It took me until my forties to accept that exercise should be part of every day. I had always been thin without working too hard. I even returned to a size zero in my mid-thirties after having two kids. Then at age thirty-seven, I had two strokes – VADs (vertebral…
A few times each year I ask the older two kids (now 13 and 11) to sort through their clothes and toys. They bring me anything that doesn’t fit or that they no longer play with. By doing this the week before Christmas helps make room for all their new…
Where to Find Lights and Activities: If you are looking for ways to fill the last two weekends before Christmas, Seattle and the Puget Sound area have been making merry since Thanksgiving weekend. Check out my blog post from November 25th – Let the Holidays Begin! Downtown you can find everything…
To Sit, or Not to Sit, that is the Question You may have read recently that sitting is bad. It’s even been referred to as the new smoking. After just one hour of sitting, a biochemical change occurs that slows your metabolism and begins to store fat. Extensive sitting, like at a…
December 5th, 2015 is International Volunteer Day Last week was a time to be thankful and appreciate all we have. Tomorrow is the day to get out there and help others, or thank people who volunteer! The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development was adopted by the United Nations General…
The Seattle Times has reported sun Wednesday, November 25th through the holiday weekend. Our family is packing up the Caravan and heading across the Sound for Thanksgiving in Port Orchard. If you will be around Seattle this weekend there is a cornucopia of activities to get you in the holiday spirit. So grab an…