I Quit!
Well…. Sort of. Let me tell you a quick and cautionary tale about how I went from a “No Alarm Clock Required” life to one where the alarm went off nearly every day. Last year about this time, life changed for us. As a couple, we were no longer able to travel in the way [...]
Say Goodbye to 2012 and Hello to A New Blog
Ready to head optimistically into the new year. 2012 was a painful, yucky year that I am glad to see go. I lost my mojo so deep in the muck that I could not see even the smallest seedling of it until late this year. Lots of changes for me–many dramatic. I give them a [...]
Halfway To A Half Marathon
So it’s been a little over three months since I declared that I was going to run a half marathon and lose 40 pounds. Just reading that sentence seems a little crazy. But that’s what I’ve been trying to do. I’ve got three months to go and amazingly it looks like I’m halfway to both [...]
Life After Facebook
A few months ago I took leave and deleted all of my Facebook accounts. (Read why here) I was a ‘several times a day’ user so it could have been a difficult transition for me. I was pretty dedicated to my reasons for leaving. For my stubborn personality, that was pretty much all I needed [...]
No Facebook Required: Leaving Facebook-Why, How, and What’s Next
Facebook is banking that you are too tied to the service to quit them. They are hoping that you will be blinded by the beauty of Timeline and will be so busy clicking on your friend’s Timelines that you won’t see or understand that with each click you tighten yourself deeper into the cog. They [...]
No Grocery Store Required? Amazon Prime and My Local Farmers Market – Opposites Attract
Let me just start with the simple fact that I hate going to the grocery store. I always buy more than I plan to buy and the extra always seems to come from the snack and wine aisles. I hate waiting in line. There is no true express lane no matter what they say. Self-checkout [...]
Are You Listening To Your Inner Voice?
Over 20 years ago my mother and I sold nearly everything we had, piled the rest of it into the hatchback of my car and with my infant daughter in the back seat drove from the East Coast towards the West. We had the city of Bakersfield in mind. Bakersfield was my call. My mother [...]
Leaving the US and Leaving Everything Behind
It would be easy to blame Tim Ferriss and his book The Four Hour Work Week for planting the seeds of my desire to leave the US. His writings on mini retirements, where people not of traditional retirement age head off to live months or years in exciting new places before returning back home, could [...]
Working From Home- 3 Simple Strategies
The other day I was walking through the mall doing something that can be pretty stressful. I was buying clothes to wear to a friends wedding. The wedding was less than 2 days away but I couldn’t bring myself to worry. I knew I would find something. I was completely relaxed, walking slowly with hands [...]
A Return to Peace of Mind
A couple of weeks after completing a personal goal of running an 8k race, I had a scheduled blood test. Six months earlier my doctor had noted low calcium and my usual iron deficiency. He wanted a re-check down the road before clearing me to resume yearly physicals. Since that time I had been feeling [...]
