Thankful to run.

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With exception to a slight mention to share my favorite tunes, exercise isn’t something I talk about here, especially when I know that what I consider a workout is a simple warm-up for others. But today I will talk about exercise. Shocker, I know.   Since last October I’ve been training to run a 5K, using the Couch-to-5K program. I’ve stretched out the 9 week continue reading …

20 Simple Ways to Combat the Winter Doldrums

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  Pin It They’re back. The winter doldrums are in full force around here. You’d think after writing about it this same time for the past two years, I’d be prepared to battle them head-on to avoid the funk, but it done crept up on me. It done did.

The Perfect Light

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  Pin It A few days ago while midst the laundry, I noticed these jars in my laundry room lit so perfectly. This time of the year, the light at the setting sun is lovely. I dropped the clothes I was loading in the washer. The laundry can wait. (It’s used to it.) Then I grabbed my camera to snag some pictures.     Before continue reading …

Exercise Tunes

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  Life is cruising right along over here. Everything went smoothly with my procedure and recovery, and I’m slowly finding my way back into a routine, just in time for the holidays. Part of the routine has included the Couch-to-5K program. That’s not how to make a cool 5Gs from your couch. The 5K is a race. A running race. A race that’s 3.1 miles continue reading …

My favorite therapy.

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Recently, for a brief stint, my regular routine was detoured. I found myself out of whack in more ways than one. After a few days I realized that one major thing missing that was messing me up was that I hadn’t been listening to music daily like I usually do. Music is an integral part of our daily life around here. It can not only continue reading …