Happy Veterans Day! Last weekend, Marty and I were at a wedding reception at the VFW in St. Cloud, Florida. They had the place so decorated, it didn’t look much like a VFW. I had to smile. If I’m being honest, I joined the Army National Guard in July of 1986, right after I turned 18 and graduated high school,…
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I Can Do All the Things. I’m Usually the Chunkiest One Doing It.
I think I may have been skinny in kindergarten. <laughter> By high school, I knew I was the chunky girl. Nobody had to say it. I just knew. Most of my friends were smaller than my size 9/10, and I only dreamed of being an 8. In junior high, kids made fun of my chest size. That kind of thing…
Nine Stubborn Pounds and One Real Letter
I’ll be honest with you: these nine pounds are winning right now. Since Katahdin, I’ve gained nine pounds, and they will not budge. I’m doing everything “right.” I eat keto, Marty and I lift weights at the Y every other day, and I move every single day. The scale doesn’t care. Being 58 is no joke when it comes to…
Adventures in Hiking: Lessons Learned on the Rock Castle Gorge Trail
Where does the time go? I have been traveling quite a bit for work recently and have not had time to write about our adventures. And boy howdy have we had a few of them. On Memorial Day weekend, we went to carb day at the Indy 500 (Friday) and attended the race that Sunday. It was a great race…
A Wake up Call
Why I can never get on to write about my adventures is beyond me. If I worked less, maybe I could blog more. It is cathartic. Work is busy and it is good. I often am amazed that *I* landed such an amazing Job with such a great company. *They* truly live by their core values. *They* being the corporate…
