When I was 4 1/2 and heading to my first day at Kindergarten, I announced to my mom that I was now a big girl and didn’t have to nap any longer. It didn’t matter that we had rest time in school on our little mats, it was no real naps for me. Recently, this […]

I am going to retire after this season. Since I am forced to partially retire in June because my business is seasonal, you would think this would be an easy decision. Just think of all that free time to nap and do whatever you want. Think of not having to spend hours on the phone […]

We have already learned that if you do not stand tall, your chest becomes your waist. Because your metabolism shuts down in increments every 5 years, if you eat the same quantity today as you used to, you gain weight. Now, there is new information out about the drinks you are consuming.  Health magazine March […]

Maybe it’s the full moon’s fault, but, I have been thinking about my past.  Maybe it’s the fact that there is more time behind me than in front of me (what a mind-blowing thought). As I move from day to day I think about where I have come from. Many of my friends date back […]

MERRY FITNESS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR Become the abdominal snowman by doing your plank exercises. Remember when we made two long lists of things to do daily?  We ran around until we were exhausted getting everything on the list finished.  We hardly carried anything over to a new list. I also remember booking my life […]

“IT” can be anything from EZ payment for supplements, electronic bank payment/deductions, doctors billing the wrong insurance company, credit card statement discrepancy, whatever.  You have to stay on top of everything these days.  In order to be more “green” one of my business partners requested that I have direct deposit for their payments.  Now, I […]

Who would have thought at this age I would be scanning photos and profiles into the wee hours of the night.  For 11 years I worked as a Head Hunter (executive search).  I spent hours on the phone looking for the right clients to fill the positions I had available.  I used a sheet called […]

I have Shingles, and they are truly miserable.  For those of you who don’t know what Shingles are, they are called adult “chickenpox”.  For those of you who had chickenpox as a kid, you now have the virus in you and could get Shingles at any time.I recommend the Shingles shot.  The new US health […]

“Seniorhood” Story compliments of Gretchen You know you are old when…… Gretchen was at a local drug store in search of a good old hot water bottle to take the chill off the sheets at night. She asked the 20 something cute clerk if the store carried them. She looked at Gretchen curiously and said […]

This past week I finally visited Kansas City, MO., my home town. I stayed with Big John on the Plaza first them moved to Pam’s condo (my BFF) in Prairie Village, Kansas. Lamenting staying in Prairie Village, I thought it was so far away from every place I wanted to go. Much to my chagrin, […]