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How would you rate the quality of your life? Quality of life is very important to me.  While “quality” is subjective, it is still the standard we place on ourselves for what we consider the best life. By my standards, my quality used to be a 7 or 8.  I have worked very hard this

“Move that Bootie and Shake a Leg” Winter can be a lonely and depressing time for many people.  Where we live in northern Michigan, winter weather often arrives the first part of November and can last well into April.  Once we do get snow, the temperatures are usually too cold to melt it until late

We have become a society where too many people live a sedentary lifestyle, spend too much time eating fast food or buying processed foods to fix at home. For many people, this unhealthy lifestyle has become their daily habit. Sad to say, we live and die by our habits. Every January, this same group of

Happiness Comes From Within Now that 2020 is a week old, it is time to take stock and think about what direction you would like this new year to take.  What do you want to do with your time? I want to do things that make me feel happy.   Happiness is hard to define. The

2019 seemed to fly by. I went into the year with the goals of continuing my weight loss journey, eating healthier and living a life of gratitude. I am happy to say I did achieve those goals. However, that does not mean I am satisfied with where I am. Everyone needs to have goals in

A Healthy You Is Important This winter has been a time of illness for many families. There are many families I know who have been hit by the flu. Schools have even closed for several days because so many students and staff were ill. Parents are called upon to care for their children, when they

“Don’t Let the Holidays Stress You Out” Thanksgiving is behind us and now that December is in full swing, holiday decorations abound.  Where I live, we have plenty of snow on the ground to get one into the holiday mood.  As I work around the house or take time for my hobbies, I love to

I have had several people, including many in my weight loss group, who have asked for a photo journey of my weight loss journey. This is what I put together. It is a collage of six photos that take me from October of 2018 to October of 2019. The photo on the top left is