Let’s say you have a gym membership as well as the desire to get there. Good work! But you’re worried that it’s not turning out as you’d planned. You just can’t seem to squeeze in the time, because you need to: get to/from work not show up sweaty and smelly meet friends for a game of darts get your groceries…
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Wedged-In Workout: Snowy Days
All right, we’ve established that it’s COLD. Fireplace, book, espresso, cuddly dogs: all boxes checked. Which brings me to the question: why do snowmen/ladies all seem to have brooms in their hands? It occurs to me that it’s their way of telling us to get outside and give our obliques and shoulders a nice little workout. I’ll admit that wasn’t…
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On A Cold Day, You Can Cook Forever
Spiralized Veggies, Onions, and Cream. Yes, that’s right. Finally, winter! Sunny, cold, snow. Who doesn’t want to get out there and do some serious XC skiing? … but we’ll need more than a half inch to do so. In the meantime, an invigorating walk will get your blood flowing and contribute to that shallow vitamin D pool we in the northern hemisphere…
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Cocoa Brownies: The Big Man says “Thanks”
Let’s face it: Santa, or whoever else is delivering goodies to your home this season, is a little overloaded on refined sugar by the time he or she arrives at your chimney/doorstep/wooden shoes/insert other here. Come to think of it, many of us are in the same boat as well. Parties, office deliveries of sugary gifts, you know the drill….
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Sing. Play. Listen. Be Well.
MUSIC. Is there a need to write any more beyond this one word? Since this is the soapbox I’m using to force you, cherished reader, to consider different facets of wellness, I will elaborate. As one of my very talented musician friends put it (I may be paraphrasing a bit here): “I don’t even care if I sing off key — it…
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