One of the things I love about my walks is that they give me the opportunity to work on some personal development in the mental/emotional/spiritual areas of my life as I develop my physical health. I do that by listening to audiobooks and podcasts.  I want to share some of my favourites here with you today: If you love to read but can’t find the time, here...

Get your own graph at skinnyr Ah yes, this is looking much better.  Here’s what I’m learning this week about weight loss – live with passion!  How much of my mindless nibbling, and unhealthy eating comes through plain old boredom?  Or just that sense of feeling “lost”? This week has been an interesting one of exploration.  A foot...

Further to my “notes and quotes” post of last Friday on the book Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond I wanted to add one more important point the authors make about staying young and healthy.  This is regarding faith: People who search for meaning in their lives and their experiences survive...

Get your own graph at skinnyr Well, my graph is once again going in a much nicer direction!  Pleased with that.  It’s been a good week.  Part of the success lies in the fact that I only had two shifts at Gymboree this week, and it’s the end of the two week cycle for this lesson plan so I was pretty much on top of the lessons.  That, combined with...

Last Wednesday I shared a bit about the book Younger Next Year for Women: Live Strong, Fit, and Sexy – Until You’re 80 and Beyond I thought I’d share some interesting things I discovered so you can get an idea of just how great this book is (though lots is based on evolution, so if you’re not into that, skip that part – the facts...