Happy New Year, everyone! What a great time the jewelry industry had last weekend with Kenny Rogers at the 24 Karat Dinner and Madeline Albright at the JIC Gem Awards! Ira and I had a wonderful time re-connecting with old friends and making new friends; it was a great way to kick off a new and prosperous year!
I'll get back to blogging about me and Ira and our relationship soon, but in the meantime, I read a great article in the NY Times today and, in the spirit of New Year's Resolutions, I wanted to share. The Lancet recently published a projection of a century-long rise in life expectancy, and the Time's article focuses on how to live well so that we can actually enjoy these extra years. I, for one, hope to live many more happy years with Ira, and so I fully intend to take some of the Time's suggestions to heart! Tragedies like what happened in Haiti
are so devastating, and they make us really appreciate the people in
our lives and cause us to be grateful that they are healthy and happy, we just need to remember that we all need to work to keep ourselves that way!
While I am happy that Mayor Bloomberg fought against trans fat and I think we're all better off for it, I'm still not sure how I feel about his crusade against salt. In any event, most of what we need to do to keep ourselves healthy are pretty common sense things. Eat more fruits and vegies, fewer meats, incorporate more beans and whole grains and into our diets, take calcium and vitamin D supplements and, I know you know it's coming, exercise! Luckily for me, I live in New York City, which is an extremely enjoyable place to walk around (yes, even in the cold!), and a delicious walk home from dinner with Ira is a perfect way for us to spend time together while also getting our blood flowing. If you don't like hitting the gym, like so few of us do, remember, you just need to find some physical activity that you enjoy--dancing, walking, snow shoeing, whatever--and just keep moving!
It's a new year folks, let's all make a commitment to ourselves to get and stay healthy so that we can continue to enjoy each other's company for many years to come!