How do we know if we exist or not? Not to get too existential, I believe something exists if it has an impact on its environment. Birds exist because they eat worms. Storms exist because they bring so much destruction. Thoughts exist because they can change our actions. I don’t care if all this occurs inside the Matrix; that’s good enough for me. How does this apply to Continue Reading
How Future Plans Make Me Happy
Do you have something special coming up in your life? It could be an once-in-a-lifetime event, or it could be a simple gathering of friends. Qualifying activities include anything that you sincerely enjoy, anything that makes you happy when you think of it. I am one of those people that always have multiple trips in the works. When I get home from one outing, there is Continue Reading
Why My House is a Pigsty
There is too much to do in life. Here are the general categories of life tasks, in no particular order: Work Chores necessary for the continuation of life: laundry, grocery shopping, food prep, eating, food clean up, taking out the garbage Other chores: dusting, vacuuming, organizing, cleaning in general Trips and adventures Local fun Keeping in touch with Continue Reading
How Far Did I Get on my Summer Adventure List?
Labor Day has past. The State Fair is over. Summer is done. I had a very full summer, full of camping, canoeing, diving, visiting friends and family. Back in March, my husband and I made a list of all the trips we wanted to fit in during the summer. How did we do? Continue Reading
How I DID Cheerlead an Open Water Swim
Have you ever thought it would be fun to swim 5 miles across a lake? Although I have swum across smaller lakes, 5 miles seems a bit much for me. Heck, that's over twice the distance of an Ironman Triathlon swim. My friend thought it would be fun. She signed up for a 5 mile race as part of the Lake Minnetonka Challenge on July 28th. My friend completed the race with pizzazz. Continue Reading
