6 Days ’til 40: Delicious Delicacies

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and my partner and I had a wonderful dinner in a nice restaurant, something we do not normally do because we are very budget conscious.  It was such a lovely experience and I am so glad we went out.  We had a delicious meal and the atmosphere was pleasant and there were no kids – we were in heaven.

Yet, as I looked around the restaurant, something saddened me.  I realized that many people, even on a special occasion like Valentine’s Day, struggle with whether to go for a diet dinner or a delicious delicacy.  Where is the balance in the equation?

 

43 Days ’til 40: Making Chores Fun

 

I LOVE it when my daughters teach me important lessons or remind me of lessons I have previously learned, but somehow “forgotten” as I go about my daily routine.  The photos I have included in this blog are visual representations of the lesson my older daughter reminded me of this week: Chores should be fun!  

 

48 Days ’til 40: Infinite Possibilities

You and I are essentially infinite choice-makers.  In every moment of our existence, we are in that field of all possibilities where we have access to an infinity of choices. ~ Deepak Chopra

The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today. ~ Les Brown

A thought, even a possibility, can shatter and transform us. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

In this moment, there is plenty of time.  In this moment, you are precisely as you should be.  In this moment, there is infinite possibility. ~ Victoria Moran

 

82 Days ’til 40: Pondering PAIN

 

Pain is a funny thing, isn’t it?  I am referring to physical pain, not emotional pain.  I have noticed a few interesting things about physical pain, I wonder if you have noticed too……..

 

106 Days ’til 40: Palm Berries – Acai???

 

This morning I was grumping.  I was grumping because we have a palm tree on the path that leads to the main entrance of the school and it is making a mess.  There are purple berries everywhere and as the students walk down the path they stomp on these purple berries and then track them into the school.  I was grumping because the gardeners are not sweeping the berries aside, and I was grumping because our poor custodians are going to bear the brunt of the realities of floors stained with deep purple juice.

 

137 Days ’til 40: Food Art

 

I was at a picnic yesterday and saw this gorgeous creation.  Every year we have a parent who shares her talent with our community – it is so beautiful!

~400daystil40

 

148 Days ’til 40: Tolerating Exercise

My cat has offered to assist me in a demonstration of the type of exercise I most enjoy – the photo says it all!

 

164 Days ’til 40: Fall = New Beginnings

I know that there are many people who associate spring with new life and new beginnings.  However, fall can also be a time of new beginnings.  I think of all of the trees starting to chance colors and then lose their leaves.  They shed the old growth to make way for winter and then new growth in the spring.  This is part of the life cycle and, thus, a new beginning.

 

182 Days ’til 40: Crazy Remedies (That Work!)

I have a confession to make.  Those who know me will not be surprised.  I am a strong Dr. Google follower.  It is true.  I consult Dr. Google with all sorts of ailments, mostly in search for cures that are cheap, holistic, natural, or do not involve my having to head to the doctor.

 

193 Days ’til 40: Sleep Deprivation

 

I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know? ~ Ernest Hemingway

But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep. ~ Robert Frost