For the first year or so of my fitness journey, I spent $0 on the endeavor. I watched free YouTube fitness videos, read free blogs, and borrowed books from the library. While housesitting and traveling, I used whatever was on hand. If nothing was on hand, I did body weight exercises. My legs carried me at… Read More »
You can’t exercise enough to counteract a poor diet. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. I’ve been working out regularly for two and a half years now, but over the last six months, I’ve noticed the pudge still increasing. I don’t love what I see anymore when I look in the mirror. My… Read More »
Have you read The Book of Joy? I think about this book regularly. The authors discuss eight different components to finding joy. Four pillars for the mind and four pillars for the heart. I find myself trying to list all the pillars when I’m not feeling joyful. I think I’m really good at some of… Read More »
Does anyone actually understand my chart? Is it pointless to keep posting it? It’s losing some of its thrill for me if I’m being honest. What matters when you’re trying to retire? Your income and your expenses. What matters when you’re already retired? Your net worth and your expenses. I am really good at keeping… Read More »
I went to Europe for a month or so in September/October 2019. Did I tell you this? Here’s the bucket list I made for that trip. I didn’t post it earlier because I have a hard time convincing myself people actually care about this stuff. 1. Hang out with my mom and sister My mom… Read More »
If something happens to me at the end of a month — like I’m traveling or I’m sick — and that something prevents me from making a resolutions chart for the next month, I rarely make a resolutions chart in the middle of the month. For some reason, I have a hard time starting in… Read More »
I stopped reading a book a day toward the end of the year because I had the cold from hell and a lot of family stuff going on. I would rather play Code Names (a board game) with all my cousins than read a book in the corner all day. First, We Make the Beast… Read More »
I’ve read a lot of books recently. One a day, actually. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman I wish I had written this book. It’s such a good story. Ove is a curmudgeonly old man who likes to yell at people not following the rules. He’s extremely handy and we learn he is mourning… Read More »
These are the books I read in November. Becoming by Michelle Obama This is Michelle Obama’s memoir. I didn’t know she had IVF. Or that she failed the bar. She’s a goddess. Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be? This is her… Read More »
How’d you guys do on your November resolutions? Not to brag, but I did pretty well on mine except for forces beyond my control. For most of November, my laptop couldn’t connect to the internet without making a horrible noise, so I bombed on Duolingo. I still worked out every single day in November, for… Read More »