Healthy is As Healthy Does….Making Changes that Count

Trying to keep up a healthy lifestyle as a couple, can be extremely difficult to do. Even more so when only one person from the couple is truly trying to do so.  Most of my healthy ventures have been solo for the most part. My husband loves to throw out the phrase, ” everything in […]

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Feeling Guilty About Doing Nothing….Not Anymore

As you are well aware, today was a day off for some of us. I am not feeling guilty about doing nothing. I had so much planned, but didn’t get to most of it. There was a time I would feel a lot of guilt about that. Well not anymore! Back in the day, when […]

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President’s Day….A Day for Merchants and Consumers

Tomorrow is President’s Day. Aside from the fact that many have the day off, myself included, what is it’s importance these days?  Apparently, sales, sales and more sales. Isn’t America great! Yes, I say this tongue in cheek. President’s Day is tomorrow. No matter what the holiday is in this great land of ours, comes […]

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Ancestry and Ethnicity….Does it Make You Who You Are, Really?

I bring this topic up because I have always been interested in my ancestry. It’s become a popular thing to do,  spit in a tube or swab your cheek, and get your DNA tested. The commercials for these are everywhere on television. A woman finds out she is part Native American ancestry and another gentleman […]

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Valentine’s Day…A Much Needed Diversion

February the 14th is almost here. And not soon enough if you ask me. We all need a little extra love now, don’t you think?  Even all the haters out there could probably use some too. Valentine’s Day is just one of those holidays that you can work with and take in so many positive […]

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Taking Life as We Know It for Granted…Don’t Do It!

Call me superstitious or just a realist. I never take anything in my life for granted. I have seen through the years how your life can change in an instant. Which is why I keep trying to just live day-to-day. It seems to be getting a lot more harder to even do that these days. […]

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Super Bowl Sunday…..Ho Hum

Sure, maybe I would be a bit more excited if my team were in the mix. But I have noticed over the last few years, I have lost some interest in the “Big Game”. To begin with, I will not be able to stay up and watch the entire event. It may start before 7pm, […]

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Living off the Grid..Not for Me, But I Get It!

Today was another one of those days. Between the drama at work and crazy people on the highway, now I get it. Now I understand why so many people live away from society, “off the grid”, as it were. For those who have ever watched those shows on living in Alaska, away from the big […]

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Americans…How About Loving Each Other First!

There are just some days I don’t feel like watching the news or reading about it. It dawns on me how there are so many hypocrites among us. Preaching is easy. Times are indeed turbulent. However, there are those who say do what I say, not as I do. Damn right about that one. We […]

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January….Getting Over the Hump Month

January is not an exciting month to me. I’m glad it is almost over. It’s hard to be popular when you come right after Christmas. I refer to it as the”blah” month of the year. Let’s agree that December is a whirlwind month for most of us. Now, we must all come back down to […]

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