A post stroke journey back to the awesome me I used to be
You may look at him and see a black ball of fur supported by four little legs. You might call him ugly, but I don't. I see liquid brown eyes, a heart almost too big for his wee body, a strong will, insatiable hunger and just all around nice fellow. He is Roop …
I’ve been spending quite a lot of my spare time reading over the holidays. Specifically Quora, which can be interesting and also total trash. As we enter a new decade I’ve been reading about aging and how people are dealing with the inevitable aches, pains, illnesses, inconveniences and so on. I haven’t started to feel …
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Hi y’all it’s been awhile since I talked about diet so as we start this new year let’s spend a few moments thinking about what we eat. I made it through the holidays with a steady weight. No gain, no loss. I wake up every morning between 8:30 and 9:30, it depends really on Roop, …
Thursday means I work out with Sarah from 10:00-11:00 am, drive home for a quick snack and then into town for my regular wash and blow-out at 1:00 with Rachel at ET Hair Salon on 5th Avenue which is our town’s Main/High Street. Sometimes I learn a thing or two in my travels through town …
I've been seeing a therapist for a few months now...sorry I haven't mentioned it. I'm not embarrassed. A good friend told me many years ago that we spend so much time and money on physical health, when we would often benefit more from some focus on mental health. So I'm not even remotely embarrassed. …
My Dad died two weeks ago. He had been suffering from Alzeimers for over 10 years and was in a managed care facility on a locked floor. So this is how it ended for this kind, gentle, hard-working man. I got a text from my Mom to inform me of his passing - in all …
Let’s talk about your local dentist. When was the last time you visited him or her? My most recent visit was last Wednesday. That would be “do what I want Wednesday” and what I wanted was a good cleaning and consultation with my dentist. That’s now two Wednesdays in a row with another to follow …
Today's feature image is of our first snowfall in the Valley (there's been lots in the mountains already). Driving in the first snowfall is always interesting. Many people have waited just a wee bit too long to get their snow tires. Not me. My husband took care of that little detail a couple of weeks …
It’s incredibly easy to put on weight as you get older and increasingly difficult to lose it. Those little treats here and there start to add up to ounces and pounds,usually appearing exactly where you don’t want them. The women in my family used to joke that they have to give up eating completely to …
Today started cold as Yogi Rikki arrived for our 9:00 am session of stretch and floor work with blocks, straps and balls. I’ve come to really appreciate the work we do with these props. The balls in particular settle in deeply and begin working below the skin, stretching muscles and kick-starting nerves in legs, glutes, …