More Trump F—ery.

I would like to say something intelligent & witty about this video. Unfortunately, the bile keeps rising in my throat & paralyzing my fingers. All that came out were guttural screams. This is a clip from "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah," originally aired on Comedy Central & then shared on YouTube. Noah is interviewing…

Everyone’s A Critic – How To Turn Off Negative Thoughts, Part 2

In Everyone’s A Critic – How To Turn Off Negative Thoughts, Part 1, I shared some of the negative thoughts that plague me & tips from my stress management course on “unpacking” them. TANGENT:  If anyone knows the origin of the phrase “unpacking” to mean digging deeper into understanding a subject, please tell me all…

Everyone’s a Critic: How to Turn Off Negative Thoughts, Part 1

For a long time, I’ve wanted to talk about a free stress management course my gym offered.  Unfortunately, ever time I started, a voice in the back of my head piped up: “Stop, you idiot!  No one cares what you have to say.  No one will read your posts.  A 5th-grader could write better than…

BOOK REVIEW: Delavier’s Stretching Anatomy by Frédéric Delavier, Jean-Pierre Clémenceau, & Michael Gundill

After taking over two years to finish reading The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (I checked Goodreads – it took me from September 21, 2016 to June 1, 2018), my brain needed a break. Luckily, a dear friend bought me Delavier’s Stretching Anatomy & Delavier's Women's Strength Training Anatomy Workouts for my birthday this year.…