Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, (ADHD) is a chronic condition that is usually diagnosed in childhood. When it comes to diagnosing girls/women, it is usually not diagnosed until we are adult. The reason being girls don’t experience the same symptoms as boys. There is less emphasis on the ability to sit still, (which is one of the ways…

Among the many many things I write about and are swirling around my brain, lowering my carbon footprint is another daily thought. Every time I wash a dish, take a shower, use deodorant, leave home for an extended amount of time, use cleaners, put my medicine bottles in the recycle, etc., etc., etc. First is…

My favorite website, newsletter and blog for Multiple Sclerosis, http://ActiveMSers, put out by Dave Bexfield has informed all followers that Dave has been having an exceptionally hard time. His latest battle has him down, but if your familiar with him, certainly not out. This man is such an inspiration to me. I started this blog…

Today is Thursday March 24 and it is now 12:40 in the afternoon. It is cloudy and rainy. I won’t be going out in the garden and I’m not volunteering today so what to do, hmmm. I took apart the coffee maker and cleaned, went to clean the air fryer/toaster oven and had no Brillo…

Fear of Missing Out – One of few few abbreviations I know. Most of the time it refers to people who can’t get off they’re phones for the obvious fear of missing something that is going on, I’ve heard it referred to teenage use but I’m sure adults are guilty too. Not me, as previously…

P. went to Brazil on a business trip early Sunday. I’m thrilled. I like when he goes away. He’ll be gone till Saturday so I have all week to be stress free. I planned my meals, (small and healthy), invited my son and granddaughter down, (they couldn’t do this week), and lined up shows I…

I am constantly aware of the struggle I have with standing up straight. Most of my day at home is spent either sitting or walking around with my walker. This has contributed to my forward leaning self. When I am standing, doing laundry, washing dishes, cooking, counting out my daily pills, making coffee, etc., my…

On an episode of The Today Show, their guest was Sara Gottfried, M.D. She is the author of several books relating to resetting your hormones as you age. The book that I am giving an overview of is: “The Hormone Reset Diet.” This appealed to me because of the claim that it will heal your…

In the February/March AARP Magazine, one of the cover stories; “A Flat Belly in 6 Steps, AARP’s First Diet Plan for People over 50.” What a headline! Upon reading the article which is a book excerpt from “The Whole Body Reset,” by Stephen Perrine. The diet is a 10 day reset plan. Basically it is…

This month, March, I weighed in on the 6th, at 138.4 lbs. I’m entering late because we went away again. Honestly, I don’t believe it. Since the start of monthly weigh ins I’ve lost 3 to 3 1/2 lbs. I don’t feel it at all. I am not dieting but I have returned to riding…