Monday, I begin another nutrition journey – this time with my middle daughter. We will be cutting out gluten, dairy, added sugar, alcohol (me, not my daughter since she doesn’t drink), coffee, soy…it is very similar to Whole30 in many respects, but a little more forgiving. We will be increasing our vegetable intake, finding better…
Category: Challenges
New Year, New Post, Fluff and Accountability
Happy New Year! As is common this time of year, blog posts abound where wannabe bloggers such as myself write a post that indicates that said blogger will be more prolific in the new year, write more, do more, whatever goals they may have. Every year, I try not to write a post like this…
Gratitude Challenge: Day 5
I’m a day late with this one. That’s how it begins. The Fail. Hopefully, I can turn that around. Here goes. “Take five minutes to write about how grateful you are for all of the wonderful things that you currently have in your life. Don’t long for what you don’t possess—instead, take stock of all…
Gratitude Challenge: Day 4
“Write a short message of thanks for some of the “negative” things in your life.” Dear Life-that-could-have-been-different, Every day, I see and hear reminders of “what could have been.” Music to remind me of the dream I used to hold on to Signs of new technology and engineering that could have been developed by me…
Gratitude Challenge: Day 3
“Write about something you feel grateful for in your life today.” There are so many things I could write about that I am grateful for. Yesterday, I made a list. Tomorrow will be something different. What am I grateful for? The freedom to make choices. I was just telling my friend today that every choice…
Gratitude Challenge: Day 2
“Use the alphabet as a fun and quick format for making a list of things for which you feel grateful. Share this list with your social network through email, a blog post or a Facebook or MySpace page.” Autumn is my favorite time of year. It makes me think of most of the things on this…
Gratitude Challenge: Day 1
TL;DR: For those of you who I tagged on Facebook, I’m no longer doing the 7 day challenge. I’m doing a crazy 21 day challenge. (OK, it’s not really crazy) Those previously tagged by me, keep doing what you’re doing. I love reading it. I won’t be tagging anyone else. ———-————————————————————— So, yesterday, should have…