July 2020 I am ready to begin my solo road trip in a couple of weeks. I’ve been listening to various music these days, mostly 80’s which I call my lost decade for all the shit that went down during that time. There was Someone who changed the trajectory of my life, I’m sad to …
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Me and My Best Buddy
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 …
Don’t Look Back, You’re Not Going That Way!
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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What I’m Eating
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, …
What’s Going on in my Little Town
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 …
Take Your Power Back
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. …
Life, Death & Family
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 …
Looking after your pearly whites
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 …
Fair Weather Driver
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 never ends………
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 …