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I don’t understand people who complain about summer. In fact, I’m jealous of those who won the geography lottery and live in places where they can enjoy summer year round. I will often cut the grass during the hottest part of the afternoon. If the lawn is good, I’ll go for a walk when the […]

I was addicted to inspiration. I loved reading motivational books and setting goals. The new year was always a great opportunity for this, of course. I could stretch the process out for days, even weeks. It was great! Our annual beach vacation was another time of inspiration. In addition to the books, I would take

Why do fitness goals fail?  The answer is actually pretty simple. Arthur Boorman was a disabled veteran. He was injured during the Gulf War and could not walk without braces. Doctors told him that would never change. For 15 years, Arthur believed them. He didn’t move much. He couldn’t. So Arthur gained a lot of

I love the advice my friend, Steve, gives me when people ask him about losing weight. He’s lost more than 160 pounds since January 1, 2018 and he’s not done yet. The difference is pretty dramatic so he gets that question a lot. This isn’t the first time Steve has tried to lose weight, but

The video of Micah Herndon went viral quickly. Micah is the Marine Veteran who crawled across the finish line of the 2019 Boston Marathon. His legs started cramping six miles earlier. He continued on, but his pace slowed. As Micah approached the finish line his legs could carry him no further so he crawled the

Recently I set a goal to pay off a car loan early. It was one of my New Year’s resolutions. My target date was December 31st. Guess what happened? I reached the end of the year and still had three years left on the loan. Nailed that one! Have you ever experienced the same thing

I feel the weight of the task every time I walk through our basement. Ava and I are ready to move, but there’s much to be done first. We have accumulated a lot of stuff over the years. Most of it lives in our basement. I’m the process of clearing out the clutter. Except it’s

The email cordially invited me to a mandatory parent’s meeting. Our daughter is graduating from high school soon and the meeting was about the final few weeks, which includes a special senior class trip and graduation. Welcome to Spring! For many years now, I whine about how busy life gets in April, and especially May.

Alex Trebek hates it. I recently watched a behind the scenes piece Business Insider filmed with the longtime Jeopardy host. They spent a day in 2017 following Alex around the set. They also asked some personal questions to help us get to know him better. I was particularly amused by the brief back and forth