Do you save money each month? Financial stress can have a direct effect on our health. If you’re drowning in credit card debt, or behind in monthly bills, healthy food and exercise are probably the last thing on your mind. I am not a financial expert, but now more than ever is the time to…
What’s your hobby? Mine is reading. Hobbies provide a necessary escape from our otherwise busy lives. I believe people age more slowly, remain healthier and in general take less medication when they have a hobby. One of the components for good health in my Wellness Wheel class is, leisure and hobbies. Making time to play,…
Wow! what a week in politics. In the midst of watching CNN, listening to talk radio (progressive and conservative), email exchanges between friends (I received some stuff that was good enough to be submitted to the op-ed section of newspapers), YouTube, the Internet, newspapers and blogs (the most popular American blogger veered from her normal…
Unless you have been living under a rock this week, you have heard about Denver’s Pepsi Center and Invesco Field at Mile High. The Democratic National Convention has left town and these stadiums are returning to their old form. They are now preparing to host Colorado’s upcoming athletic events. The University of Colorado vs. Colorado…
In Tuesday’s Sneezles post I mentioned how unpleasant it was to fly across the country as I sat next to a stranger who had a wet flem cough. But that’s life, especially the travel life, and I love to travel so I let it go, really! I taught my classes, everything went swimmingly, I went…
Long before J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter there was A.A. Milne, the creator of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. In elementary school one of my teachers had each student pick a poem to memorize and recite to the class. I don’t remember how old I was, but this very well could have been one of my…
