It’s Friday, and you know what that means–time to look back on the many good things that happened this week. Thank you Courtney and children for spending your Saturday evening with us. (Full disclosure: I didn’t take this picture; I stole it from Courtney’s Facebook.) Thank you peanut butter for making everything a little better–and thank…
Many of you know that I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers. I lost 25 pounds and have managed to keep it off (give or take five pounds) for more than 10 years now. Here is my observation. Losing weight is exciting—challenging and maddening, yes—but never boring. Maintaining weight, on the other hand, while…
Usually on Fridays, I share with you some of my favorites moments from the previous week. This Friday, I hope you’ll indulge me as I do something a little different. I’d like to share with you 15 of my favorite photos going back to 2009. These photos happen to be backed up to my computer,…
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. ~ Buddha It’s Valentine’s Day—the day we celebrate love and, therefore, a most fitting day to revisit the kindness challenge. A couple of weeks ago, we made a list of 10 kind acts we would do for others this winter. Today…
Where to begin with a week full of so much fabulousness? (Yes, that is a word.) Let’s start with spending the weekend with this bunch, including a pizza/popcorn/pumpkin pie/movie night. The first 50 degrees in a long time. (This was followed a few days later by the first 60 degree day!) I’ve been trying these new…
Now on to this week’s topic: Creating Your Best Life. It’s been a while since we’ve done any of the exercises from this book by Caroline Adams Miller and Dr. Michael B. Frisch, so I thought it was time. Do you have a goal you’re working on? Maybe you set a New Year’s Resolution, and…
It’s been a good week. Mother Nature finally gave us a break from all the snow! This is the view from McCarty’s Salon. I got my hair done and I got to enjoy the beautiful mountain view. Of course, it didn’t take long for the haze to build up. Luckily, we were able to rise…
Exciting news! I’ve recently added two new features to my blog to make sure you never miss a post. You may now subscribe to receive an email notice of new posts: Or you can follow me on Bloglovin’: And just in case having immediate notice of my ramblings isn’t motivation enough to sign up, I…
Eighteen years is a long time; about a third of my life at this point. That’s how long Larry and I have been married now. Those of you who are friends with me on social media have heard ad nauseam about our anniversary celebration. I apologize in advance; here I go again. This is the last…
If you ask me (and let’s pretend you did), Utah actually has five seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Wonderland, and Winter Blahs. We are now deep in the heart of Winter Blahs—the time of year when it’s easy to get the blues and difficult to get motivated. After years of scientific research (or possibly just…
