Beat the Clock

When life gets in the way of spending time together Last week was crazy busy for me, and this week looks like a repeat. And this happens, right? For one reason or another, some weeks seem to be a little fuller than normal weeks. Thirty minutes here, an hour there, and before you know it, you don't have time to eat dinner because …

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Diff’rent Strokes

A couple's TV struggles We're not all alike, which is good. Because if we were, we'd all watch the same thing on TV. And how boring would that be, right? I'm simplifying what makes us all different, but TV preferences can be an indicator of personality differences, especially in a marriage. If you were to …

Suck it up, Cupcake

A lesson in remembering I'm not perfect We've all got our "fantasy jobs," right? Some people dream of being stuntmen, secret agents, trapeze artists, or other potentially lethal occupations, whether they actually possess the skills to carry out those job duties or not. Some of my fantasy jobs are writer (like, successful enough so I …

‘Try hard,’ they said. ‘It’ll pay off,’ they said.

What to do when diet and exercise don't seem to be enough Okay, firstly, welcome back, faithful readers. Or maybe I should be asking that you welcome me back. I haven't posted since April 25, 2018. Honestly, I didn't think anyone would miss me all that much, but a few loyal family members and friends …

Faint of heart

I think I became part of an urban legend last week. Cory was out of town for the evening last Thursday visiting his parents. A late meeting after work put me home around 8:30 p.m. Although not entirely thrilled to be alone - a writer's imagination will do strange things when the writer is alone …

What dreams are made of

In an effort to project honesty, as well as separate myself from some other fitness bloggers and Instagrammers who imply - or insist - that they always ooze positivity and love themselves, and therefore urge that if you don't do the same then there's something wrong with you, I'm gonna throw this out there: I've …

Running on empty

So, it's 2018. Hope everyone's having a happy new year so far. We're only 11 days in, so there's the possibility of a bad day in there, but I hope it was only a mildly bad day. I'll cut right to the chase: new year resolutions. What's the most common? I think we all know …

There’s always Zuzu’s petals

Zuzu's petals. If you haven't seen "It's a Wonderful Life" - get on it now, it's a precious, amazing film - you probably don't get the reference. All through my childhood, before watching the movie in its entirety when I was in middle school, the phrase "Zuzu's petals" was the only thing I thought of …

Why I don’t give a hoot about my daily 10,000 steps this month

Ever since activating my Fitbit about a year ago, I have constantly synced it with the app on my phone to check the number of steps I've gotten and to make sure I've achieved at least 250 steps every hour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. If it means I've gotta walk through the hallways …

The missing

For those of you hoping for a blockbuster thriller post, I apologize for misleading you. No one goes missing in this story. At least not against his or her will. Last week took me completely out of my regular routine, workplace, town and sleep schedule. My alma mater, Western Kentucky University, hosts a workshop somewhere …