In a couple of hours I’ll be boarding the 1.15am bus for a 2 1/2 hour trip to Dublin Airport. By 4am I will have found my 3 friends and we’ll be in the check in line for our flight to Madrid 😊 I’ve known these women since we were teenagers. We’ve navigated life together and once our children were looking after themselves we started these little getaways. Up until last year, we stayed in Ireland but we’ve since spread our wings. As we each turn 70, the birthday person is given a date and time to be at the airport - but doesn’t know the destination until we get to the gate. The birthday girl doesn’t pay for anything and we laugh ourselves silly for a few days. So I won’t be on Skool as much as usual until next week. Old friends are precious 😍 What’s your longest friendship?

If you or someone you love is managing type 2 diabetes, this breaks down exactly what to put on your plate and why. The plate breakdown: 🥦 Half your plate — non-starchy vegetables 🍗 Quarter — lean protein 🍠 Quarter — whole grains 🥑 Small amounts of healthy fat 🍓 Low-glycemic fruit — 1-2 servings daily The four daily habits that make it all work: ✅ Eat regular meals — skipping backfires every time ✅ Drink more water than you think you need ✅ Use smaller plates for effortless portion control ✅ 30+ minutes of movement daily The biggest mistakes I see women make: ❌ Skipping meals to lower blood sugar — it actually raises it ❌ Drinking fruit juice instead of eating whole fruit — juice strips the fiber ❌ Going low-fat instead of right-fat — healthy fat stabilizes blood sugar I'm Becky — founder of The Aligned Diabetes Collective, a midlife woman living with diabetes, and a nurse. I created this free community specifically for women like me who are managing type 2 diabetes in midlife and tired of figuring it out alone. We cover meal planning, blood sugar education, and the hormonal side of diabetes that nobody talks about — because managing diabetes in midlife is a completely different experience than managing it at 30. If this resonates with you or someone you know — come find us. 💚

Some information is past but please listen to the Repurpose with Pamela Jay and the 1:1 will now be 45 minutes.

Shanon Boyer from classified adds gives a great take on this https://www.buzzsprout.com/2390518/episodes/18757430

I am so grateful for the partnership I have with Laurie and Golden Years. She is passionate about helping those that are into retirement live an abundant life. Doing good works, for His Kingdom. Thankful to be a part of this community.