Shortly after Christmas, someone commented in one of my Facebook fitness groups whether anybody was doing “Dry January.” I had heard of Dry January — abstaining from alcohol for the month of January...
Meditation is all the rage. For years I’ve heard raves about its benefits: It reduces stress, improves focus, and improves your overall world view. It is said to make you...
We all know New Year’s resolutions do not work. Simply, “no more cookies” will never stick for 365 days. Finally, a few years ago, I reorganized my resolutions. I don’t even call them...
That’s a fortune-cookie message I was handed: “Beauty surrounds you because you create it.” To me, it means that we define our own perceptions. We can make a conscious effort to see...
I didn’t need to read Marie Kondo’s The Life-Changing Magic of Tiding Up to know I needed to minimize clutter. I have seen a few blogs about her methods, which, for me, seem...
It is so easy to get into a mental funk. You see women who are younger, fitter than you. Someone is more successful. Things are easier. Why am I not thinner? Why am I still renting? Why do I not...