Me? I'm exhausted watching hours and hours and hours of the British open....need to finish reading 'The Help' by Monday morning and just started it this morning. I get a line or two in between shots.

Fascinating topic :). I have never been interested in make up, and so never got into much of it. Daily routine is, after washing face, to apply an SPF 30 moisturizer, brow pencil since I plucked most of mine as a teenager and they never grew back, and a dot of Dermablend cover on a small but very pale and noticeable circular scar above one eye where I had a skin cancer removed. Quit bothering with eye shadow and blush years ago, ditto with foundation which is also nasty to wear in the Miami subtropical weather; feels to me like wearing a greasy mask, yuck. Actually the climate here strongly mitigates against the multilayer face 'painting' I read about; cannot imagine plastering on primer/foundation/powder and then leaving it to bake all day especially during what I call our double 90 season (heat and humidity). Have never used lipstick, rarely mascara and never tried eye liner. Have never had an interest in Botox or any other type of intervention or surgical options and probably never will. I did Invisalign orthodontia several years ago; had lived with crooked teeth until I was 50+ YO and the feeling about my improved appearance/smile, along with the greater ease in keeping up with dental hygiene due to straight teeth has been immeasurably positive. I have my hair professionally cut and highlighted every 10-12 weeks. Wash and blow dry it every other day, use a straightening iron too often--as I'm aging my hair is developing that brittle overprocessed look that I hate to see. I need to up my use of hair treatments but just haven't bothered. What else--do my own pedicures, no manicures or nail polish on my hands. Did fingernail polish for years on my own but didn't like how it discolored the nails and prefer natural. I am in major stall on exercise; was doing Pilates regularly with a trainer but she closed her studio and I haven't found a group class with a good instructor on a schedule that works for me. At 58, I badly need to get myself into a regular schedule of cardio, stretching and weight training. Have never had to worry about weight but the tone and fitness lack is worrisome. I'd call myself diligent in keeping clean, tidy and looking reasonable but in many ways I like being in the stage of life at which I've become 'invisible'. It's very freeing in a lot of ways not to worry about trying to live up to whatever i social acceptability standard for appearance is out there for women these days :).

Hoovb: I'm a fan of your blog and love all the pics & info. you gave about roses & your gorgeous garden. I recently learned of the dangers of ROUND-UP in our foods, esp. Cheerios at 1,125.3 ppm compared to Trix cereal at 9.9 ppm glyphosate residue. The levels in tap water is alarming high, esp. in California. Round-up weed-killer messes up with one's sleep & UP the risk of many cancers. I was plagued with insomnia for decades, until I cut out cereal & soy-milk before bed-time. See below link in Houzz for data of Round-Up residue in many common foods: [https://www.houzz.com/discussions/worthy-roses-2018-and-favorite-products-and-health-and-glyphosate-round-up-dsvw-vd~5197301?n=107[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/worthy-roses-2018-and-favorite-products-and-health-and-glyphosate-round-up-dsvw-vd~5197301?n=107)

Very simple, basic meditation as part of a yoga practice. Sit, deliberately notice each part of body and relax it (if possible). Allow awareness to rest in the breath. The mind will chatter. Emotions will demand attention. Let them be without following them. Keep bringing the awareness back to the breath as the mind and body try to distract - over and over and over. Edited to add: The physical practice of yoga has health benefits like improved flexibility, but it was intended to be a preparation for meditation. Most of us find the physical more accessible. If the body is aligned, strong and flexible it is easier to sit longer in meditation. Noticing where your body parts are for asanas ("poses") prepares one to observe the breath and learn to do so without trying to control it. In yogic philosophy much of what we call "meditation" is contemplation, which is considered to be the step before meditation. Prayer and meditation are quite different. Most prayer has an active mental component, whereas mental stillness is a key part of meditation. Some religions have the concept of "contemplative prayer" which has some overlay with yogic contemplation. Most philosophical systems that emphasize meditation have no issue with the parallel practice of a religion. There are, however, religions that do not see those philosophies as being compatible/acceptable.