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Category Archives: life
Shedding the Working Years
I am not quite retired yet. Actually I have just about 28 more months to go, but am actively started the preparations. I see so many folks who have passed over that hill and still carry with them the relics … Continue reading
Posted in aging, family, frugal, growing up, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, prepared, retirement, simple living
Tagged aging, family, growing up, life, minimalist, positive thinking, simple living, work
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Thanksgiving to go Please
With pressures amongst us to practice social distancing this Holiday Season we have made the decision to spend it without family. We both work in fields we are in contact with people. Despite the fact that we wear masks responsibly … Continue reading
Posted in america, family, food, growing up, life, marriage, minimalist, simple living
Tagged aging, COVID, family, food, life, minimalist, moments, now, Oregon, pandemic, positive thinking, responsibility, simple living, Thanksgiving, work
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Simple Living Prepper
I started my blog, “Simple Living Over 50” many years ago and have shared many of my thoughts and dreams throughout these years. At the age of 59 now I have lived and learned a lot about both myself and … Continue reading
Posted in america, camping, emergency, family, food, life, minimalist, prepared, simple living
Tagged adventure, aging, family, minimalist, moments, positive thinking, simple living
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Turn it Off
I awoke this morning with a sickness in my soul. A feeling of discouragement in the world I live in. It is not my reality but the reality of all of the sickness I have allowed in through the windows … Continue reading
Posted in aging, america, Christian Perspective, christianity, frugal, God, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, life, minimalist, moments, now, positive thinking, simple living
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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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180 for Christmas
I have been very busy lately working to bring my blood sugar back into a healthy range. I am back in training and doing pretty good so far. Back in October my doctor let me know that my A1c was … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body building, cardio, diabesity, diet, finances, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, retirement, simple living, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, finances, fitness, food, health, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss, work
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Staying the Course
Adopting and maintaining critical life changes to preserve one’s own health is not easy, but then again there really isn’t much in life pursuit of triumph that does come easy. It comes as no surprise to me that this roller … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body building, cardio, diet, fitness, food, health, life, mindfulness, simple living, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, work
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, health, life, positive thinking, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, work
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The Type 2 Warrior is Back
While I have been focusing so hard on finances and retirement for the last year I have neglected another important factor in retirement. My Health. Last year I went through the process of becoming healthy. I exercised, ate a mostly … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body building, cardio, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, health, life, simple living, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, whole food plant based, work
Tagged aging, angry, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, pea, planet fitness, positive thinking, prostate, simple living, strength training, sugar, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegan, vegetarian, walking, weight loss, work
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Travel Anxiety
Just flew across the Country from Oregon to New Jersey. I have made this several times throughout the years both from when we lived in New Jersey and now in Oregon. Flying has always caused me a certain level of … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, america, health, life, marriage, simple living, stress, traveling
Tagged adventure, aging, family, health, life, moments, simple living, travel
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