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Category: Healthy Habits for Happy Humans

Healthy Habits for Happy Humans #1
Healthy Habits for Happy Humans

Healthy Habits for Happy Humans #1

In light of the continuing pandemic, I’m rebooting a 2015 series focused on developing habits and routines that help us … Continue reading Healthy Habits for Happy Humans #1

Healthy Habits for Happy Humans, This and That

Are You a Good Friend to Yourself?

Written by Dr. Eric Perry Image Credit: Pixabay “A friend is a gift you give yourself.” ~Robert Louis Stevenson What … Continue reading Are You a Good Friend to Yourself?

Quarantine Diary 9: British quiz show edition
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Quarantine Diary 9: British quiz show edition

A word of warning: British TV is much bawdier than American TV. You’ll hear words for body parts left un-bleeped. Continue reading Quarantine Diary 9: British quiz show edition

Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition
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Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition

It’s been a quiet year here at the Valley Wood Home for the Aged. At least since my 70th birthday … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 8: DIY Edition

Quarantine Diary 7: What a lifetime supply means at 70
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Quarantine Diary 7: What a lifetime supply means at 70

At seventy, this may be the last hotel swim ensemble I ever buy. It got me thinking about what having a lifetime supply might mean now. Continue reading Quarantine Diary 7: What a lifetime supply means at 70

Quarantine Diary 6: Five things, vanity edition
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Quarantine Diary 6: Five things, vanity edition

Six weeks of no aesthetic services has made me realize just how high-maintenance I have become. Sure, I miss my … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 6: Five things, vanity edition

Quarantine Diary 5: Guilt, grandmothers, and gratitude
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Quarantine Diary 5: Guilt, grandmothers, and gratitude

We’re still fine here in Reno. Still sheltering in place. Still limiting our consumption of news–wanting to hear what Dr. … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 5: Guilt, grandmothers, and gratitude

Quarantine Diary 4: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone
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Quarantine Diary 4: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone

TP and surgical masks immediately come to mind. But intangibles, like social interaction and companionship, are in critically short supply … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 4: You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone

Quarantine Diary 3: WW taught me how to survive a pandemic without gaining 30 pounds
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Quarantine Diary 3: WW taught me how to survive a pandemic without gaining 30 pounds

Full disclosure: I’ve been in and out of WW (formerly Weight Watchers) since the sixties when I joined my mother’s … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 3: WW taught me how to survive a pandemic without gaining 30 pounds

Quarantine Diary 2: Six ways to eat healthy despite COVID-19
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Quarantine Diary 2: Six ways to eat healthy despite COVID-19

Food is a basic human need, of which we are reminded every few hours. Or when we see a tv … Continue reading Quarantine Diary 2: Six ways to eat healthy despite COVID-19

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