The thing with goals is that you know some of them will fail. Or manifest differently than you had planned. Such is the fate of goal #37 – Christmas break in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I had hoped to be writing a #50_before50 goal achieved post while sipping a fruity umbrella drink and burying my toes […]
Archives for 2019
Ditching Debt #50_before50
The second BIG goal in my #50_before50 project is to ditch our debt. See all #50_before50 goals here I am embarrassed by the amount of debt we have. In the realm of normalcy our debt is below average for our age bracket and income level. But it is more that I am comfortable with. And, […]
My Struggle with Weight Loss #50_before50
My #1 goal and the whole catalyst for #50_before50 is weight loss. See all #50_before50 goals here I weighed myself this morning. It’s something I usually only do on Saturday after sticking to my closely monitored eating plan all week. I’m not sure what prompted it today. I weighed 190.5 lbs, down 1 lb since […]
50 Goals. 1 Year. #50_before50
Do you enjoy goal setting? I do! I love setting goals! I love planning, thinking about what I can achieve. It’s the following through that I suck at. Which is why I am making my #50_before50 goals so public. It’s really for accountability. And because I hate failing publicly. It’s my worst fear. Yes, more […]
Bring Your Appetite to Door County, Wisconsin
My too short but food filled trip revealed Door County restaurants by the dozens, with something to please even the pickiest of palates. If you’ve never visited Door County, Wisconsin you may be wondering just what type of food you can expect to find. You might have heard about the Lake Michigan Whitefish or famous […]
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Am I Having a Midlife Crisis? #50_before50
As I was noticing all the changes that were creeping into the fringes of my consciousness – the new aches, the thinning eyelashes, the deep wrinkle between my eyebrows- I never once thought I would experience a midlife crisis. As my husband and I set future goals, made plans to return our leased business vehicle […]
#50_before50 – What Does That Even Mean?
I had a birthday 2 weeks ago. Not ‘the big one’, but one that has hit me harder than I ever thought a birthday could. I could actually feel it happening as the months and days crept toward November 7. Subtle changes. First was the unexplained weight gain. I was exercising, eating healthy (mostly), not […]
Otherworldly: Badlands National Park in South Dakota
As I tried to imagine westward settlers viewing this area for the first time, all I could think was that to many it would seem that the flat, grassy prairie gave way to an otherworldly landscape of buttes and bluffs filled with animals they had never seen before.
Blogging Biz: End of Month Checklist
This article, and other Blogging Biz resources, can be found at JodyHalsted.com. This month, August 2019, marks my 15th year of blogging. Let that sink in… 15 years. In that time there have been a lot of changes in blogging. PIN ME Social media has probably been the biggest disruptor, taking the conversation from blog […]
