Welcome to the Blogging Grandmothers Link Party 25 Starts Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 12:05 a.m. Central (US) Ends Monday, March 5 at 11:55 p.m. REALLY SIMPLE RULES: • This party is for grandmother bloggers only. • You may linkup one new or old, family friendly post. • By joining the party, you are giving … [Read more…]
Each time I hear of another horrific act of violence, I am shocked and saddened. My heart breaks for all those involved—those whose lives have been shattered or ended, naturally, but also those whose lives were so broken that they could do something like that. I send out healing energy to all of them. May … [Read more…]
Happy Friday everyone! This week’s Friday Favorites is a mix of the old–nearly forgotten winter–and the new–a new experience and a new gadget. So let’s start with the old. It’s been so long since we’ve seen any snow, I’d almost forgotten what it’s like. Of course, there’s the cold and the mess (walks to be … [Read more…]
Well, another month has flown by, and it’s time to check in on my Winter Bucket List progress. I’m feeling pretty good about things at this point, though there is still some work to be done. Health and fitness 1. Try three new healthy recipes. Mission accomplished! And ahead of schedule. With my new cleaner … [Read more…]
Larry and I recently had a personal consult with a Utah Retirement System representative to see if we are on track for our retirement plans. I honestly had no idea what he would say. I’ve been merrily going along with my retirement lifestyle planning while putting money in a retirement account, but with no idea … [Read more…]
Happy Friday! I hope you are having a lovely week. One of the highlights of my week has to be the opportunity to participate in the Over 50 & Thriving Guest Series. Sue at Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond has a wonderful blog encouraging women over 50 to be fit, fabulous, healthier, and happier. If … [Read more…]
Are you tickled pink? Feeling blue? Or green with envy? Seeing red? Name an emotion, there’s probably a color to express it. And it works the other way too. Science has long told us that color can affect mood. Corporations spend lots of time and money choosing colors for their brands. UPS brown, T-Mobile pink, … [Read more…]
Happy Friday! I hope your week was a good one. Mine brought several opportunities for celebration, so this week’s Friday Favorites is all about celebrating good times–large and small. Larry and I had planned on going to the Ice Castles in Midway last weekend. (Some of you may recall that was one of my Winter … [Read more…]
Three months ago, I turned to Orangetheory Fitness to break my exercise boredom. Now I am relying on them once again to take me to the next level of fitness with an 8 week transformation challenge. This is not necessarily a weight-loss challenge, though that would be a welcome side effect. The ultimate goal … [Read more…]
Happy Friday! I hope you had a fabulous week. One of the highlights of my week was the start of a brand new link party, Midlife Share the Love Party. It was also the 24th Blogging Grandmothers Link Party, which I cohost. That got me thinking that this Friday Favorites should be a roundup of … [Read more…]