When one door closes
When one door closes, another one opens was a common phrase we heard from many people when we left our jobs to pursue starting our own business. One year later, Active Life Fitness was born, and three months after that, our gym was destroyed by a fire. When one door closes, another one opens was, […]
A Missed Call
I got a text from a friend the other day that read, “Hey hottie Mchottie, just saw your missed call. Was that by accident or do you need me to call you back?” I don’t know about you, but this happens to me often—not people calling me hot, but being both the sender and receiver of […]
Love the List
LOVE THE LIST! My brother Dave and I used to love making lists. He was always the initiator. In fact, he had all kinds of list on his computer. We would discuss our top tens of all kinds of things: movies, rock and roll bands, actors, actresses, albums, quarterbacks and even teachers that we had […]
Are You Taking Care of YOU?
Some may say it’s selfish. I say it’s anything but. It’s not selfish to take care of ourselves. It’s essential. Exercising, getting enough sleep, and eating right will help you feel better, which leads to giving more to your families, being more productive, and maybe even increasing your self-confidence. The demands on our lives, such as […]
A Different Way to Look at Willpower
Decisions, decisions. All-day long, our brains are bombarded with making decisions. Work, school, family, medical, nutrition, exercise, vacations, etc. All this thinking can cause fog in the brain! We may not even be aware that the sum total of all of these decisions depletes our energy, and when our energy becomes sapped, our willpower follows. […]
2017 Goals
One of my goals this year is to become a master of time management. I have always used my google calendar pretty efficiently but not as well as I could. I was inconsistent with the reminder alerts, so my mornings went something like this: While still in my PJ’s, I would take out my laptop […]
That Was Then, This Is Now
About seven years ago, I was at a party where the hostess was telling what she thought was a funny story about me in front of many people. Her story was the day she witnessed me in my car, screaming and carrying on while stuck in a line of traffic. Time stood still for me […]
Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
The holiday season has begun. How do I know? I see half-priced bags of candy corn at the CVS, people are planning their Thanksgiving feasts, and of course, the stores already have their Christmas displays up. Many have family traditions that recur year after year and are passed down through the generations. Some people even […]
Glory Days Revisited….and a Lesson Learned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIFLCWTdciM Almost nine weeks have passed since “the incident, ” and I’m finally ready to tell my story. On Friday, May 21, my 27-year-old nephew Ricky called and invited me to watch him, and seven of his buddies wrestle the next day in a local tournament for charity. The Bald and Fat Classic provides a […]
A Cop at the Door
Is that your cell phone? Who is calling us in the middle of the night? I turned over in bed to find my husband looking out the window. He said, “There’s a cop at the door.” My heart sank, and a flood of adrenaline pumped through my body. Before I could remember if any […]