What Can You Do to Save a Life?

Today is National Organ Donor Day. I know, some people think today is only a celebration of St. Valentine. But that’s really just a “Hallmark” holiday about love that should actually be celebrated on a daily basis. National Organ Donor Day is about raising the awareness and highlighting the importance of becoming an organ donor.…

Coming to Grips with Being a Zit Face

I started getting zits when puberty hit, around the time I was 11 or 12. By the time I entered 7th grade, I could certifiably be called a “Zit Face.” It wasn’t pretty. In fact, my 7th grade picture was horrifying. And 8th grade wasn’t much better. The scarring remained and the bad image of…

2014 Goals – No Excuses

I stopped making resolutions a couple of years ago and started putting together a plan of goals for the year, a list of desired behavior changes, and a list of specific things to do more of and less of. Last year I concentrated on letting go of perfection. The year I am concentrating on balance…

Planning Ahead

One of the things that I have tried to do more of this year is to plan ahead – plan for better meals, better eating, better food habits. It’s been an up and down success with this effort. I’ll plan pretty well for a few weeks and then not at all. What I really need to…