Currently, I am on day eight of no soda for a month. So far, I have only been tempted once. It feels good to be accomplishing something, even if it is something so slight. Everyday for the last eight days, I have been successful. I know there are a lot of folks out there that have …
Tag: health
Sick Day… oh Sick Day
It's Monday and I am sick. By some strange miracle, I stayed home. A rare occurrence. Normally, I would have pushed myself to get to school in order to do my job and be there for the students. And I would have been horrible at it. So instead I have trusted my classroom to a …
Gratitude Day 1 – Life
There have been a lot of complaints sliding past my lips these last couple of weeks. It has been draining and emotionally, I feel like I have been run through the ringer. Looking over my previous words, I know they reflect a flaw in my own thinking. No one has run me through anything, but …
Life Does Not Stop
It does not slow because we are having a bad day or just can't deal. Forward, always forward. That is the way we have to go. We can not look back to the good old days. They really weren't that good for everyone other than those at the very top. We need to stop lying …
Cheeseburger Cart
Once upon a time, I joked about getting a food cart and taking it downtown to feed skinny chicks. Girls who clearly needed to eat, who were an unhealthly kind of skinny. It wasn't a very good joke. It implied that I have a problem with slender women. I don't. There isn't a rivalry between skinny and …
Missing Something….
Yep, no Friday book review. I fell short of my goal. Normally, I would be kicking myself and re-examining the last week so I could do better the next go round. With this failure however, I realize I set myself up with a task that was unrealistic. Yesterday, when I would have been finalizing the …