Two videos I had to share

Ernestine ~ 75 years young

   This amazing women is Ernestine Shepherd. Isn't she in amazing shape!! She is 75 years young. She is so inspiring!!! I came across her story on another blog and I had to share.

    To my delight she has a website. So what is Ernestine's story. She didn't start her journey to health until she was 56. That's right 56 ~she made the decision to get herself in shape.(It kind of blows that excuse" I can't do it at my age" right out of the water ) Her sister started started to get in shape with her and then died suddenly from a brain aneurysm. Ernestine was devastated and stopped going to the gym until a friend said her sister would have wanted her to continue. She returned to the gym with determination to get fit.

  She started slow and built up in little steps. She now trains "mostly" senior women 5 days a week. "She lives to inspire senior women to reach their potential". I would says she has surpassed this goal because she definitely inspires this 40 year old.

  This women competes in 5K and 10K races and runs marathons.She gets up at 4:00. She strength trains 4 times a week.At 71 she competed in a bodybuilding competition.

 Ernestine offer this advice on her website

  ~ Begin slowly and get guidance from a expert personal trainer
  ~ Good nutrition is important
  ~ Has support from her husband
  ~ Gets her body the rest it needs
  ~ Have a positive attitude
  ~ Know where you want to go and what you want accomplish

"Determined- Dedicated- Disciplined To Be Fit" Ernestine's Mantra

    This is what I aspire to be!!!!!!!! What a role model!! This is healthy living!! This is treating your body with respect and she shows us that it can be done at any AGE!!

      This quote is from her website " She has a lot to teach us about thriving at any age- if we are ready and open to learn."

Right Now!!

Gorgeous spring tulips!

   So I took a social media break this weekend. Did I peek at Facebook..yep!! But a quick has anyone sent me a message.Nope ... then get off.

    I got to spend the weekend with my boys. I tend to get on Facebook, my blog or other blogs and it will consume alot of my time.I can't give up these things I like them far too much. The connections with friends and family and doing my blog... I love it. But my friend and I on a walk the commented that it can be a bit much.So I took some time off . And I didn't miss anything.

    So I am setting some new priorities. If the boys are around give them my full attention, get outside, workout and look at things I love. Read things I love. If a blog is not really me~ I don't read it. If an article is not me~ I don't read it. If it opens my heart and makes me feel good~ then I'm all over it.At this stage in my life I feel my time is precious. My husband and I don't get to spend alot of time together so it's about quality of time.Josh loves family days and these are the days he will remember.Like this weekend playing at the school and he said " you need to chase me and play tag cause that's what families do!" He laughed so hard being chased.Life doesn't slow down and I need to absorb these times and make some wonderful memories.

I loved this quote by Deepak Chopra from Oprah's new show. " The most important time in your life is now, the most important person in your life is the one you are looking at right now and the most important thing you are doing is what you are doing right now". Lovely and just what I needed to hear.