I saw these sunny beauties on my way to the parking lot this morning. Yellow is one of those colors that just makes me feel better immediately!

So here's an article from the New York Times, telling us what most of us probably already knew: fruit juices are not your health friends. As I've mentioned before, I started my (latest) fitness path...well,

Can you tell I love flowers? It's probably the most excitement I get in my life. Does anyone else agree that daisies are the friendliest flowers? They're so simple and overlooked, but seeing them cheers

Having this view is one of the best things about working where I do.

One of the things I love about mid- late summer is the proliferation of festivals. Traverse City hosts the National Cherry Festival every year, and tonight I was able to go with a good friend of mine.

This has actually been going on since the 30th of April, but I feel like talking about weight is often opening a person up for a world of grief. Still, for those who may be in the same boat as me, I decided

It's like hot yoga, except not! A friend and I decided to go for a hike, then head off to the beach. Too bad it's an American holiday and everyone else had the same idea. We saw some pretty flowers while

Mayfly season is almost upon us, here by the lakes in northern Michigan. I'm told in summers past, they were so thick that leaf blowers had to be used to clear them off the sidewalks. Once out of the water,

With columbines... And geraniums... And verbena and alstroemeria too! And a flower I didn't plant, but whatever it is, it's pretty!

My neighbors put this in their window. Anyone know who he is? All I know is he's my new morning greeter. :P

I celebrated with a pizza, which you can see I ate almost entirely. Kind of throws off the fitness goals. :P But as my lovely friends keep telling me, sometimes you just gotta eat the pizza. Now...what

Does anyone else love old abandoned buildings? I don't mean warehouses, necessarily, but old schools and churches and hospitals. When I moved into my apartment last winter, I was strangely delighted to

Up here in Northern Michigan, we have a small National Park called Sleeping Bear Dunes. The story behind the name is really sad, and one of these days I might tell you all about it. Today, however, I took

Alright, kids, I'm back. I think this site has intimidated me, in that I feel like everything I post has to be very clever or profound. I had a purpose post...6 months ago blush...but I guess that wasn't

Several years back, I came across a TED Talk for a "game" called SuperBetter. Have any of you heard of it? The idea is to create a hero name for yourself--an alter-ego, something that makes you

I wish I was at a stage where I could give others advice about coping with the loss of a loved one, especially around the holidays. For myself, this is the first time in two years that I've actually felt