Approaching each new hopeful breakthrough in aging with bitter skepticism | Mountain therapy is the best therapy | Kept afloat by perfect gin martini's.| Obsessed with my family, good food and travel | Jesus is my King
I grew up on a farm in Virginia where we grew and raised everything we ate. When our own kids were growing up, we had a fairly large vegetable garden in a different spot in Virginia. And from that garden, we grew almost all of our vegetables for the entire […]
My husband loves football. He played in highschool and then went to college on a full football scholarship. We met in college and when we started dating I told him I LOVED football. That was a complete and full out lie- I mean, I LOVED watching HIM play football……but that […]
If you’ve followed me for very long, you know that Troy and I strive to be healthy and fit. After so many years with that as our goal, I would have to say that 85-90% of that goal is reached in the kitchen. Like so many of you, 2020 threw […]
Yoga can seem intimidating if you’ve never had a practice before. But you guys- the benefits (at our age especially) are sooooo worth stepping out of your comfort zone and onto the mat to give it a try! Here’s how to get started with yoga even if you’ve never tried […]
Before I get into my new routine- are you guys on MeWe yet? OMG- it’s so much better than Facebook- no ads, no tracking you or selling your data. You’ve got to try it out. Follow my page over there if you’ve made the switch. In May of last year […]
Sharing some ideas to make January a little brighter. The winter months can seem long and these are difficult times to say the least. I feel like it’s more important than ever to be intentional in planning so that I have things to look forward to and so I can […]
If you’ve been around here awhile, you know that I am a big believer in investing in my health and wellness. It makes so much sense to me to do the things that will help me feel better, look better as well as to live a higher quality of life. […]
Hope you are all having a great start to your New year! We just got our tree down and I love the feeling of a fresh start, don’t you? How do you like the new look of the blog? I’m still working out a few kinks but I like clean, […]
You guys know that I LOVE the Hydrant rapid hydration drink. I get it delivered every month and drink one every morning first thing, and then again before bed. I also take them with me when I travel. I wrote a full post about it here, but in a nutshell, […]
In the middle of a global pandemic and the start of a Presidential election season here in the US, I fully expect 2020 to be completely chaotic right on through to the end of the year. I wanted to share how I’m dealing with 2020 and list some coping strategies. […]