Did you really think it would be a straight line?

Did you really think it would be a straight line?

  When it comes to nutrition and fitness, and even life, there is no straight line. Let’s say you wanted to lose ten pounds or you have some other goal. It doesn’t have to be about weight. It can be about anything. If you thought 

Are you afraid to live?

Are you afraid to live?

I get asked a lot about how I come up with things to blog about. It is a little strange. I have all these jumbled words in my head waiting to form some semblance of a sentence and then paragraphs and finally a blog post. 

Do you ever bite off more than you can chew?

Do you ever bite off more than you can chew?

  The adventures of Peggie and Heidi – rucking in the hills edition. So this past weekend my friend, Heidi, and I, took a gun course on Friday, in Rapid City, (home of the Black Hills and Mount Rushmore) and brought our rucks with us 

I saw a lot of life today

I saw a lot of life today

Tomorrow is June 3rd. Tomorrow is the day my dad died. Tomorrow it will have been 17 years since he passed. Tomorrow will be a hard day. I have to say when I went to the cemetery today, and as I sat there listening to 

I like bad habits

I like bad habits

  Why are bad habits so much easier to maintain than healthy habits? I would rather sit down and plow into a bag of chips and guzzle a bottle of wine, than prepare a nice healthy meal EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHT. It’s a dilemma, for sure. Healthy habits 

blame it on the alcohol

blame it on the alcohol

I get writing inspiration from my clients all the time. This morning one of my clients and I were talking about things. We always talk about things. A full range of things. I love talking to her. She’s one of my favorite people in the 

i need a drink and a quick decision

i need a drink and a quick decision

  Do you ever listen to song lyrics? I mean reeaaalllly listen. The kind of song and lyrics you can’t get out of your head. No, not Row, Row, Row Your Boat (you’re welcome). This week I have been listening to a song. It has 

HowMyBodyLooksIsNoneOfYourBusiness

HowMyBodyLooksIsNoneOfYourBusiness

Every once in a while I like to share an email that I send to my list of subscribers. I share this because I feel it is an important issue and also that I received a lot of feedback about it. That shows me it 

My Eating Style Is My Own

My Eating Style Is My Own

  I am not even going to label my food style. It’s what I choose. It’s how I choose to eat. My eating style has changed in the last year. It is customized for me. I used to eat paleo pretty strict most of the 

Mrs. Eklund was my favorite teacher

Mrs. Eklund was my favorite teacher

I went to Lincoln Elementary School. It is apartments now. It was on Prospect Street. When I was in second grade I had the best teacher. My most favorite teacher ever. Her name was Mrs. Eklund. She was a tiny lady and seemed old, although