I know it’s December 10th, just 2 weeks before Christmas Eve and I shouldn’t really even take the time to write this blog to you because I’m REALLY behind this year! Randy and I are celebrating Christmas early this year (this weekend) with our kids and I don’t really have a clue what they all […]
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I just can’t help myself when the season of autumn appears on the scene. Cooler days and kaleidoscope colored leaves are here: Not to mention that bonfire and pumpkin scented candle smoke wafts in the air. I am always on the lookout for pumpkin pie-spiced anything this time of year! In fact, my husband, […]
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I’ve laid out the groundwork for you to embrace a personal weekly resistance/weight lifting program with You’ve Got The POWER..With Weight Lifting! Part 1 and we’ve explored The Why of resistance training: Recap: THE WHY: Metabolism/Weight Loss Booster Chronic Disease Buster Recovery Tool Balm For the Mind and Hormone Balancer Even the American College of Sports Medicine […]
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What if I told you there was something you could do, on a weekly basis, that could boost your metabolism, help you lose weight, significantly decrease your risk of chronic diseases, instill you with an upbeat mind boost and even alleviate specific pains you might be experiencing from either age, disease or injury PLUS it […]
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Would you consider yourself a generally happy person? Or is your life so full of must-dos and/or strife, either in the business or personal arena, you just can’t muster up a “yes” answer? And since it is the summer, you might have just come back from a fabulous vacation to chill out and hopefully reach that […]
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I was mulling over the constant media exposure we’ve all been deluged with this past month and now, this past weekend, the hour-by-hour, up close and personal coverage regarding the marriage of Prince Harry and his new bride, now Princess Meghan Markle. I know, I know, technically they are the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, […]
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Are you happy with where you are right now with your health, lifestyle and even the way you look? I am celebrating my 60thbirthday this year (little secret, Randy is too), so my priorities have definitely changed! One of my main concerns as a young adult all the way through to motherhood was to feel I […]
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You know what I should be doing right now, instead of writing and cooking for this blog? I should be getting a handle on our taxes, which loom over my head every year at this time. However, I felt a higher calling today than tax preparation, and that is preparing for the Annual Super Bowl […]
Are you in full swing for the New Year already? I’ll be honest, I’m a little on the slow side in taking down our Christmas tree; This live Christmas tree and it’s ornaments representing our life’s journey… The year Randy and I were married: Our goofy family Christmas cards (“Silo Knight”): The […]
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Well, the clock is ticking and the countdown is accelerating as we speak: Christmas is less than one month away!!! I still have that kid in me at Christmas! Here is a Polar Express look-alike I spied at Union Station in Chicago recently: I’m sure you all have quite a list of items you want […]
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