My job as Service Coordinator exposes me to all sorts of breakthroughs. My property serves the low-income elderly and disabled. These are folks who likely did not have many opportunities for personal growth early in life, or for whatever reason find themselves at a disadvantage in their current life. Previously, I had only served as…
Category: Health
Water What?
Here’s a fun fact that no one tells you when you first start trying to lose weight: strenuous exercise makes your body retain water. If you were planning on sweating it out, think again. A lot of people say, “Don’t get discouraged; you’re going to slow down as you lose fat, because the muscle you…
A Losing Battle
This is the kind of losing battle to be happy about. I mentioned, in my last post, that I’d gained significant weight during the transition to my new job (20 pounds, to be exact). It was the most I’ve weighed in my life, and put me over a limit I never wanted to see on…
My Mundane Dream
They always tell you to dream big, but the little dreams, the mundane dreams, can also bring joy to our lives. Maybe the mundane dreams seem like they detract from progress towards a big dream, but my opinion is that realizing the little dreams makes it easier to dream big later. The little dreams are…
2017 Plans
Turns out I do miss my blogging. I’ve been away for months (if you don’t count the 16 for 2016 post), and in that time I’ve pared down my life to a few essential interests. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been keeping up with a journal/planner, and found inspiration in the bullet journal…
My ZzzQuil Experience
This month, Influenster gave me the opportunity to try and review ZzzQuil. I’m a fan of sleep and everything around it. In my college days, I used to rely on things like NyQuil and Benadryl to get a good night’s sleep. Until now, I hadn’t tried the sleep-only version of NyQuil. In fact, lately I’ve…
