Wow. Biggest Loser did NOT disappoint this girl. When I walked in the door from the gym, the show, which I would later watch on DVR, had already started and Mitch let me know he had watched the beginning and he new I would really love it. I could hardly wait and finally got to sit down about 9pm. Loved the opening...seeing the 15 new contestants, meeting the new trainers … [Read more...] about 283 Pounds Lighter, Already!!!
Anna and Dolvett and Bob, Oh My!
It's been a long, hot (and wonderful) summer--almost perfect, except for one thing...summer means NO BIGGEST LOSER. Tonight, that all changes. Season 12 of the show that changes lives, airs tonight from 8-10 eastern time. I spent a little time this morning, surfing around the net and getting to know a little about the season 12 contestants and the new trainers. The theme … [Read more...] about Anna and Dolvett and Bob, Oh My!
Garden 1, Season 2
Keeping in mind my garden mentor Ted's greatest advice, Mitch and I added lots of homegrown and store bought compost and garden soil to vegetable garden #1 this weekend. There is nothing like dumping over that garbage bin and adding the rich black homegrown compost that was, only a short time ago, the waste from my kitchen. To think that the vegetable peels, fruit rinds and … [Read more...] about Garden 1, Season 2
Are You Ready for Some Football?
"Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself. " ---Paul "Bear" Bryant, NFL Football … [Read more...] about Are You Ready for Some Football?
Give Me a Break–A Blood Pressure Break, That is.
The funny (not haha funny) thing about blood pressure is that it is ever changing. We can all make excuses for why ours might spike, but the reason's don't matter. What matters to our arteries is that those accumulated spikes can do damage as well as sustained elevated numbers, can. Here are some ways to help give our pressure a break...and I wont even mention the word … [Read more...] about Give Me a Break–A Blood Pressure Break, That is.