Finding ways to fit it all in each day . . .being fit, being healthy, enjoying BEING each day !
Here's my question for you for the week. Where did you fail? What did you do wrong? Where did you make a mistake? I'm not here to make you feel bad. There's a reason for these questions. With all of the beautiful people on social media and perfectly curated photos out there these days, … Read more about Anyone Can Stay Stuck
If you google "recovery day" you will find countless articles on the importance of rest and recovery days for fitness. Taking a recovery day is just as important for progress as the actual exercise. Giving the body the ability to rest and recover allows the muscles to grow, come out of the stress … Read more about Recovery Days Move You Forward
Coming to you with #2 here. Remember, Click on the link or photo below to LISTEN. Please do not sit and watch as a video. For the love of all things, Please. Listen in your car, the tub, folding laundry, anywhere . . . Listen Here or here . . . Let me know … Read more about If I Had a Podcast #2
Intermittent Fasting has been getting lots of attention lately as one of the best ways to either lose weight or maintain a healthy weight. If you are unfamiliar with the term I'm thinking you have either had your head in the sand, probably thanks to COVID (because I think … Read more about Why I Stopped Intermittent Fasting . . . It’s about paying attention
Something new here. Click on the link or photo below to LISTEN. Please do not sit and watch as a video. Please. Listen in your car, the tub, folding laundry, anywhere . . . https://youtu.be/1pkSkVi4XgE Let me know YOURS! I'd love to share! Wouldn't it be fun to have … Read more about If I had a Podcast #1
I have spent the past few days completely alone. Except for the constant company of my two dogs, I have taken the past few days to hunker down just by myself. We have had what is almost a real little "cabin in the woods" for quite some time. Due to the boys' growing weekend schedules and then … Read more about My Self Imposed Silent Retreat
Bear with me here. This is not a health and wellness post which is what I normally post here. So if you aren't up for a little sappy I don't want to take up your space and I'd love you to come back another day. A couple of days ago I closed the door behind me as I came … Read more about Now What?
I have been following Dan Buettner and the Blue Zones Projects for quite some time. If you aren't familiar you might check out some of his articles in the New York Times and National Geographic. In a nutshell, he has traveled to and written about the five areas of the world where people live the … Read more about Secrets to Longevity
I was working out the other morning and the Kelly Clarkson song "Broken and Beautiful" began playing. Can I tell you how much that song got under my skin? Obviously enough that I stewed on it, pulled out a legal pad and began putting my thoughts on paper. Yep. I'm still one of the dinosaurs that … Read more about No More Broken Talk, Please
It continues to be a strange time around here. I confess that there are some things about Quarantine Life I have come to enjoy. There's been a sweetness to some of these days, for sure. As hard as it's been having our normal schedule displaced and filled with uncertainty about just about … Read more about Continuing Quarantine Life
When I get up these days I take a few seconds to confirm what day of the week it is. Then, because I am such a good friend, I send text reminders to a few friends who might need that reminder (; Since today feels like number 3,476,953 days of quarantine, I definitely needed to remind myself that … Read more about Being Well These Days (and of course a workout!)