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Wearable Fitness Trackers – Are We Creating A New Addiction?
As a society we’re all very attached to technology. I love my phone so much I’m getting closer to answering the question, “How many children do you have?” with the answer “Three. One human, one canine and one technological” because there are times that I know I’m more attached to my phone than any living creature.
I realize that this attachment is a problem (which is a subject for another post entirely) but I also know that isn’t only my problem. This attachment issue isn’t just in day-to-day life but it’s especially prevalent in the health, fitness and wellness world with […]
Friday's Featured Females – 88 Lines About 44 Women
Welcome To A Special Birthday Edition of Friday’s Featured Female!
It’s the Month of Melissas and instead of writing something about myself, I decided to honor 44 other women in honor of my 44th birthday.
The song by The Nails “88 Lines About 44 Women” was the inspiration for this post. Friday’s Featured Female is all about amazing women and I wanted to let all of these women who have been a part […]
I Confess – A Night With The English Beat
Since moving to Los Angeles, I’ve definitely gotten the chance to go to a few great concerts (like the 80’s Night Cover Bands, Rick Springfield, and AbbaFest) and this past Saturday was no exception – it was a night with The English Beat at a small local venue called T. Boyles Tavern.
The venue was one of the smallest I’ve been to in a long time. It made me smile to see […]
Tunes For Tuesday – Alison Moyet
Welcome to Tunes For Tuesday!
Image: Daisy
Today’s Tunes For Tuesday is the incredible Alison Moyet. If you listen to any 80’s music you’ll know Alison Moyet as the voice of synth pop duo Yaz or Yazoo and the albums Upstairs At Eric’s and You and Me Both.
Alison went solo in 1984 and released what I consider to be a perfect album called Alf. Today’s video is from Alison Moyet’s most recent tour (which I missed and I’m still kicking myself). Alison looks very different now than […]
Friday's Featured Female – Melissa Reyes@MizMeliz
This weekly series features inspirational stories from admirable women. IMHO, it’s always good to be reminded of how strength, determination, hard work, heart and ingenuity can impact the quality of one’s life and I’m proud that these women will allow me to share their stories here.
I’m very honored to kick of my “Month of Melissas” with the very special Melissa Reyes@MizMeliz.com. I met Melissa at Bloggy […]
Turning Negatives Into Positives – #OptimistFlip
Even as I wrote the title of this post, my inner pessimist tried to take over and call this post, “Turning Positives Into Negatives” hence the reason why I’ve been making an effort to employ my 2014 mantra:
“How Am I Going To Be An Optimist About This?” – from the song “Pompeii” by Bastille
I have no trouble seeing the bright side when it comes to friends, loved ones, colleagues, patients and clients but when it comes to myself, I have trouble seeing the glass as half full. Call it what you will, “perfectionism”, “hard on myself” or just plain “masochistic”, I clearly have some issues but since this is the year that instead of seeing the good only for others, I’m trying to find it for myself. […]