Saying Goodbye to Summer and to Our Sweet Coco Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer. The weekend that sneaks up on us every year, telling us it is time to close the chapter on long warm days, late nights, and that certain ease we only get in...
Deck to Page #9 Mindful Souls Affirmation Card: Speak With Purpose Positive Message: When I speak, I choose my words carefully, knowing they can linger long after I’ve said them. That’s why I aim to speak with purpose and kindness...
About two years ago, we installed a dog door. This was a direct result of my youngest German Shorthair Pointer, Mavis, wanting to go outside continuously throughout the day while I was trying to work. I got my steps in, but it was not efficient for...
I have felt powerless often these days; Powerless against so much chaos and division, Powerless against the changing tides of culture, and seemingly relentless swells of hate. I’ve spent a lot of time wringing my hands, praying, and planning for...
My Smokin’ Hot Wife Carla, along with our Standard poodle Darby and myself, are camping for a week. For those of you who do not camp, have never camped, and have taken a solemn oath never to be caught dead in any kind of camping situation, I get it...
If you grew up in the 90s or early 2000s, you probably remember the way fitness and health were sold to us. Magazines promised “Lose 10 pounds in 10 days.” SnackWell’s fat-free cookies flew off shelves in the name of “guilt-free” eating. SlimFast...
Books to Blogs #7 There’s something magical about imagining ourselves as something other than human — a tree, a song, a season… a car. Our answers often reveal far more than we expect. So when I landed on Question #2950 from 3001 Questions All...
My family does not watch a lot of TV. We mainly watch sports. We are not those smug people who judge people for watching TV. There are a lot of great shows out there. I wish I watched more than I do. I just have trouble focusing. I blame menopause...
I thought myself a real domestic queen as I stood baking a homemade peach cobbler with peaches from my daughter, Alena, and her husband Aaron’s tree. Some nights I just feel the urge to make something. Completely random, I thought. The desire to...
Lately, I can’t scroll through social media without seeing protein slapped on every product, protein bagels, protein coffee cake, protein popcorn, protein coffee, cottage cheese recipes with protein powder stirred in. Even my two teenage daughters...