Oh my goodness, I did have a copy of Vermont Remedies so long ago I won't say. I read it with great interest. I do have some apple cider vinegar and I think I'll take a shot if it tonight.

The "Y" where I started going is very friendly. If I get my butt over there, I might get into a routine. It would be the very very best thing I could do for myself. I just love being in the water, but got so out of that habit since living in the desert SouthWest. You are giving me the best encouragement I could get. Lots of swimmers who go there in the morning are even a good deal older than I am.

Tag sales, anything that gets me out will help. It is so hard to get going. Once I'm out, sometimes I feel ebullient. It's the getting up in the a.m. that is the huge hurdle. I'm feeling better though. Encouragement helps me so much.

Unfortunately, when I have met other lonely women in various venues, they ended up dragging me down more than helping me up. I ended up becoming "nursie" to them and I am not doing that anymore. I got to learn to be a bit more hard-arsed. I got to say, "What does this person have going on that will inspire me." instead of "Oh, this is some poor soul that I could minister to."