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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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Type 2 Warrior Breakfast
I have discovered that the best breakfast I can eat in the morning is a very simple one. It starts with Bob’s Red Mill Rolled Oats, Berries (local when in season), a banana and Bear Naked Fruit and Nut Granola. … Continue reading
Posted in body building, cardio, diabesity, fitness, food, health, simple living, type II diabetes, vegan, walking, whole food plant based, work
Tagged diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, health, 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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Thoughts of Retirement Preparation
It’s not about the house on the hill or the three new cars parked in the driveway. It’s not about a large house filled with the finest of furniture or art. It has nothing to do with a library filled … Continue reading
Posted in aging, america, debt, family, finances, fitness, food, frugal, growing up, life, marriage, minimalist, prepared, retirement, simple living, united states, walking
Tagged aging, debt, family, finances, food, growing up, health, life, minimalist, moments, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, walking
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Cost of life on a Daily basis
Daily Latte: Average cost- $5.00 x 365 days – $1,825.00 Eating lunch out: Average cost $8.00 x 261 working days = $2,088.00 These are just a few of the calculations of habits I have changed throughout the years. When we … Continue reading
Posted in debt, finances, frugal, minimalist, prepared, retirement, simple living, work
Tagged debt, finances, food, life, minimalist, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, work
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Cooking is Caring
One of the skills I learned at an early age that will certainly fuel my life in retirement is cooking. Today, not only do we cook most of our meals but actually eating more than going out. Growing up there … Continue reading
Posted in aging, diet, family, food, frugal, gardening, health, life, marriage, minimalist, nature, prepared, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, cooking, food, fun, gardening, health, life, minimalist, positive thinking, simple living
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Emergency Fund
One of the things I worked diligently on for the past 10 years was building up an emergency fund. Looking back at past memories of stressing over things like getting brakes for my vehicle, or taking care of that transmission … Continue reading
Posted in emergency, finances, frugal, life, minimalist, retirement, simple living, stress
Tagged debt, finances, life, minimalist, moments, positive thinking, retirement, simple living
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Lessons from NOW will fuel the FUTURE of Retirement
Carefully planning for a future retirement brings about many thoughts and idea’s moving forward. One of the most important questions I constantly ask myself during the course of the day is, “Do I really need to make this purchase”. Whether … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, family, finances, food, life, minimalist, moments, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living
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