Do you set personal goals for yourself? View all responses Yes, I set specific goals for myself. I have many goals each day to improve my physical, mental and spiritual health. These goals include exercising, being aware of my eating habits, monitoring my thinking patterns, and practicing mindfulness—coming back to the present moment—attending Alcoholics Anonymous…
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Weekday vs Weekend: How My Morning Routine Sets Up The Day
Tell us about your morning routine. View all responses My weekday morning routine is getting up three hours before I leave at 8:30am to start the 30 minute drive to work. It looks like this: Weekends are for sleeping in and blogging while enjoying coffee, then the routine of housework, laundry, cooking, baking, yard work,…
5 Simple Exercises You Can Do at Home
What are five simple exercises to do at home? S, 🌻
From Restless To Joyful: My Simple Daily Self‑Care Routine
I have recently been pondering this exact question. It begins on what are my thoughts focused on? Are my thoughts causing me to be irritable, restless or discontented or feeling happy, joyous and free? Next, is to shift my thoughts towards what I need to feel happy, joyous and free. An example would be after…
I Wish I’d Started Yoga Earlier: Helping Fitness and Mental Health
There are many things I wish I had started doing earlier in life. This speaks to regret and my inability to navigate the world due to undiagnosed mental health struggles, misdiagnoses and alcoholism. To pick one, I’d say yoga – gentle yoga – to help keep me fit, limber and guided towards a healthy lifestyle….
Embracing New Exercise Routines As I Age
Originally Published: December 11th, 2024 2025 A lot has changed for me in a year. I feel my body changing with age and am switching my physical exercises and activities to reflect this. I have always liked yoga. I understand the entire idea of yoga but I just can’t seem to get into it. Many…
Daily Routines: Navigating The Skip Factor
Originally Published: November 12th, 2024 2025 Recently, it has been wanting to skip making my lunch in the morning and buying it, instead. With a recent increase in my desire to eat healthier to curve the sweets and junk food I’ve been eating, I am switching exercise from my elliptical to yoga. This switch has…
Half Marathon Training – Week 7 – Plantar Fasciitis Halts Running – So I Bought a Bike!
31 Weeks to Half Marathon My goal is to run the Valley Harvest Half Marathon, on Sunday, October 11th in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 21.1km. Sunday – Long Run – 10km Not Achieved! With Friday’s onset of plantar fasciitis, I took the weekend off to rest my foot. With plantar fasciitis being my first ever running injury,…