I just returned from 50+ minutes on the treadmill at my local gym. Generally my workout is a nice simple:

1 minute at 3 mph
Put ramp to level 10, increase speed to 3.5 mph. 9 minutes or so of that.
Put ramp on highest level (level 15), keep speed at 3.5 mph. 30 […]

I will confess - I always like trying to add some sort of exertion in any household chore that needs to be done.
Like most of humanity, we have a linoleum floor in our kitchen. And apparently evolution has progressed to the point that dirt from as far away as Outer Mongolia manages to […]

Morning,
You know, every person has their own mental picture of who they are, and what they can accomplish, generally all neatly wrapped up in personal boundaries and static impressions.
The problem with this is you might be laboring under delusions that are no longer true! Certainly, years ago…the way you viewed yourself and your […]

Morning,
Are you like me? Tied to a computer for hours and hours a day?
If so, you know how difficult it is to actually force yourself to stop and stretch for even 5 minutes, let alone get some real exercise in. Right?
I’m happy to announce I’ve found a free alarm clock you can […]

Morning,
I’ll confess - I don’t catch The Biggest Loser much anymore, but oh do I so adore reading what’s been going on!
I came across a superb writeup over at The Biggest Loser4 - Episode 3. It began:
We open with a challenge this week - Whoever eats the most calories gets […]

Well!
After this morning’s excitement (which I’ll post at a later time), I decided to buckle down and create a most useful tool for myself - a custom search engine that returns excellent answers regarding diet and fitness from the most respected sources online.
It worked out so well I want to now share it!
Visit the […]

Well!
As you might remember, over the weekend the hubby and I started clearing out the garage for our town’s heavy item dropoff day.
Why stop there? This morning, we realized there were still bunches of rocks under the deck and living happily within unopportune places. So….instead of hiring someone to clean out the […]

Morning,
Well, this morning I was less alert than a chunk of concrete due to my lack of sleep, getting up at 3am, and massive writing frenzy. I had planned on getting to the gym to do my 45 minute fast cardio workout on the treadmill when my husband mentioned, gee! I can […]

Morning,
So! At 3am I was seized by an insane desire to write. Having learned never to ignore such impulses, I rolled out of bed, rolled down the hall, and bonked up smack against that necessity of life - my coffee maker. Soon afterwards, I was diligently at my computer, typing […]

Morning,
Life is utterly magnificent when you can look at yourself in a mirror and go OHMIGOSH I HAVE A WAIST AND IT’S LESS THAN MY HIPS AND WOWOWOWOWOWOW!
I experienced that zen moment yesterday evening; I attended my kendo (sword) class and for the first time, put on my hakuma (like a long skirt that […]