Did you know that sitting at a desk all day long actually decreases your ability to concentrate and increases your risk of cancer? Yet another study has shown that even regular exercising cannot mitigate the negative effects of stilling still for hours at a time. Inactivity can actually make us more anxious and depressed. Slumping at…
I took my co-blogger’s advice and found something to celebrate this week! I took Wednesday, September 23rd, Yom Kippur, the autumnal equinox, the first day of Autumn and I am sure somebody’s birthday, off. Well, at least half the day anyway. And I convinced most of the members of my family to take the day…
After hiking with friends in May, I realized that I needed to get my ankle checked. One of my goals is to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain. After a few days of hiking in the Blue Mountains, I realized that my ankle wouldn’t hold up to walking stretches of over 10 miles a…
The ferry boat was still slowly swinging towards the pier of the dock and then backing in by inches up to the huge ramp suspended in mid-drop waiting for the boat. I was still looking to the port (left!) of the boat where the colorful lobster trap buoys bobbed up and down on the choppy water,…
Take care of your friends because there will come a time when you’re not much fun to be with and there is no reason to like you except out of long-standing habit. Garrison Keillor Life is richer when you share experiences. This past weekend, four women from my college class went to dinner together. With three…
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