Fall Garden Kick Off

In a moment of optimism spurred by the coolest, wettest summer we have experienced since moving to Arizona, we decided to stick our toes in the water for a fall garden kick off. Now, we don’t have impressive garden beds and acres of land like other climes, but our love of produce keeps us trying. […]

Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Receiving almost perfect online reviews, we took a little of our hard-earned downtime to visit Houston Arboretum & Nature Center on a recent business trip to Houston. Spending a couple hours in nature with perfect weather is just what the doctor ordered.  Not that I needed doctor’s orders of course. Hub joined me, and spying […]

Earthing

Have you heard of Earthing – the process of grounding the human body and its purported health benefits?  On a recent podcast I heard, a woman said that she bought a grounding pad and it eliminated her joint pain and helped her sleep through the night.  Sign me up! I have heard the benefits of […]

Things to Celebrate in August

I recently sent an email with a typo.  Yep, I tried to schedule something for 8/1 when we’re already more than halfway through August.  Whoops.  And how did that happen, by the way?  I meant 9/1 on my memo but I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around September.  It seems like a good […]

Summer Life Updates and Recommendations

Phew, for somebody with no life, I have a lot to share on today’s post.  I want to share a few updates on my life this summer and make a couple of recommendations. Renewed Commitment to Exercise I might have mentioned before that I am taking a little respite from running this summer.  The number […]

The majestic saguaros are starting to bloom

Sonoran Desert Blossoms (and Other Blessings)

When I have less than a stellar week, I always remind myself that this blog is about enjoying life and nobody wants to hear my kvetching.  So I take a nice deep breath and look back at the positive in my week and find a way to communicate those enjoyable things in this space. Looking […]