August – What’s Been On Your Calendar?

Welcome to What’s Been On Your Calendar? 2024! I hope you have had a wonderful month and if you are linking up, I can’t wait to hear about what you’ve been doing. If you don’t blog I’m still interested in what’s been happening with you and encourage you to leave me a comment and tell me your news.

So let’s pause here, go and make yourself a cuppa and take your time reading through what’s been on my calendar? #WBOYC .

August flew by and Spring is finally here in South East Queensland. The last few days have been quite hot so perhaps we have zoomed through Spring and are now into Summer. This is a gorgeous time of year, the days are lengthening, the skies are blue and the sunrises and sunsets are stunning.

Spring is here

After two years of laying dormant, our orchid has finally decided to bloom again. I was excited to see some buds which quickly opened. Everywhere the flowers are blooming and there is always a sense of new beginnings and expectation with a new season, especially Spring. Our early morning Saturday runs are delightful as the weather warms with just the slight hint of a morning breeze.

Birthday celebrations and feeling the love

I celebrated another year around the sun last week and was overwhelmed with the number of birthday wishes and love I received. It prompted me to base my weekly Sparks of Joy post around The Gift of Connection: How Birthday or ‘Just because’ Messages Spread Joy

Connecting with others

Mike and I moved back to Brisbane, two years ago on 12th August. During that time, we’ve undertaken some major renovations of our town house. Now the renos are complete it is time to move out into the world and find some connections within our community. We attended our first Probus meeting during August and we were warmly welcomed by the members of the Chatsworth-Carindale group. Probus provides an exciting opportunity to meet retirees in your local community. If you are retired or semi – retired, you can join a Probus Club and hear interesting speakers, attend monthly meetings and enjoy a wide range of activities such as walking, theatre, coffee groups, lunches and day outings.

The group we have joined has well over 100 members and has been in existence for 25 years so they must be doing something right. Both of us are looking forward to the next meeting and also joining in the social activities on offer.

Family

We celebrated my birthday with a family lunch and it was lovely to have all of my family together in the one place! Our houseguest was Wallis the Pooch and I attended the Book Week Parade for my youngest grandson, Peta Pan (aka Elliot). I love that the children are encouraged to read and dress as a character from a book.

Volunteering

My first experience as a Shero with Share the Dignity and I am so impressed with the generosity of others. Share the Dignity works to make a real, on-the-ground difference to the lives of women, girls and those who menstruate who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, domestic violence or poverty. They distribute period products to those in need and work to achieve menstrual equity here in Australia. When someone is doing it tough, the last thing on their mind should be dealing with their period.

Podcasting

Another month filled with interviews for the Women Living Well After 50 Podcast. The latest episodes were Love, Eat, Heal – How self-love and conscious eating leads to healing and living well (substack.com) and From Doubt to Do – How to make the shift from Impossible to Possible (substack.com)

Reading

Reading is a passion and during the month I’ve read a range of genres, even science fiction which certainly isn’t a genre I usually reach for. If you are interested, you can read my reviews in my monthly post What’s On Your Bookshelf? – August 2024. What have you been reading lately?

The Living Well Newsletter

A couple of months ago I joined Substack. I had seen other bloggers transferring over or using this as an additional platform. Firstly, I moved my podcast over as they offer a free service. I have now followed with a regular Living Well Newsletter. I’m still deciding whether it will be weekly, fortnightly, monthly or just when I feel I have something to share.

The Living Well This Week Newsletter is where I encourage you to celebrate your vibrant, fulfilling life being a woman over 50. This week, I’m putting the focus on embracing life beyond the numbers—whether it’s age, weight, or any other digits that society uses to define us. So, let’s dive into a world where numbers don’t limit our joy, potential, or sense of self. You can read the full newsletter Embracing Life Beyond the Numbers to live a full and happy lifestyle (substack.com)

What’s been on your Calendar this month? I’d love you to share what you have been up to.

I’m sharing my co-hosts’ links as well so remember to pop over and visit to see how their month progressed.

Debbie Harris
Donna Connolly
Jo Tracey

Enjoy your month and I look forward to next month’s WBOYC? edition. Please note link up dates below.

What’s Been On Your Calendar? #WBOYC

What: 2024 Monthly Wrap-Up Link Party.
When: Last Thursday PM (Northern Hemisphere)/ Last Friday AM (Southern Hemisphere). The link will be open for 48 hours
Why: A space to share highlights from your past month.
Where: Link Party, Blog, Blog Comments, Instagram or other social media.
Who: This linkup is open to everyone.
How: You can share in the comments, with a blog post, or on other social media of your choice. Include the hashtag so that we can find you and include your link in our posts.

Dates for the Diary:

Last Thursday, 2 pm (PST)/Last Friday, 8 am (AEST).

• Aug 29/30
• Sept. 26/27,
• Oct 31/ November 1*
• Nov 28/29
• Dec 26/27
• (October Linkup will take place on the 1st of the following month for the Southern Hemisphere).

The next #WBOYC will be Thursday September 26 /Friday September 27. I’m looking forward to seeing and reading What’s Been on your Calendar? during the month.

Women Living Well After 50

Living Life Your Way