I am visiting my nieces at the moment. All three of their birthdays occur this week. For me, it is very convenient to be able to plan one trip and accommodate all their birthdays. I have teased my brother and his wife about this – thanking them for being so considerate of my busy schedule! [...]

Ever tried to do something and found yourself struggling hard to move forward? For a long time (35 years), I tried to lose weight and struggled hard to accomplish that goal. When I finally found the key (for me it was food sensitivities), losing weight and keeping it off became comparatively easy. Now I am [...]

Another fabulous find food is a sweetener called Agave Nectar. It comes from the agave cactus (grown in Mexico). According to www.shareoffthesugar.net/article1042.html, ancient Mexicans used the juice of this cactus for sweetening and believed it purified the body and soul. It was the Spaniards who took the juice and fermented it, creating what we now [...]

I just found out that I have a stress fracture in one of my teeth. According to the dentist, this is something that comes from clenching my jaws when I’m asleep. So now I need to spend over $1000 for a new dental crown! I guess the stress of preparing to relocate is impacting me [...]

I realized recently that I was not following my own advice about making changes one step at a time – specifically when I was looking at my upcoming relocation to San Francisco. I had fallen into an “all or nothing” mindset that was slowing me down and making me unhappy. I kept thinking that I [...]

It has been an amazing week since I returned home from the seminar. I have found myself making greater progress toward my goals, feeling more relaxed and comfortable about my life, and in general feeling happier and more fulfilled. I knew that a change in perspective changes everything. I have written about that on this [...]

I am having another yard sale in two days! My first one was over a month ago. I’ve done a lot of sorting since then and have another yard full of stuff to let go. I am constantly amazed at how much stuff I have accumulated over the years. I’ve found things I didn’t know [...]

I’m back home and working on clearing stuff out of my house again. I had an estate sale person walk through (you don’t have to be dead to have an estate sale – just willing to let go of most of the stuff you own). She was very encouraging about how much I had already [...]