Adventures · Going Gray

How to pepper your diet plan with effective retail therapy

Finding distractions so you don't fail is the tough stage of dieting plans.  If you're trying to stick to a diet or to eating healthily, the crappy for you stuff is way easier to grab and ends up being cheaper in the long run. I still haven't opened the new bag of chips.  YAY ME!… Continue reading How to pepper your diet plan with effective retail therapy

Adventures · Emptying the nest

How to remain thankful for bills that arrive in the mail

Now that the election time of year is over, the corresponding junk mail has subsided and been replaced with envelopes that demand my immediate attention. Some envelopes contain contents I count on to remind me of how grateful I am they arrive to bless our lives. I don't mind receiving junk and election mail.  They… Continue reading How to remain thankful for bills that arrive in the mail

Adventures · Cheers

50-something tests the 21-day theory – is it worth it?

So you're over 50, and you're wondering if you can change when you're suddenly told you probably should change your habits.  The experts tell you, "It'll be worth it if you do." You scramble to find quick answers.  What are the (easy) modifications you can make in your life to see a big difference?  You… Continue reading 50-something tests the 21-day theory – is it worth it?

Adventures · Cheers

We missed a middle age train wreck

If only we could be prophetic by listening to our bodies when they sound off early warning bells.  We hear them, but think they are far off in the distance and not approaching us yet. We're different, we think we can beat the odds.  We can skirt our genes and miss the train wrecks of… Continue reading We missed a middle age train wreck