I Discovered 5 Simple Practices That Help Me Feel Younger

Almost everyone wants to be or feel younger, no matter your age.

Diana Leotta
5 min readAug 19, 2024
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I was an exerciser all my adult life. I loved running or hiking the hills in my town.

Then I retired. Uh oh. Not only that, but I moved from cool Northern California to hot Arizona to reunite with my high school sweetheart.

Exercising in the desert is quite different. Some days, I’d be out at 5:30 a.m. to avoid the scorching sun.

However, it wasn’t just the heat that got to me.

Wine and cocktails entered my life big time.

Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t a teetotaler; I drank my entire life — but for the most part, mindfully.

I was a career woman raising two boys as a single mom and responsible for the three of us.

My boys are now grown and on their own. I’m in a lovely relationship and was ready to fully relax into retirement.

But that darn alcohol got the best of me. After a couple of years of relaxation, I realized I loved my wine and cocktails so much that I overdrank them.

After five years, I knew something had to change.

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Diana Leotta

Retired from work, not from life. Musings on Life, Living and Learning. Always curious. Strong55plus@blogspot.com.