My husband, Bill and I began changing our lives two years ago today. I wrote about how we quit drinking alcohol in this post from 2020. During the last two years, we’ve lost 150 pounds of fat between the two of us, we’ve skipped 730 hangovers, and we are so proud of ourselves. We proved…
It’s the last day of 2021 so I’m taking a moment to take a look back at an eventful year. I had lots of excitement in early 2021: being in an article on CNN’s website, sharing – in a very small way – the cover of Woman’s World Magazine with Dolly Parton and being interviewed…
We’ve come to the last step in my Drive Your Own Change Bus series. However, this isn’t the last step in creating change. Change is something that continues to grow and evolve and challenge you. I am nearly two years without alcohol in my life and I am still finding new revelations about it and…
Having lost weight and given up alcohol at the same time, I have noticed some practices I use for one area also work well in another. I thought I’d share a few handy tips that apply to both weight loss and avoiding alcohol. But first, I want to note that these tips for alcohol may…
I was looking through some family photos the other day, searching for something else, and stumbled upon this photo from a wedding in June, 2019. I remember feeling so awful about myself that day – and everyday back then. I had nothing to wear to the celebration so I ordered lots of dresses online weeks…
On January 16th, 2020, my husband and I took our last sips of alcohol. After returning home from a trip of a lifetime to French Polynesia, I came down with Dengue Fever. On that day, I didn’t know that those vodka sodas would be my last or that I would wake up the next morning…
Last February, I decided it was time to address my growing weight problem. Since 2015, I gained 70 pounds. It happened slowly at first, then after my husband retired and we started traveling frequently, my weight began to increase more rapidly with no signs of stopping. For reference, I’m 6’ 2” and I feel best…
If you’ve been reading blogs – especially over 40 fashion/lifestyle blogs – over the last several years, you may have come across my former blog, The Rich Life in Wine Country. I blogged for 8 years, focusing on fashion, travel, and wineries mostly. I also wrote about my life in Sonoma Valley with my firefighter…
