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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
We took a whirlwind driving trip midweek to visit a few Utah national parks and enjoy a little cooler weather. There were some hits and misses on this goal and here’s the wrap up. Lake Powell – HIT We packed a LOT of food with us. The day before we left, I made Grandma’s potato […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]