I’ve suffered from allergies for years, but it’s only been in the last decade or so that they’ve manifested into painful and frequent migraine headaches. Spring, summer, fall, winter—doesn’t matter. For the longest time, regular over-the-counter antihistamines worked fine for me, but then came the day when the regular dosageContinue Reading
WRITERS AND OTHER CREATIVES NEED TO STAY WELL TO KEEP PRODUCING THE WORK THEY WERE MEANT TO DO.
Sitting kills. I know. I’ve experienced the back pain, stiff muscles, and headaches. But it gets worse. In addition to fostering weight gain and too much padding on your backside, sitting can actually shorten your life. Proof Sitting Kills A study published in 2009 looked at sitting time and mortalityContinue Reading
I’m willing to bet that most every woman has a secret. It’s in a box under the bed, or at the top of the closet, or in the bottom of a drawer. If not a box, it’s in an old manila envelope, worn and ragged at the edges, or aContinue Reading
There’s something about working in an office that compels one, no matter how health conscious, to cave in to the munchies. Why not take advantage of the compulsion to choose healthy but satisfying options?
If Peyton Manning can fail and fail BIG in front of an estimated 108-plus million people and still come out confident and self-assured, what do you and I have to fear?
A report released on January 9, 2014, by the Vision Council states that nearly 70 percent of adults experience eye strain when working on digital devices, including computers, tablets, and smartphones.
Even if you exercise every day, you may not be moving your body enough for optimal health.
In the movie “The Dark Knight,” Harvey Dent, played by Aaron Eckhart (who ends up being the evil Two-Face), quiets an angry and fearful crowd by telling them, “The night is darkest just before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.” This quote comes to mind whenContinue Reading
It’s my first day of vacation, and I’m sitting in the Denver airport on a three-hour layover. Doesn’t take long away from the drive of the freelance life to be bitten by the creative writing bug. I love these times when I can just sit back, relax, and let myContinue Reading
What Tom Petty said was true—waiting is hard. And sometimes life can seem like one big long line. Waiting for Mr. or Mrs. Right. Waiting for your ship to come in, your dreams to come true, or your luck to turn around. If you’ve started down a new road, youContinue Reading
Why do people get married? Our current divorce rate of about 50 percent in the United States predicts that one out of every two marriages will end in divorce. So what makes one couple think they can beat the odds? What makes them want to try? Asking yourself these questionsContinue Reading