Every day, we’re faced with many choices. What time do we get up? What time do we go to bed? What do we wear? Which route do we take to go to the shops? When do we eat? And on, and on… We start learning to make choices at a…
Here in the United States, we have heard for decades that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It was in the early 1900s that food manufacturing companies convinced doctors to promote breakfast. Foods such as cereal and bacon were marketed as breakfast foods. Since that time, breakfast…
The other night, I had a dream. I was being chased. I don’t know who was chasing me, I just know I was being chased. It seemed to go on forever, like chasing the end of a rainbow. I finally stopped running and turned around and asked, “Why are you…
Those of us with Lipedema have a particular set of things we do to take care of ourselves. These are things we perform for ourselves in order to remain healthy and happy and ensure our well-being. Especially this holiday season, we need to remember that self-care is essential. Have you…
Most of us naturally develop support circles that we are in the center of as we go through life. There are at least four circles of support each of us has in life. These circles are dynamic. They change and morph over the course of our lifetime. People come and…
Do you remember using or seeing the Vita Master Fat Shaker from the 1950s? It made an appearance on the I Love Lucy television show. It was a machine that had two big belts on it that wrapped around your body. You stood on a platform and when you turned…
As a vocalist, I often have a song running through my head. I’m that person who responds to others with a lyric from a familiar song. It has driven my kids crazy for over twenty years. Much to their dismay, they find themselves doing the same. The chorus I sing…
Let’s talk about learning to recognize our own faces with love, compassion, and respect. Facial recognition is a fairly recent technological advancement. Without a reflection or photo, we could tell what our faces felt like, but we would have a hard time knowing what our faces looked like. So we…
Lately, I’ve been thinking about hats… Hmmm… I wonder why? Could a silly hat that was worn during Movement with Miranda have anything to do with this? Could it have been because I have been wearing so many hats lately? Probably. But whatever the reason, I’ve been thinking about hats…
Changes are coming. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, we just moved into fall and are looking forward to the short dark days of winter. For those of us in the southern hemisphere, spring has come and long, warm summer days aren’t far off. The seasons are a-changin’,…