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Kettlebells and Yoga – Not What I Want, But What I Need

It took me a while, but I finally made myself go to a class at the gym I joined recently.…

kettlebells, new class, overcoming, shyness, trying new things, working out, yoga

Celebrating Life’s Events With Your Friends

This us my friend Bob. He is 70 today. We had his party last night, planned by Bob and his…

70 years old, birthday, celebrating, Eli Yacinthe, fiends, hpoy birthday, music, party in the rain

This Week’s Revelations

I met with my nutritionist this week. We talked a bit about how difficult it is for me to get…

all food is good food, bad food, diet, eating disorders, eating more vegetables, eating well, good food, healthcare, negative food talk, obstacles to meal planning, skinnytaste.com, spa day, strength training

A Very Busy Week

It was one of those weeks. My sister had to take our mom to the ER On Tuesday for a…

COVID, eating well, exercise, food, Friendship, graduation, health, Joe Jackson, recliner, UTI in the elderly

Mother’s Day Isn’t Happy For All

It’s always made me a bit crazy when people act like all moms are good moms and have always loved…

bad mothers, church, hate mother's day, mother's day, teaching compassIon

That Dang Body Fat Percentage

As I type this I am cringing, but I believe there are some things you must be willing to admit…

body fat, body fat percentage, getting with, healthy, losing body fat, losing weight, weight loss

Happy First Birthday to Blaine

My great-nephew turns one today. Life must have been so boring without him, yet we didn’t even realize it. He…

cake smashing, first birthday, happy boy

Why Does Water Feel Like My Enemy?

I’d figure I’d share the azalea picture because they are so gorgeous and stay with us such a short while.…

drinking water, getting healthy, health, water

A Little Time at the Gym

Isn’t the yellow gorgeous? I don’t really like the color yellow, but I love seeing a canola field blooming. They’re…

exercise, health, meals, muscles, nutrition, snacks

The Excuses That Block the Road to Healthy

I joined a new gym this week. Actually it’s our local recreation center, supported by our city. As a city…

excuses, exercise, health, healthy, pocrastination, weight loss

My Harlem Globetrotters Dream Come True

I made a list of things in my 20s that I never did in childhood that I was determined to…

basketball, childhood dreams, Curly Neal, Elizabeth City State University, Harlem Globetrotters, Hot Shot, Spider, Torch

A Little Time at the Beach

I just got back from a few days at the beach in SC with two of my girlfriends, Janie and…

beach, Cherry Grove, Coach Krzyzewski, David Thompson, Duke, health, Hubert Davis, Jayhawks, Medium, NC State, NCAA Final, NewsBreak, North Myrtle, North Myrtle Beach, public art, relax, TarHeels, travel, UNC, Wadesboro

I Tried a Meal Service – My Thoughts

I have always found the idea of meal services interesting, but had never tried one. I’m a quick meal cooker…

busy lives, Cook Unity, food, healthy eating, healthy food, meal delivery, meal plan, meal service

Reporting In On the Newer Me

I know! This is a weird picture to use when I’m updating on my battle (and for some of us…

allergies, exercise, health, healthy eating, losing inches, nutritionist

I Slept Through Sleep Awareness Day

It’s a bit ironic that I didn’t get a post written for Sleep Awareness Day yesterday because I took a…

restless legs syndrome, RLS, sleep, sleep awareness day

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Our Style

That’s me, my mom, and sister as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with my mom at her memory care facility,…

Alzheimer's, Brookdale Peachtree, health, Irish soda bread, losing weight, memory, memory care, Mother, parade, relationships, St. Patrick's Day, Statesville

The Small, But Mighty, Different Kind of Church

I attend a very small church. Very small. I don’t count the number of people, but maybe fifty attend a…

A Tribute to Amanda

We Lost a special friend this week. It’s difficult to process. Still we had great times with her. My friends…

Amanda, death, Life

This Body Takes Work!

One thing I know for sure. When you let up on doing the healthy things for your body, it’s painful…

body, exercise, food, health, MRI, nutritionist, Physical therapy

That Road To A Better Me

So it’s been a few weeks since I started this new food plan, with the help of a dietician. Overall…

activity, Azheimer’s, dietician, eating well, exercise, food plan, healthy life, moving, nutrition, nutritionist, post-COVID, smoothies, working out

Love Without Limits? Nope!

I was walking around TJ Maxx the other day, after not finding anything I was actually looking to buy, when…

limits, love, relationships, Valentine's Day

When the Answer to Prayer Comes a Bit Too Quickly

So I was in the shower this morning, where the musings of life happen. A friend came to mind. This…

anger, forgiveness, Friendship, God, love, Love month, prayer, Psalm 109

How my blog began

It’s been ten years. Ten years since I started a little Facebook exercise that led to this blog and so…

blogging, encouragement, family, Life, memories, relationships, start a blog

My COVID Life

I figured the wall of ice was a good image for my life lately. COVID certainly grounded me for a…

coronovirus, COVID, Covid-19

A Very Odd Week

This was going to be the week I got a good kickstart into my life, Should we even make plans…

COVID, plans changed, Sick

Moving Right Along

For a while now I have known I wasn’t taking care of me well. Many of you know the drill.…

being thrifty, exercise, life change, nutritionist, Physical therapy, post-menopause, weight loss

Let’s Have a Great 2022

They say that what you are doing at midnight onNew Year’s Eve sets the stage for how your year will…

Betty White, Desmond Tutu, health, healthcare, Historic Sharpe House, Keith Rhyne, Life, new year, platelets, tea

Catch Up Time

I hope you all have had amazing holidays and are ready to round out the year well. It’s a crazy…

Christmas, family, Friendship, hot air balloons, Life, relationships, travel

A Walk Through Town and Around the Neighborhood

It was a beautiful morning for a walk. In the summer I moved about a ten minute walk from our…

autumn, fall, leaf, leaves, NC, Statesville, walk, walking

My Friend’s Memorial Service Brightened My Day

I woke up feeling a bit sorry for myself yesterday. I was feeling disconnected from some friends and wondering if…

Christian, death, friends, Friendship, God, Jesus, Life, memorial service, spiritual blahs

Thinking About Friendship

“You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can’t forget.…

death, friends, Friendship, Life

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