Up by 5s
Diary of a Former Chubby Trainer/Nutrition Coach: April 14- 2019 Up By 5s I think my weight would go up by 5s. The lowest I ever remember weighing was 116 when I was a sophomore in high school. That was when my normal life changed …
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Life Soundtracks
Music and Memories – Music, the soundtrack. The life soundtrack. Your youth, your middle years, your now years. Have your music tastes changed? Are they still the same as far back as you can remember? Is anything different? Music has such an impact on lives, …
He was nice like that…
He always let me pick first. He was nice like that. No matter how much he wanted the one I picked, he let me pick first. Always. It was the Euclid House. Probably second grade. I played with him every day. He lived a weird …
Another Update for Frugal February
The shopping ban is going well. I have not felt that tempted at all to buy new things. I even stashed away some money this last week. Winning! The rules were pretty clear and concise. How did I do? No new clothes – CHECK No …
Frugal February – UPDATE
Well, my shopping ban is in full force. I am one week in and feel pretty good about it. I have opened the extra savings account and have unsubscribed from and deleted a crap ton of emails. They seriously are tempting and can cause some …
Frugal February – Money-Saving March
Frugal February anyone? Money-Saving March anyone? I’m doing it. I am imposing a shopping ban on myself for the months of February and March. Have you ever done that–imposed a shopping ban on yourself? I really never have. I don’t go overboard with spending, but …
My review of Pat Flynn’s book–
I read Pat Flynn’s new book – “How To Be Better At (Almost) Everything,” because it has Pat Flynn’s name on it. If something comes from Pat Flynn I pay attention. Because I care about you as well, I wanted to give you a quick …
Cash Money
The other night, John and I were watching American Pickers. We rarely watch that show. For some reason there was a marathon of them leading up to the Season Premiere. In this particular episode, Mike and Frank were somewhere in a giant building going through …
Tis The Season
If you don’t know me, you may think I am intimidating, bitchy, even intense. However, if you do know me, you know I am nothing like that. You know I have a big heart and love to help people. You may also know that my …
Sing, sing a song…
The big day. The big production. The Spring Concert. Lincoln School, fourth grade. We lived at the Prospect house. It was about a block from the school. Very close. It was convenient. We worked all year for this. It was a big deal. Everyone dressed up. …