Discover Your “Why”

I began a 100-Day Challenge a few days ago, with a long list of things I wanted to do on a daily basis.  I plan to mark off each one when it’s completed and then write a little more detail in my “challenge notebook” to record what exactly I did for certain categories. I wasContinue reading “Discover Your “Why””

Driving Your Mirrors

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but I drive a race car.  It’s a silver 2001 Corvette Z06.  Now, I’m not that knowledgable about the inner workings of cars – I leave all the maintenance to my husband, aside from filling it with gas – but, I do love to drive. After receiving myContinue reading “Driving Your Mirrors”

My 3,224 Week Plan

Have you ever started a workout plan that’s like, “Two Weeks to Vacation!”  (Oh wait, that’s me right now, ha.)  So many fitness plans try to sell us on similar ideas: 6 Weeks to Ripped Abs, 12 Weeks to Total Body Toning.  You know what I mean; we’ve all seen the magazines. Let’s say IContinue reading “My 3,224 Week Plan”

Detours

“Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien I was on a road trip the other day, trying to get from the Sacramento area to the Bay Area,  when I had to take a detour.  The I-80 freeway was backed up for miles due to an accident.  I quickly checked my map app andContinue reading “Detours”

Stop Being “Perfect”

“Life doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.” I read this statement one day on a poster in the front lobby of a dry-cleaning shop, of all places.  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  You mean, I have permission to be happy without every little thing in my life being in place?Continue reading “Stop Being “Perfect””

Trust Your Gut

Have you ever wondered why we have this saying: trust your gut?  We don’t say, “Trust your liver.”  Or, “Trust your spleen…”  It turns our we have such a complex and developed neuron system in our “gut” that it’s been called our second brain. “Technically known as the enteric nervous system, the second brain consistsContinue reading “Trust Your Gut”