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When Normal is So Much Better than Average

By July 18, 2017 0 Comment

I’ve spent my entire adult life celebrating and embracing being a little different than normal. I hear the off beat of a different drummer, and have grown to love that sound. But recently I rejoiced upon receiving a letter declaring me normal. And, yes, the word “normal” was actually bolded in print, not just in […]

Multi-tasking – A Hard Habit to Break!

By July 10, 2016 1 Comment

A little over a year ago I posted about a trip to the spa.   After that relaxing day I promised myself that I would do some kind, self-care ‘thing’ on a regular basis – maybe once a month. Well that hasn’t happened. I find it hard to plan ahead and block out time for […]

Butterfly Gardens and Fitbits

By June 6, 2016 2 Comments

  Technology regularly gets the blame for creating a world of adult couch-potatoes and screen obsessed kids. With a world of distraction at our fingertips it is easy to get lost in endless, sedentary hours of watching, tapping and scrolling, but lately I’ve had a different kind of technology experience. Encouraged by my sister Julie […]

Oh The Places We Go!

By May 16, 2016 2 Comments

  Last week I biked and hiked along Vail Mountain Pass, windsurfed on a Florida ocean inlet, pub crawled in Ireland, and ate fresh lobster bayside in a small town in Maine.  One day, we rode horses on a Montana wilderness trail.  Oh, I put in a full work week too.  Money and time are […]

Precious Blood

By April 18, 2016 2 Comments

First of all, a disclaimer:  I am not an altruistic person by nature.  Not that I’m totally selfish.  I mean, I open doors for old ladies.  I begrudgingly let a car coming out of a side street get in front of me, even when I’m in a hurry to do something important, like getting a […]

Two Steps Forward, One Step SPLAT!

By March 7, 2016 4 Comments

Last week was pretty exciting for me. I finished a 10 day nutritional cleanse and started a workout plan! I am always thinking and reading about health and how to be more energetic, thinner, and set up for a long active life. Sometimes I even act on all this thinking! Actually I do pretty well on Step […]

Sleeping Soundly ZZZzzzz

By February 29, 2016 4 Comments

My daughter was born an animal lover. She spent much of her day snuggling up to our kitten, Baby. Her little fingers would pull and tug at Baby’s feather-like fur. Baby was much too tolerant for his own good. I read her stories about cats, dogs, goats, pigs- whatever I could get my hands on. […]

55 and Change

Young again! Reprieve and Revelation

By February 13, 2016 9 Comments

I’ve experienced a recent reprieve and from there came a revelation about my thinking. I’m generally OK with my current physical state of being. I feel good, no aches and pains or health issues and I have plenty of energy, mental and physical, to keep up most days! One thing has really been wearing me […]