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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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Thoughts of Re-Invention and Recovery of the Debt Elimination Mission
I just finished a book called “Walden on Wheels” by author Ken Ilgunas. For me it was a wonderful read of both adventure and the principles of frugality to take on debt. Of course I will not elaborate on the … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, aging, debt, family, finances, food, fun, gardening, growing up, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, prepared, primal, simple living, stress, work
Tagged adventure, aging, debt, family, finances, fitness, food, gardening, growing up, hiking, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, work
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Goodbye Bowflex, Hello Calisthenics
The last time I posted to this blog was way back in May. Yes, it has been a busy summer for sure and certain changes that I am making in different area’s of my life. If you read many of … Continue reading
Posted in body building, diabesity, diet, family, fitness, food, health, life, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, primal, simple living, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, fitness, food, growing up, health, hiking, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss
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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
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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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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
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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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Which is better – Cardio or Weights?
Today I am moving into day #13 of the Whole 30 and I am really starting to feel good. The first week or so I noticed having a little bit of a headache but it has gone away about a … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, diabesity, diet, fitness, food, growing up, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, paleo, primal, simple living, stress, the whole 30, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged aging, body building, diabesity, diabetes, exercise, family, fasting, fitness, food, health, hiking, keto, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, paleo, positive thinking, primal, retirement, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, walking, weight loss
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Tahquitz Canyon, Palm Springs
I know that I’ve been doing a lot more picture posting than writing lately, but there is just so much to see here in Palm Springs and I am trying not to miss a thing. Our hike through Tahquitz Canyon … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, family, fun, health, hiking, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, photography, simple living, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, desert, dry, exercise, fitness, fun, health, hiking, hot, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, palm springs, positive thinking, primal, simple living, Tahouitz Canyon, walking
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