5 Ways to boost your metabolism after 50

5 Ways to boost your metabolism after 50

Remember when you could eat whatever you wanted and it didn’t stick to your waist, hips, stomach and/or thighs?  Or, the days when you could miss a couple of meals and lose weight?  Well, after 50 the metabolism has slowed for me and those days are just a memory.  Now,…

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Empty Next to Empty Nest

Empty Next to Empty Nest

This past weekend the nest officially became empty as we celebrated a milestone in my son’s life.  He graduated from college!  Family came into town for the graduation ceremony and others arrived in time for the dinner celebration. As if we had not celebrated enough, we invited everyone over the…

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4 Steps to better self care

4 Steps to better self care

The older I get the more I realize the need for and the value of “me time.”  Lately I’ve been super busy and super stressed.  The busier I got the less I made time for myself.  Long work days, stressing over things I couldn’t control, missed or unhealthy meals, and…

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It’s A Wrap!

It’s A Wrap!

Hey there Sunshine! We survived Christmas! I can honestly say that this was the first Christmas where I really wasn’t ready. I always say I’m not ready but this year, I REALLY wasn’t to ready. Yes, I was ready to celebrate the real meaning of Christmas but I wasn’t ready…

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Surviving Black Friday on a Budget

Surviving Black Friday on a Budget

  Hi Sunshine!  I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.  We hosted Thanksgiving dinner as usual however, this year we had a few additional guest.   It was a great day of fun, food and lots of laughter but boy am I pooped.  It’s after midnight and this is my…

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