Healthy, not sexy

In early 2016, I weighed the heaviest that I'd ever been. I was still far from being obese but I hated how being that heavy made me feel. I felt sluggish and lazy, my clothes were too tight, and, being in my early 40s, it made me worry that one of these days I'd find out that I already had hypertension or something. I desperately wanted to stay healthy and well for my family. I didn't make myself...

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Still here

I've been feeling nostalgic lately for the good old days of blogging. You know, those days when content was king and really connecting with your readers was what made your day instead of how much web traffic your posts generated. I miss the friends I made during those years. Anyway, after being away for so long, I decided to take another stab at blogging again. I often find myself wanting to...

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Hopeful

I did something today that I've long thought about and have wanted to do but the time just never seemed right. Taking the first step made me feel hopeful that today will go down in my personal history as the first day of a journey that will become a great big part of my life. It's been a long time coming. Listening to: Brand New Day by Van Morri...

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2015 Goodreads Book Challenge

Last year, my goal was to read 75 books and I'm happy to say that I not only met my goal, I even exceeded it by 6 more. And these were the books - except for one because it wouldn't fit the frame - that made me laugh, cry, think, and get lost in: I'm glad I was able to mix the genres up a bit instead of sticking to my favorite science fiction and fantasy (talk about escapism!).   For...

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Goodbye, 2014... Hello, 2015!

I really wanted to write an obligatory year-in-review post but looking back, mine has been a pretty good but relatively uneventful year. I'll just leave 2014 quietly where it belongs and move forward to a hopefully better and perhaps more exciting 2015. Listening to: Now is the Start by A Fine Fre...

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