The Right to Write
Travel is a funny thing. Often filled to the brim with sightseeing, obligatory bucket-list checked boxes, and a litany of other rando crap ya just gotta do, it can become the bane of your existence instead of the relaxing joy that you anticipated. Journeys away from home are supposed to be an escape from the…Read More
Year-End Fitness Blues…
Being a really good girl often means giving up sweet, naughty indulgences…not…
The Difference Between Health and Wellness
When we talk about health and wellness, we usually assume that they are synonymous with each other. However, did you know that they are not necessarily the same thing? “Health” is not defined by W.H.O. (World Health Organization) as the complete absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental, and social…Read More
To Your Health & Happiness
By Mae We are constantly surrounded by various advertisements for a Better, Healthier, Sexier You!, articles and products that will promise to get you in The Best Shape of Your Life! or promote dangerous processes that promise to lead you to Lose Those Pesky 15 lbs. in ONE WEEK! But, upon closer examination, nope —…Read More
Basic Workout Vocabulary
By Mae Rymer Anyone who has at least a couple of gym-rat friends knows how funny it is to hear them talk gym-shop in front of others. If you don’t know what I am referring to, “let me paint you an image; it’s a cliché, but it’s an image”- Robin Williams, The Birdcage [Insert Gym-Bro…Read More
Product Review: Mutts, Grub, & Cantina Cool — A Dog’s Hooman Dreams
Before I can even think about relocating to Fort Worth, there are a number of canine checklist items that must be crossed off to secure the three-paw vote that I need to schedule a moving van. The boys, Aiden, Jude, and Lyncoln, have requirements. As board members of the Texas Husky Sibe Tribe, they mean…Read More
Health, Fitness, Wellness
By Mae Rymer First, let me start off by saying I am NOT in any way shape or form a health and fitness professional and utilizing practicing professionals within the health and fitness community is a great way to help improve your overall life and is always highly recommended! The health and well-being blog at…Read More
Product Review: Hair I go again on my own….
I am a new member of COVID Hair Nation. I’ve joined the ranks of women (and some men) who have ventured into self-hair-care. Cue the Twilight Zone music, please. In all honesty, I am somewhat beholden to my hair-care professionals. Nearly 8 years with the same stylist and colorist, the thought of stepping into an…Read More
Surfing the Sands of time in White Sands, New Mexico
It is reasonable to believe that most people have a “bucket list.” I have a (loose) bucket list of places that I want to visit and things that I want to (attempt to) do before I transition into the next life. Who knows? Maybe that life will be far more adventurous than this one, but…Read More
Goodbye to Henri – A Final Farewell
When Henri Bendel (HB) closed its doors in January 2019, a little piece of my shopaholic personality died along with it. The mourning process was long and complicated. After a decade of dedicated loyalty, love, and (mildly) lavish expense, I had to eventually accept that the relationship was sadly over. Prior to the devastating split,…Read More