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Tunes For Tuesday – Travis
It’s Tunes For Tuesday!
Today’s Tune is by the band, Travis (I didn’t even mean for the alliteration but I’ll take it). The 2001 album “The Invisible Band” was one of my favorites at the time. Travis is mellow indie-rock and this song, “Flowers In The Window” has always been one my favorites. The song seems so full of promise and love – it was also co-written by Paul McCartney (although it was not credited to him on the album).
I hadn’t seen the video before putting this post […]
The Unexpected Reason For Being Constantly Tired
I’m always tired. Not for the expected reasons (too many commitments, getting older or from just being a parent of a child with boundless energy) but instead I’ve always had issues with sleep. I’ve gone from being able to fall asleep anywhere and at any time in high school (there are photos to prove it but I’m not sharing them) to my varying bouts of insomnia since college.
I only wish my sleep resembled this image by Sean MacEntee
Not one sleep inducing remedy has ever helped for more than a short time – and I’ve tried them all: melatonin, lavender sprays, hot milk, eye mask, having a sleep routine and medication (both OTC and prescription). Although I’ll admit, I’m way too cheap to try the $395 Philip Stein sleep bracelet I saw recently in my Instagram feed.
When my annual check up gave no medical indications for my sleep issues, my new doctor suggested an in-home sleep study. So I wore a crapload of wires to bed for 3 nights in November. I had a contraption that monitored my breathing via a lovely looking (and feeling) nasal cannula and a pulse oximeter on my finger to measure the levels of oxygen in my blood while a small device recorded my breathing while I slept. Last week I met with my doctor to get my results and was shocked to find out: […]
Friday's Featured Female – Tiffany @ RunningHutch.com
Welcome to the first edition Friday’s Featured Female in 2014!
The Friday’s Featured Female 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 teased you a little bit on Monday with who today’s #FFF (new hashtag and self-designed logo) would be today and I’m thrilled to announce that Tiffany@RunningHutch and RunThisYear is kicking off the series for 2014. I met Tiffany at FitBloggin’ and she made a tremendous impact on me with both her sweetness and strength. Her blog not only serves as fitness inspiration for me but the raw honesty she exudes through her writing consistently touches my heart and makes me love her a little more.
So haaave you met Tiffany? […]
#14in2014 – A Goals/Resolutions/Intentions Post and Link-Up
Welcome to #14in2014! A Goals/Resolutions/Intentions Post and Link-Up
My logo is from a fusebead project so I had to use this image from ArtisRams
My #13in2013 goal posts and quarterly check-in’s were so well received throughout 2013 that for 2014, I’m offering a link-up to create a community of support to help us all meet our goals, resolutions and intentions for the year.
Bloggers and non-bloggers alike can participate in the #14in2014 link-up and quarterly check-in’s. Let’s all support each other […]
Tunes For Tuesday – Arcadia
Welcome to the first Tunes For Tuesday of 2014!
Image: Daisy
While I didn’t mean for my first two posts of 2014 to be Duran Duran related, I’m certainly not complaining. Today’s “Tune” is from the 1985 Duran side project Arcadia called “The Flame”.
The opening lyrics hit me as very appropriate for the beginning of 2014, “I could feel the breeze blowing change, blowing through my doorway….” and I forgot how adorable the video was. For those of you who love “Rocky […]
Resurfacing
Hello there! I’m back. I planned on having my post with my goals for 2014 ready today but after two weeks of being of being on school holiday break, I’m finally resurfacing to the real world (much like my lovely SLB did in the “Hungry Like The Wolf” video clip below).
Simon Le Bon resurfacing in “Hungry Like The Wolf”