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Corona-cation and the Balance of Nature
Like most, I am stuck at home. Although I have my laptop and work phone here with me and am actively working, it is just not the same. We have formed a team to make phone calls to reach out … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, america, body building, cardio, diabesity, family, fitness, fun, gardening, health, hiking, life, marriage, mindfulness, nature, Oregon, simple living, type II diabetes, united states, walking, whole food plant based, work
Tagged adventure, aging, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fitness, gardening, health, life, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, work
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What do I want to do when I retire?
I am looking at a total of 40 months before I join the crowd of retired folks. I remember when I was a kid the question was asked so many times… “What do you want to be when you grow … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, america, body building, cardio, debt, diabesity, diet, family, finances, fitness, food, frugal, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, retirement, simple living, the whole 30, type II diabetes, united states, vegan, walking, whole food plant based, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, diabesity, diabetes, dreaming, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, weight loss, work
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A little too busy to write as I grow older
I suppose that it has been at least 6 months since I’ve written anything. Somehow I have managed to make my world a very busy one as I have been trying to balance both work life with personal life. It … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, blogging, family, fitness, food, growing up, health, hiking, life, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, walking
Tagged exercise, family, fitness, food, growing up, health, hiking, life, minimalist, moments, nature, positive thinking, simple living, walking
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Retirement Visions
With just 9 more years of the working life I find that my mind is constantly focused on my visions of retirement. What will retirement look like for me when I hit the age of 65 and can lock in … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, camping, debt, family, finances, fitness, fun, growing up, health, hiking, life, marriage, minimalist, prepared, simple living, work
Tagged adventure, aging, camping, debt, family, finances, health, hiking, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, work
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Becoming the Elder
Reaching a certain plateau in my 50’s is quickly leading to new thoughts on a bright future. I am noticing more grey hairs and the difficulty of maintaining a youthful appearance. Certainly the realization that I am getting too old … Continue reading
Posted in aging, camping, family, finances, health, hiking, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, simple living, stress, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, exercise, family, finances, fitness, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, walking, work
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A Whole Life
Slowly and carefully I am taking small steps towards going from a Whole 30 diet to a Whole 30 Lifestyle. I suppose you can say I am trying to create a Whole Lifestyle. With new born excitement about not just … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, awards, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diet, emergency, family, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, MAC, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, photography, prepared, primal, quit smoking, roses, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, art, blogging, body building, camping, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural health, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, quit smoking, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vaping, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, well being, whole 30, whole life, work
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Our Emergency Fund and Practical Decisions
Back in late 2013 I made the decision to purchase a reliable vehicle that would be strong enough to pull a travel trailer. After considering many options I decided that since my track record with Hyundai pretty much perfect I … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, camping, debt, emergency, family, finances, fun, growing up, hiking, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, simple living, work
Tagged 55+, aging, camping, debt, debt free, essentialism, finances, gratitude, hiking, hyundai, life, minimalism, minimalist, money, nature, over 50, retirement, santa fe, simple living, today, traveling, trucks, vehicles, wisdom
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It’s still Raining and I have a Cold
While I am making great progress and have been sticking to the principles of eating The Whole 30 diet and practicing a daily exercise regimen I find myself suffering from a cold. Today will mark day number three where I … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, family, fitness, food, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged aging, body building, cold, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fasting, fitness, food, getting sick, got a cold, health, keto, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, pacific northwest, paleo, positive thinking, primal, rain, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods
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Being human is being human
Whole 30 Day #19 and my blood sugar has balanced out at and average of 89 mg/dl for the last three days. Yes folks, I have once again cured type II diabetes through diet and exercise. Well not really cured, but … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, diabesity, diet, family, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, human, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, natural, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, physical, positive thinking, primal, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, thriving, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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Sometimes we have to get back to simply being human
After just 14 days of changing my diet according to the Whole 30 standards and starting a workout program I have been able to reduce my morning blood sugars to under 100 mg/dl. That’s right! This mornings reading was 98 mg/dl. This … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, debt, diabesity, diet, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, intermittent fasting, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, work
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, debt, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, health, hiking, keto, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, the whole 30, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, whole 30, whole foods, work
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