Two weekends ago I felt absolutely terrible. My body was fatigued, my mind was exhausted, and I was finally beginning to connect the dots between the odd symptoms that I had been experiencing off and on since last Fall. That Monday after an online search everything fell into place: I was anemic. I suspect that for all of my adult life, my iron ( Read more... )

At the beginning of the year, I determined I was pear-shaped and shared about my journey for improved health, which in turn resulted in some weight-loss and better quality of life.

Almost a year later, I am more fit than I was before. With only a few exceptions, like when my bike was busted, I have been biking to and from work five days a week and ( Read more... )

Question 17 - Your highs and lows of this past year.

My highs over the last year includes the birth of my niece, Brianna, in September 2012; moving to the Phoenix area in October 2012 and beginning my current job; my younger sister’s wedding ceremony last December; dating an awesome man; my parents moving to the Phoenix area in the spring; going on ( Read more... )

Today is Day 17 of a 30-Day Squat Challenge I began in September, and I was so motivated to improve my fitness that I invited dozens of family and friends to join me via a Facebook event. [link] They, in turn, invited some of their family and friends. We now have 22 participants and even more watchers. If exercising is more fun and motivating with ( Read more... )

Do you ever miss the good old days of childhood? Remember back when staying home sick meant spending the day in your favorite pajamas, curled up on the couch, eating crackers and watching Disney movies. Then around lunch time, Mom would bring it a bowl of Campbell’s Tomato soup, made just the way you like it. As an adult, staying home sick means ( Read more... )

What an awesome weekend it has been!

It began Friday evening. Shortly before Sabbath, I took my dog to the dog park. She was forced to socialize with two other dogs there, and she did a decent job. Since the apartment complex began to enforce the “dogs must be leashed at all times”, my block no longer is the hangout for dogs in the evenings so she ( Read more... )

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A few weeks ago I assisted with the vacation bible school at my local church, and it was a very fun and worthwhile experience. However, the long evenings and nights wrecked havoc on my daily schedule, specifically for meals. I was eating “dinner” about four in the afternoon and by the time I returned home at 9:30pm-10pm, I was starving and would ( Read more... )

With losing weight and my tastes in clothing styles changing to fit my new body, my wardrobe is quickly dwindling down to practically nothing. Not to mention, we are finally enjoying summer weather (hot and humid). Today while running some errands I decided to take a few minutes and glance at the clothes. I was specifically looking for another pair ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was trying to be helpful by carrying a basket of laundry down the stairs for my mom, who is still finding steps difficult after severely spraining her entire foot not long ago. While walking down the steps, I missed the last one right before the landing and ( Read more... )