't run and lengthens lashes....please share!  Otherwise, I'm off to purchase some Avon today!  Just one more tip they didn't tell us in motorcycle safety school.

Another Reason Why You Should Stay Fit and Limber

This weekend, it finally happened....taking a slow uturn on an uphill...I dropped the Harley.  I just didn't give it enough throttle.  As the bike was going down, my instinct took over and I leapt approximately 8 ft away from the bike.  Although I landed on my feet like a cat and without a scratch, I did pull a hamstring...ouch to say the least.  So, I turned the engine off and started to walk out the pull.  A nice fellow stopped by on his farm truck and helped me pick up the bike and get it turned and down the hill.  I decided the hamstring was good enough to continue and enjoyed a lovely ride through the farm roads.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  OK, I've got a really sore hamstring today, but it's because I pushed off my left leg with everything I had to leap 8ft from the bike to safety.  If I weren't in good physical condition and limber (let's talk yoga here), I could never have gotten away from the bike, which could have landed on me, resulting in a big injury.  For all you riders out there, I've got some good advice....cardio and yoga will get you free of the bike if it goes down and don't forget TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF!

Motorcycle Safety School for Your Good Health

This past weekend, I attended the advanced class of Motorcycle Safety School (MSS).  They are held for drivers who have had their own motorcycles and want to enhance their riding skills.  I've only had my 883 Sportster Low for a few months and this was the 6th time I'd been on the bike.  It rained all day long, so this was my intro to maneouving the bike and riding it in the rain...no more fear here about riding on a wet road!

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  Maintain good health and keep all your bones and limbs intact.  If you are thinking of riding a motorcycle or have had one for a while, sign up for MSS today and learn to ride properly or enhance your riding skills.  This can make you a better rider and in the long, might prevent serious injury.  Hey...even Henry the Bear went to school this past weekend with me!

It's Fall and Time to Have Fun

I'm ready for all the action; I've worked hard for months to get limber, trimmer, leaner and meaner and now it's time to put some of the garden to sleep and prepare to do most of my exercising indoors.  This equates to more playtime!  If you've been outdoors all summer, working hard in the garden, exercising and eating right, then you're about ready to engage in colder weather activities.  Very often, we shun the cold and 'hibernate' ourselves indoors during the cooler months.  Weight gain, depression and lethargy often result from the lack of activity. 

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  This year, do what I'm doing....embracing the cold (even though I despise cold weather) and getting into some fun activities.  I gotta tell ya....this side car is a scream!!!

Being In Tune With Nature

This weekend, I tackled all the shrubery with the hedge clipper.  Form and figure was the theme.  I worked tirelessly - nonstop went the blade, when suddenly I stopped midmotion....there was a praying mantis standing on top of the shrub, just 2 inches away from the blade.  I became so excited...I haven't seen a praying mantis since I was a little girl and I remember that you cannot kill them; they are a special species.  My colleagues came out to see the little guy and one fellow gently placed our new friend 'Larry' in his hand.  Larry, the praying mantis took a  good, long and hard look at each one of us as we marvelled his size, form and intelligent visage.  As we discussed where we should sit him down to safety, it crossed my mind that in every fairy tale, cartoon or fable, it is the praying mantis that is the wise sage.  This little guy's gaze proved the point.  We found a safe spot for Larry, took some photos of him, and we all went about our business.

Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day:  take time out to look around you.  Be involved and interact with the natural world.  Engage others into sharing the experience.  We all walked away with smiles on our faces and a story to share with others.  Helping Larry, the praying mantis made all of us feel good; a small community of humans joining together to make this insect more comfortable.  It was truly magical.  Maybe Larry decided to land onto that shrub to interrupt our day on purpose....he wisely engaged a few humans into a peaceful space of time....always the sage.