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By mid-December, I kinda thought 2021 had made her point, but apparently she had a big emphatic message for me at the end of the month. Backing up a bit — I had spinal surgery just before Thanksgiving. I had a microdiskectomy for a herniated disk. It’s a big deal, and somewhat routine, and I […]

A coworker recently asked, “What time DO you wake up in the morning?” I wake up between 5 and 6AM most days. It’s not willpower, it’s just math. I go to sleep between 9 and 10. My body needs 7-8 hours of sleep so I put it to sleep and it wakes up after it gets what it needs. I

  Fall has me feeling warm. Must be all those orange red leaves and pumpkins everywhere. And yet, as I’m enjoying this season, my head is swirling with bad habits I acquired during the Covid shut down. My head is saying Get back to the gym! Eat better! Call old friends! Write your newsletter…it’s two months

Are you hitting a wall right? Personally, I cringe every time I hear “delta variant”, with empathy for those who are in pain now because of it, plus the anticipatory stress of what might happen this fall. I was hoping we’d be in a better place by now. Our collective felt sense is deeply impacted

The great pandemic career recalibration moment has arrived. NPR is talking about it, the NYT Is as well. I haven’t yet checked Fox News and, well, you can do your own search on that one :-). People are leaving jobs in droves right now. Clients who were once fearful about leaving are leaving with ease.

Isn’t it delightful? Spring is here and since I’m all masked up, this is my first year of enjoyment without allergies. Oh blessed, blessed side effects of these awkward masks! I hope you’re enjoying the weather and the change. It’s been a minute (I had to finish that book), but I’m back and bouncier than

Last year right about now, I received an email from the school district stating that school would be closed for two weeks. As someone who didn’t have a great plan for snow days, this two week shut down was most unwelcome. TWO WEEKS! How the heck were we going to do that? The first week,

Well hey there! I hope you’re doing well. As a coach, I work with clients to pursue and attract. It’s the push/pull, yin yang of forward motion. As you may know, I’ve written a couple books. My first were traditionally published cookbooks, You Can Trust A Skinny Cook and Lighten Up, America! A few years ago I self-published

A toast to 2020! I am not “happy” to be done with this year. No “good riddance” coming from me. The challenges of the year gave us the gift of learning, if we choose to accept the gift. 2020 was a year of growth and change, complete with the pains that come with growth. This year