In February I turned forty. When I was a kid, it was a common occurrence to peruse the local newspaper and find a picture of a person...

June 2023 I’m a list maker. At work I have a small notepad on which I record my to do list. I put a star next to the most important tasks...

May, 2010 It was my 5th week on Weight Watchers. So far to date, my total weight loss was 9.2 pounds. I was doing pretty good. I mean,...

March 21st, 2023 “Welp, my therapist says I have to stop caring about what other people think about me,” I said to my mom sounding both...

March 21st, 2017 I sat at the stop sign preparing to make my turn onto Main Street when I felt a dull aching pain coming from the seat of...

Spring, 1988 The details of this day are blurry and not even my own mom could remember it clearly but I’m sure my imagination can fill in...

January 1st, 2023; 5:52PM I have a fear of failing that prevents me from being 100% committed to eating healthy and exercising. This...

It’s December 23rd, 2022, 8:13 PM. If you are reading this it is Sunday April 2nd, 2023. I’m giving myself three months of a head start...

We left Lawrence, KS mid-morning in order to make it to Springfield, Missouri by early afternoon. Tonight, we are staying with my Aunt...

We arrived at our Airbnb close to 5:00 this evening. Tonight and tomorrow we are staying in an 1870’s Victorian home located near...

April and I left our Airbnb early this morning and enjoyed breakfast at a local restaurant named “Toast.” Before arriving in Denver,...

It was a cold and very windy day in Denver, CO but that did not stop us from having a great deal of fun. April and I met our cousin,...

It’s been a very quiet day in Casper, WY. With a population of just over 55,000, Casper is the second largest city in the state. Two...

I left Cody, WY mid-morning and my GPS took me on a stunning 14 mile drive through the Wind River Indian Reservation. The highway aligned...

I am currently staying in Cody, Wyoming which is fifty miles from the Eastern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. Cody is a delightful...

Greetings from Wyoming! I am officially in mountain country and my 250 mile drive featured one continuous breathtaking view of a corner...