For the past five years, working out has been a struggle for me. When I look back before I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I was incredibly active. I was training for half marathons and doing things like P90X and RushFit. I was at a good weight, and I feel Read more
Disturbed – Jennifer Jaynes – 3 starsI found this book on Amazon Prime, and the description sucked me in. Multiple murders on Halloween and five years later, the lone survivor starts seeing the alleged murderer around town? Yes, please. I love a good thriller! The good: it’s an easy read. Read more
Protect the Earth. That’s a pretty big responsibility, huh? We owe it to ourselves and the earth to be responsible when we head to the great outdoors. We are currently destroying our planet at an alarming rate. We should be working to make it a better place. To leave it Read more
Get outside when you can. We all need to get outside and get some fresh air and sunshine, especially in the current times. As always, we need to practice being responsible while enjoying the outdoors. What can you do to get outside? Take a walk, go for a run. Explore Read more
I started the month off with Outer Order Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin. Usually, I enjoy Grethen Rubin’s work. I listen to her podcast and loved The Happiness Project. But I couldn’t get into Outer Order Inner Calm. I was in a decluttering mood, so I thought it was fitting. Read more
One of my big goals for the past five (six?) years has been to run a marathon. Twice I’ve gotten very close, but circumstances caused me not to make it to the start line. This year I turn 40. I want to run a marathon, so I decided to do Read more
For March’s favorite image, I went with the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion. The three kings are Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a short hike from the shuttle stop to get to this lovely spot. If I could do this shot differently I may have moved more to Read more
I started February off with Dumplin’ (yes, the book the Netflix movie starring Jennifer Aniston is based on). I used the prompt a book you picked because the title caught your attention because I was scrolling through Amazon Prime Reads, and it popped out to me. The title and cover Read more
One way to travel cheap? Camp. You need to have some essential equipment, but campgrounds can be so cheap. We pay for a week of camping, and it’s the same as a night at a hotel or Air BnB. We acquired most of our gear on Amazon and used their Read more
January started a bit rocky for me. I was still struggling with the holiday hangover. It wasn’t very easy to shake, but around the middle of the month, I started to turn it around. I committed to working out. It was still tricky, but I hit every weight training session Read more