24 years ago I attended the winter Olympics in Norway. I wrote about it here. It was an experience of a lifetime. 1994 was the year of the skating drama between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. Since Tonya was a local celebrity here in Portland Oregon I knew quite a bit about her life.…
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No one is more surprised than me by stringing together the words death, zombies and bicycling but there is a story I am willing to share. Since my birthday is present I am thinking about death. While I love all the happy birthday cheer and I celebrate, I am very aware that I have…
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Stealing is epidemic in our culture. I have had enough. I would like to see everyone try, to just give a try to stop stealing! I am talking about stealing: Ideas Energy Happiness Credit Hope Spirit Resolve Creativity Inquisitiveness Ideas Confidence Haven’t we all seen or been the child whose inquisitiveness, creativity…
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Getting up at night can be detrimental to your health. A friend of mine got up to go to the bathroom and fell and cracked a few ribs. As we age it seems both men and women get up during the night to use the bathroom more frequently than when we were younger! …
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I have a digital clock on my nightstand. When I wake up and read the digits I do the Math to translate to my mind what time it is. For example if my clock says 6:40 I have to translate that to 20 to 7. If I have an appointment at 9 AM I do…
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I have learned a lot from other bloggers since I started blogging. One of the first things I learned is I have blogging friends even though I have never met one of these women in real life! They are friends because we care about each other. I know about their lives as they share in…
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I would like to talk about Hot Flash Shaming. Menopause happens and close to 80% of women will experience hot flashes or night sweats or both. This is life. It is natural. It is not fun, but it should not become fodder for shaming! Night sweats are hot flashes that occur at night. For…
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Yes it is that time of year for 2018 New Year’s resolutions. I try to actually make my New Year’s resolutions attainable. Some years I am more successful than others. Last year one of my New Year resolutions was to stop complaining about the weather. I was boring myself never mind anyone else I…
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My insurance agent said if I completed the AARP Smart Driver course I could cut some money off my premium. If my husband did it too, even more. I saw the course listing close to my home on a Saturday this summer and fall. I just could not give up a whole day until I…
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A few years ago I noticed a trend in my grocery stores. They opened up wine bars in the stores. I guess if grocery shopping is just too exhausting you can stop and sip a glass of wine or drink a beer or hard cider. Once fortified you can continue the task of shopping and…
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