I love all things health and wellness–and by wellness, I mean mind, body, and soul. I’m not an expert by any means, but I do have a lot of opinions–developed through study and personal experience. I share them here. I’d love to learn from your experience as well, so I encourage you to share anything and everything about health and wellness.
“I’m soooo tired.” How often do you say that or hear it from someone else? I bet I hear it at least once every day. So what is the cause of all this exhaustion? Well, duh… Let’s start with the obvious. Lack of sleep The advice on exactly how much sleep a person needs varies,…
You have a big decision to make, but something is holding you back, telling you not to do it. How do you know whether that voice in your head is the wise voice of intuition or the restrictive voice of fear? Should you take that new job? Accept that proposal? Buy that new house? Write…
We often talk about the example we set for our children and grandchildren. That’s important indeed, but let’s not forget that children can also be good examples for us—without even trying. I recently read this lovely post from Donna at Retirement Reflections about lessons she learned from her three-year-old grandson. Today I want to focus…
Since I announced last month that I would be refocusing my writing efforts on my novel, I have received an editorial assessment of my first draft from a professional editor with years of experience working for well-known agencies. The opening and closing paragraphs of her assessment were glowing: It has been an absolute pleasure to…
Summer is one third of the way over. (Say it a’int so!) Time is slipping by quickly, so we better check in on our Summer Bucket List to make certain we do the things we really want to do before it’s over. Here’s my list, along with updates on any progress. Health and fitness 1.Go…
Happy Friday friends! I hope this week brought many smiles to your face. Mine brought more hiking (two in one week!) and a surprise visit from a friend. What could be better than that? Let’s start with the hikes. The first one was Lake Catherine via Brighton Lakes Trail with two of my lovely sisters. Spending…
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “As soon as I get through [fill in the blank with your crisis du jour], then life will get back to normal?” But what is normal really? Turns out Heraclitus wasn’t wrong when he said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Once we give up the expectation…
You may not realize it yet, but we could all use a little more hygge in our lives. Hygge is challenging to pronounce (hue-gah), and even more difficult to define, but I hope by the time you finish reading this post, you will recognize the hygge in your life and have a plan for increasing…
Today I have the privilege of writing a guest post for Janis’s GratiTuesday series. Here’s a little taste. I hope you’ll hop over to Retirementally Challenged to read the full post. While you’re there, check out the rest of her blog. You won’t regret it. I’m not a morning person—or more accurately, I don’t like…
Today is the official start of summer, and therefore, the beginning of the Summer Bucket List link-up. I’m excited about the items on my list this season, and I can’t wait to hear about yours, but first let’s wrap up the Spring Bucket List. Spring Bucket List Health and fitness Train for and complete the…
