Brain exercises

That is very impressive! I doubt that you will have any trouble in your golden years. Thanks for sharing.

Yummy! Can I eat at your house? We too try to make the "breakfast for dinner" dishes a little on the out of the ordinary side but I steer away from anything with too much sugar as I don't want to have to be pulling kids off the ceiling fans at bedtime.

LOL anytime but I am in Ohio. I have 2 with ADHD and one with ADD the "experts" claim that sugar has the opposite affects on these types of children. But, honestly I don't see a difference either way after this type of dinner. Too bad, I could use some calm evenings lol.

My 15 year old has ADHD and I wish it had an opposite effect on him. His friends and him have been known to smuggle pixi sticks in to his room, next thing I know I have a house full of wired teenage boys. It was bad enough one time I almost made him take a drug test until I found his sugar stash.Inside his pillow!

Wow I didn't know they still made pixie sticks! We don't really buy candy much and when my boys have money they like to buy chips or some snack that I don't normally buy.

Oh yeah they still make them and it's one of my kids favorite things to buy when they get $. It's like crack for kids. I've had to limit how much they are allowed or they get nuts then the sugar rush wears off and they get cranky then it's nighty night. I don't believe in doing that to your body so I don't let them get a lot of them.

You laugh but just about any stratagey style game (and I'm pretty sure Monopoly fits in there some where) helps. The point is to keep thinking. You know the whole if you don't use it you lose it idea. So have fun with it.

I better start soon becuase I feel my body is aging faster than my actual age.

thanks for starting this discussion to keep me thinking about this topic.

I feel you the other day I heard this old bitty complaining about her back hurting and realized it was me! I am currently working on my mental as well as physical health as I have found that the more overweight you are the more likely to have trouble even mentally as you age. Well I gained a lot of weight after I stopped working and am trying to lose it now.

It sounds like you come from a long line of smart women, and are headed down the right path your self. Now we've just got to get you to cough up your skin care secrets.

Hahahaha! Well, thanks for the compliment!

It's genetic. That's all I can say. All of the women in my family, with the exception of those who had muscular dystrophy (it ran in my family but died out with my sister), have always looked way younger than their real age.

When my mom died last year, people were shocked to find out she was 80 years old. They thought she was around 60!

It may also have something to do with skin tone. My doctor told me that redheads don't age as fast because typically they don't spend as much time out in the sun because of their fair skin. I'm not quite a redhead (strawberry blonde), but I have what I've always called "redheaded skin"... can't tan, freckles all over.

I wish I could give you some secrets! Up close I'm starting to show my age... yeah, I have wrinkles!

Great...genetics I can't buy that. I do feel you on the freckle front. I either burn or freckle once in a blue moon I look tan but I think it's just that all of my freckles start connecting.

Hahahaha! I've always wished my freckles would connect! I'd have a great tan!!! They almost have on my shoulders, but everywhere else I just look like I have some kind of disease. LOL

Have you ever gotten the "I'd love to play 'connect the dot' with you" line from men? I used to get it all the time. I got so sick of hearing it! At least my husband has never said that... he saw what was underneath the freckles. It's one reason I married him!

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I saw the same issues with my own life after I had kids. And now that I have 2 in home school it is even harder for me to get out. Although trying to help them with their school work is definatly making me think. I'm also going back to school for medical billing and coding. I'm an artist so I figure learning something that comes from the opposite side of the brain could not only help but pay well too. Thanks for sharing and good luck.

I have never heard of a brain gym. I'm going to have to look that up. Thanks

I try to take vitamins but can never remember to take them. I feel that is so ironic...if you can take them they help with your memory but you have to remember to take them. I hope I'm not to only one that sees the flaw in that set up. I'm glad to see that you are taking an active position in protecting your mental health and your future.Thanks for sharing.

I like sudoku too but prefer chess. I get to play chess with my hubby and that way we get time with my baby that way.

Wow see that's what I'm hoping to be able to do! 95 and still holding his own your dad rocks

Thank you very much for posting. I hadn't thought of team-based shooters. Very cool. BTW I love your pic.