Staying fit helped me get my new job!

Walking briskly often (with encouragement from CurlyLaura and this site) helped me stay limber and energetic. My new (part-time) retail sales job is somewhat strenuous because I am on my feet for 8 hours straight with a 20 minute break and sometimes up and down steep stairs.
I'm so glad I kept active so that I can cope with this. I'm 66 and had a lot of serious surgery but I look and feel youthful because I exercise. It's the magic bullet. Congrats to all of us!
I'm so glad I kept active so that I can cope with this. I'm 66 and had a lot of serious surgery but I look and feel youthful because I exercise. It's the magic bullet. Congrats to all of us!

2/c Coarse hair med. density.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
I love all the Curl Junkie products. Still experimenting with gels and curl creams. Still hoping for 2nd day hair....
Every day is a gift :flower:
Highly porous. Color over grey.
I love all the Curl Junkie products. Still experimenting with gels and curl creams. Still hoping for 2nd day hair....
Every day is a gift :flower:
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They weren't playin' either. We've had people quit because they couldn't handle the physical labor.
Med/Coarse, porous curly.
Ninja, I agree. When I walk fast I sometimes repeat to myself: "be here now, be here now" in time with the steps. I force myself to be in the present moment and attend to what is around me. It helped me when I was lamenting various men who were driving me nuts.
RCC, there is no way in hell I can lift 75 lbs. Are they crazy? Thank goodness I actually asked about that sort of thing in the interview. I'm up and down a steep staircase and they said I may have to steam some clothes. You must be very strong. I'm impressed! I need to do some upper body stuff - I can barely lift a tub of KCCC.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
I love all the Curl Junkie products. Still experimenting with gels and curl creams. Still hoping for 2nd day hair....
Every day is a gift :flower:
Unfortunately, no. It's about 30 miles from my house. I make it a point to exercise though. It's not like I'm trapped at my desk, either -- I mean, I can get up and walk around if I want, but it's not a physically demanding job in the least.
I have my own business on the side that is much more "hands on" than my day job, which makes up for it.
I'm so happy for you.
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I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. (Invictus - William Ernest Henley)
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that,
Used to worry 'bout rich and skinny, 'til I wound up poor and fat,
Nowadays I kind of worry where my mind's been at,
Just think I used to worry 'bout things like that. (Delbert McClinton - I Used to Worry from Never Been Rocked Enough)
Also it gets you out and about. I know plenty of older people (and a few younger ones) who sit about doing nothing and seem considerably older than their active counterparts.
Weight bearing exercise (walking is great) is also incredibly important for preventing, or at least lessing the effects of, the chances of brittle bones.