October has often been a month of somewhat surreal ups and downs for me…. When I lived back East I loved the trees turning all those gorgeous colors in October. As kids we picked up the brilliant maple leaves from the streets and sidewalks, flattened them in fat dictionaries and then coated them in…
I woke up very early the other day and this was nature's gift for doing so! The sky show was awesome: A spectacular sunrise complete with a plane taking off from PDX. [see video] Nature is amazing and so filled with gorgeous colors. The morning sky in Portland is like no other place I've…
I write about the benefits of exercise and have a blog about being healthy – and here is a study that may just be part of the formula as to why we have an obesity epidemic and don't get enough exercise. The amount of TV viewed in Australia in 2008 was associated with reduced life…
I know – exercise is the last thing on your to-do list and the first thing that gets brushed aside when you are "too busy" or "too stressed" or "too too…" I admit that I get this way as well. But then I get back into exercising and I feel better, am less stressed…
For many reasons, largely economic, grown kids are moving back home. I’ve not experienced this for myself – but soon I will. My son and daughter-in-law have decided to leave Chicago and move to Portland. While this has never been his “home” they will be staying with me for a while. I moved to Portland…