Health and Wellness
- I Finally Figured Out How to Lose Weight and Reclaim My Health!!
Warning – this post talks about weight loss. If this is triggering to you, skip it. I know we all have different relationships with food and our bodies and I encourage you to do what works for you. However, I wanted to share something that has worked for me in case it can help people.… Read more: I Finally Figured Out How to Lose Weight and Reclaim My Health!! - How to Chase Away the Winter Blues
While many people in the United States are on the homestretch to spring, those of us who live in the north still have about two months before we can safely put away our winter coats. With that in mind, I thought it would be great to discuss things to do to keep yourself from being… Read more: How to Chase Away the Winter Blues - The Best Dietary Supplements for Women Over 50
The last few blog posts have focused on menopause. Mostly because Jana and I have both felt so under-educated about it!! Maybe this is a “me problem” – but I don’t think so. As I have navigated this mid-life phase, I have had different discomforts that I have searched for solutions for individually. I really… Read more: The Best Dietary Supplements for Women Over 50 - Learning about Menopause
Considering the importance of the topic of menopause, I’m piggybacking off of Kim’s Tip of the Week for my blog post today. With menopause behind me and as I travel down the post menopause path, I have recently been learning about this area of women’s health. Interestingly, this is something that I haven’t known much… Read more: Learning about Menopause - How to Find a Hobby
Hobbies Can Be Beneficial How do we decide what we do in our spare time? What has captured your interest? This picture shows me wearing a dress I made. A study published online Sept 11, 2023 by Nature Medicine indicates that having a hobby is good for your health, mood, and more. Researchers looked at… Read more: How to Find a Hobby - Musings – or – Lessons I’ve Learned
Writing is not something that I look forward to doing and yet I see value in it. As I write I can connect myself to my family and to others and it can bring all of us closer together as we share experiences that strengthen and encourage one another. Writing also helps me remember experiences… Read more: Musings – or – Lessons I’ve Learned - Increase Positivity in Your Life
I am currently visiting my mom and have had the pleasure of having one of our daughters and her children visiting with us the last few days. Seeing my mom with my grandchildren and being reminded of what a wonderful, nurturing lady she is has helped me feel even grateful for her than I already… Read more: Increase Positivity in Your Life - Welcome to the Empty Nest Club
It’s back to school time and that might mean you are sending your youngest child off to college. If so, congratulations! Bask in a job well done! Unfortunately, many times we feel more lost than proud – so here are a few ways to cope and even bloom as you join the empty nest club.… Read more: Welcome to the Empty Nest Club - Do You Remember How to Have a Social Life?
I’m an extrovert. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy time to myself. I love time to work on sewing and craft projects and watch a show. But if I spend too much time by myself I get lonely. When my kids were young I was regularly taking them places and interacting with other parents. After… Read more: Do You Remember How to Have a Social Life? - Easy Spring Rolls
One of my good friends is from Cambodia and her love language is food. We no longer live close to her, but when we did, she regularly came over to share a meal with us AND DID THE COOKING!! (That’s what I call a true friend!!) She has so many delicious meals, but an easy… Read more: Easy Spring Rolls - How to have Mandatory Fun – A Definite Win
With all of the kids out of the house we have plenty of time that was once used on attending concerts, banquets, races, plays, hosting teenagers at our house, etc. that is now available for whatever. It’s really easy to just sit and watch T.V., or do some other unproductive thing. So Scott and I… Read more: How to have Mandatory Fun – A Definite Win - Faith Connects Us
The world is full of famous, picturesque cathedrals – La Sagrada Familia, Cathedral Notre Dame, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and St. Peter’s Basilica to name a few. I have been to many cathedrals and am uplifted by the reverence I feel when I am in those buildings. Those edifices were engineered and built by people who… Read more: Faith Connects Us - Living Well with Arthritis: Empowering You to Thrive
I have always been pretty active – so when I injured my knee doing a Shine dance class and then again playing pickleball it was frustrating. I went to the doctor, and the diagnosis was arthritis. I have spent months doing physical therapy and working to rehab it – but I continue to be dogged… Read more: Living Well with Arthritis: Empowering You to Thrive - When Dementia Hits Home
I am the second child in a family of 8 children. My dad had a successful career as an orthodontist. My mom had a successful career as a stay-at-home mom. She was in charge of the multitude of things that kept our household going and she did an amazing job. She cooked, cleaned, sewed, did… Read more: When Dementia Hits Home