I kept making one HUGE mistake in my recent self-defense class: I would throw my punches with my eyes closed. I guess I thought that by...

I mention in a previous blog entry that my psychiatrist issued me a challenge to stop napping. My current medicine (albeit helpful) was...

ETF: Eat the Frog, is the name of a gym my friend used to go to. I had so many questions for her because I had never heard that phrase....

I read this advice printed on the tab of my Dorset Cereal’s granola box: Today’s a day to chat to someone new. Or someone old. Or anyone...

A recently experienced a very ugly side of myself. And unfortunately, some close friends saw it too. I won’t go into detail, but I do...

A typical day has me waiting to hear back from an email or text I sent. I will check my phone periodically, even while I’m waiting in,...

I take medicine daily, and unfortunately the side effects cause restless sleep and strange dreams. For months, I would often wake in the...

I was driving down a long British road the other day, and a big truck was in front of me. The driver was going at a leisurely pace under...

I remember my English teacher in high school talking about this phrase: I’m going to crown you. Intrigued, I asked her what it meant....

Give ourselves curfews? What a crazy thought. But I love it. A perk of getting older is HAPPILY leaving behind those adolescent curfews...

Do I feel like doing IT? That little question isn’t always the best, but I ask it often. Especially before starting a workout. Do you...

My husband had to quickly stop into a store for a few minutes, so I waited in the car. With no specific purpose, I picked up my phone and...

My Dad is an early morning runner. More power to him. He said that as he gets older, he wakes up to run, but everything within him wants...

My phone and all its beloved apps really add to the noise in my mind. So, to better calm myself at night, I’ve started going to bed with...

Now I understand why people older than me would often say, “I guess they will have to learn the hard way.” That phrase used to really...

I was experiencing a tough day at work, and I imagined going home that night, trudging through all that must happen before finally...

Unfortunately, I think it is my fear of missing out that is actually causing more FOMO in my life. I’ve noticed that I scroll through my...

I recently heard a podcast by The Minimalists. On this particular episode (#202), they interviewed Tara Button, founder of Buy Me Once...

​ Donuts. Such a role they have played in my life! And not just the calories – I’m talking life lessons here, people. Ha! Just to include...

The longer I live, the more opportunities I have to find answers to my problems. Plain and simple (I warned in an earlier post that...