WATERMELLEN's Blogs
Amy Cuddy Writes Back: Power Posing and Obesity!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 20 comments Way back March 27 when I was finishing up a series of blogs about mental health and obesity, I referenced Amy Cuddy's terrific TED talk about power posing and about the effect on the mind that adopting a powerful pose. www.sparkpe... Read more
UK groceries
Monday, July 20, 2015 16 comments Years ago my mum got her British magazines (Women, Woman Home if I recall the names correctly) which had quite a number of grocery item "adverts" that weren't routinely available in small town Ontario. Ribena, a black currant cordial with lots ... Read more
Weekend upcoming!
Friday, July 17, 2015 25 comments And I'm very much looking forward to it . . . Will tackle the laundry. Will sit on the verandah with Charlie and drink coffee and read the newspaper. Will make another pot of soup! Will get to the gym for a good workout, ... Read more
Break In . . .
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 38 comments Got home last night just as a break in was in process at my house. Thankfully nobody was at home but Charlie, and Charlie was not hurt. I saw two of the persons and spoke to them (without fully realizing what was going on) while sadly a t... Read more
Low Key Continues . . .
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 26 comments Yesterday I used my weekend-rejuvenated energy surge to get through some urgent stuff. But today I can sit back a bit, do a little research and some interesting continuing education on line. Basically take it fairly easy. And: I have a sl... Read more
Benefits of Doing Nothing!!
Monday, July 13, 2015 23 comments Had a VERY low key weekend: just the usual chores, but no work at all. And spent a good chunk of Sunday in a beach chair at the lake just reading the August O mag and listening to parents and kids and ducks and all that good stuff. Same beach ... Read more
Blackberries!
Sunday, July 12, 2015 28 comments Our jungly side "flower" bed has been colonized by blackberry bushes, and with all the rain we've had there's a bumper crop. So delicious picked in the warm sunshine: much sweeter than the ones I can buy at the grocery store. And: I le... Read more
How Many Calories in a Bowl of New England Clam Chowder from Panera?
Friday, July 10, 2015 38 comments Grrrr. Trivia question today. And there are 720 calories. And I guessed correctly. But: I don't go to Panera. Panera is an American food chain, I'm guessing. And I don't eat at restaurants very often. And when I do go to ... Read more
Other Peoples' Blogs
Wednesday, July 08, 2015 26 comments My main activities here at Spark are tracking nutrition and reading other people's blogs. I do track fitness minutes too, but not so reliably. I do occasionally (very occasionally) check in with Spark teams. Of which At Goal and Main... Read more
If You're Happy and You Know It . . .
Monday, July 06, 2015 21 comments Remember the old song? I'm clapping my hands, stamping my feet. There are moments of grace in live. They are temporary. But: we gotta notice them. We do. They are what sustain us through the other moments.... Read more
Happy Fourth of July to All American Sparkies!!
Saturday, July 04, 2015 20 comments Hope you've had a day of celebrating your great country with BBQ and marching bands and fireworks and patriotic pride! President Obama's speech at Charlotte has to have been the strongest and most moving of his entire presidential career. ... Read more « First Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 Last Page » |
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