BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

"Fall winds, leaves of gold tumble leaving bare the tree; Unearthing her strength." Mary Caliendo Do you love the change of seasons as I do? Are you baring your strength? Who knows what paths we may take, who knows how long and winding they may be...just push on even if it is an extremely small thing. You have no idea how strong you may be until you're made to prove it. It may be tiring and challenging, but at the end of the day you will acheived the strength that you needed. Continue to focus on your authenticity and it will lead to this path. You, like the tree, have strength that underlies beneath your leaves.

This is me taking a deep breath and releasing all of the week's stress, and enjoying a Sunday slow down. This is how I like to end the week. A simple warm green tea and a toss of fresh lemon. I try to seclude myself and just be still and quiet. It does my soul good. This is a sweet potato vine. I use them to fill in my pots for added demension and "greenery" among the flowers that I plant. Did you know that this plant flowers? In all the years I've had them I never recalled them blooming and this purple leaf looks great as they stay in my midwest climate all the way through Fall. Anyway this is the epitome of actually stopping to smell the flowers, and I did just that. I've been working on some new recipes, and exercises to add to my walking journey So I'll be posting those updates this week.What do you do to unwind and have you tried new exercises of late? I hope you're all still staying active. It's very hard to be motivated when vacation comes cal

Be You, by being different. Follow all of those dreams. Spring has brought a new air. To me Spring brings forth vitality and for my personal goals; small mountains to climb and new goals to acheive. By being myself I embrace all that I am, even if it's different. Stay tuned right here for new things, I will be launching something exciting and you'll all be part of it! Don't forget to hit that subscribe button; add your email and you'll receive my posts without ever missing them.

One of the hardest things to do for any lifestyle change is to stay with it. So whether it's a dietary change or exercise regime, in order to get the results that you set out to attain, you cannot just give up. Dietary Changes Everyone has different motivational factors as to why they adopt any lifestyle change. Some individuals just want to lose weight or they want to get ready for a 5K walk; so they are only in a lifestyle change for a short period of time. Many of us, however, want to change things for the long haul; meaning a lifetime. Keto Lifestyle For this post, I am highlighting a really easy recipe. This recipe is part of my own personal Keto journey. The dietary changes I made were for more than one reason. My personal medical issues and weight loss; I simply wanted to feel better. I like most people, didn't overindulge in things, but the things I chose to love just were not loving me. I did enjoy potato chips, Tostitos type chips, how about those yummy suga

Photo Credit: Pinterest Want to capture romance? Want to rekindle the art of lost love? Perhaps you're looking to connect with your significant other like you haven't before, let he or she know how you really feel. Let's face it cards can only say so much and they really are not personalized enough. A Dying Art Well, the title heading says it all, all letter writing period has become a dying art. In the world of texting, e-mails and e-cards and our insatiable desire to have things immediately sent, received and responded to take precedence over everything. It has been proven for 100's of years that couples wrote letters to communicate and enhance the lives of each other. When one writes another it lifts their spirits, it shows someone how special they are, and writing someone can actually confirm a relationship. It is also an elegant form of class, that has its romantic benefits. Health Benefits Can one gain health benefits from writing love

Spring Walking Program Healthy lifestyles include not just diet but it also includes adding exercise into your life. It has been proven that even moderate exercise can help to stave off even some of the most bothersome and dangerous health issues, such as heart attack, diabetes, and arthritis. Starting a walking fitness program may be just right for you. Here are some facts and how to get started. Getting Started I’m glad you’re ready to walk and a get healthy. But don’t just jump into any exercise program without first checking with your doctor. Get the doctor to release you and let’s go walking! Stay motivated and follow along with the simple guidelines and you will be on your way to walking with ease and enjoyment. Once you have been cleared by your doctor, here are some pointers to get you walking without disappointment, frustration, boredom, or pain. The Basics First things first, please check your shoes. If your shoes are in rough condition, you may

A New Year, A New Just Be You You’ve read just about everyone at this point and they’re all telling you to change!  They advise you on how to change your attitude, how to change your weight, how to declutter your life and so on! But instead of trying some new outlandish diet, or taking on a whole house Feng Shui, to not only declutter but find your center; try just being yourself. Start by really setting a goal, not a resolution. I’m sure those clothes from 1980 are ugly, don’t fit and are most likely cluttering your closet, but since they’ve been there that long do you think this is what’s weighing you down or stopping you from your latest advancement at work?; most likely not. We need to be truthful to ourselves because we know ourselves the best. We know if we procrastinate. We know if we can’t tackle large jobs. We do know the solutions, and that’s where we should begin. We know that perhaps work requires another class of some sort to advance, so perhaps we need to

photo credit: johnnyseeds.com As you may know, I love Sunflowers and of course life. This post today is to remind you that when you dream and you have hope and when you have hope you might just have it all! Don't ever give up on your dreams or tangible goals.  Dreaming when asleep is a succession of images and emotions along with ideas that occur involuntarily and having Hope is an optimistic state of mind based on an expectation of positivity. You can have both hopes and dreams if you have that optimistic attitude; they will naturally "manifest" toward you. Even if you think you may never reach those goals or dreams, you may be closer to achieving them than you know, because sometimes the goals /dreams show up slightly different than we dream them.  We may have to recognize the parts of the goals and work hard to achieve the "dream" part.  Unfortunately, sometimes the dreams only come after much hard work. But having great opt