Ask any handyperson what their favorite tools are, and you’ll probably hear about some fancy gadgets you never knew existed, but ask which are the most useful, and you’ll get down to basics: things like a hammer, screwdriver, and pliers. When Candi invited me to share my favorite tools for midlife, as part of her … [Read more…]
Thank you Gloria Falls… for a beautiful morning hike. It truly was glorious. Thank you once again EMI Health for the Wellness Challenge, which introduced me to so many amazing hikes close to home. Thank you Larry for joining me and snapping the requisite peace-sign pic. (That’s a requirement of the challenge.) Thank you Piper… … [Read more…]
Another race in the books! This year I chose a race I haven’t done before, the Swiss Days 10K in Midway, Utah. It’s a smaller race (256 total participants) with participant ribbons instead of medals. On the plus side, it takes place later in the summer, so I was able to push training out until … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Blogging Grandmothers Link Party 41 A Link Party EXCLUSIVELY for Grandmother Bloggers Starts September 1, 2019 at 9:00 PM Central Open for 5 days – Until September 6 at 9:00 PM Next party starts October 1 REALLY SIMPLE RULES: • This party is for grandmother bloggers only • You may linkup an … [Read more…]
If your childhood was anything like mine, you grew up with the admonition, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But is eating a healthy breakfast really that important? What if you are not hungry in the morning? Or maybe you’ve jumped on the Intermittent Fasting bandwagon. In that case, skipping breakfast is … [Read more…]
Here we are two months into summer already. Have you done everything you had hoped? If not, don’t despair. Although for many September is the unofficial start to fall, in reality we have one more month to fulfill our Summer Bucket Lists. Here’s where I stand with mine. Health & Fitness Train for and complete … [Read more…]
It’s easy to get so caught up in the hustle of life that we forget to appreciate the small miracles that happen every day. I created the monthly Thank You Notes post to help me relive the happy moments, savor the gratitude, and share them with you. I hope they also inspire you to think about … [Read more…]
When I was a child, my mother told me patience was a virtue, so I grew up understanding that patience was something that I should aspire to. What I didn’t fully understand until recently was the high cost of impatience. Missing out on this moment in time Merriam-Webster defines impatience as the state of being … [Read more…]
Welcome to the Blogging Grandmothers Link Party 40 A Link Party EXCLUSIVELY for Grandmother Bloggers Starts August 1, 2019 at 9:00 p.m. Central Open for 3 days until August 4 at 9:00 p.m. Next party starts September 1 REALLY SIMPLE RULES: • This party is for grandmother bloggers only • You may linkup 3 new or old, … [Read more…]
If you’ve ever been a caregiver, you know how challenging it can be. If you haven’t, it’s only a matter of time. There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver. Rosalyn … [Read more…]