To live a good life....what does it mean to me? For me it means getting out and exploring, doing and being! It also means being kind, doing good and celebrating this beautiful life I have. This week has been a reflective week for me. It's been 2 years since my stroke and brain surgery. A …
Category: The Next 50
The Next 50 Begins
The Adjustment Phase And so, begins the next chapter in our lives. I'd say we are still in the adjustment phase of this emptynester gig. We are back to being novices at both the things we used to do and in the new things we are anxious to try out. As we try on our …
Goals, Revisited
I've been working on my goals and goal setting but I still feel like I’m spinning my wheels. Maybe I'm not seeing the forest for the trees? I have that jellyfish feeling again - just floating through life wherever the current takes me. I don't want to fritter my time, I want to be out …
To Track or Not To Track
Fitness, that is I have a FitBit Blaze. I wanted it for my recovery process when I was first getting active after from my stroke. I wanted to be able to track my walks and activity and ensure that I was increasing my activity daily and weekly. It was the perfect tool for me while …
Milestones
We did it! It was with mixed emotions that we loaded up the car last week and made the drive to Portland,OR to drop off our one and only to begin her freshman year at Portland State University. There was excitement in the air as we made 3 trips up 4 flights of stairs - …
This Fantastic Life 