Tag Archives: Wellness Wednesday

Wellness Wednesday #54: Mini-Retreat

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Thistle

So you may have noticed that the blog went dark for the last week. There were two reasons for this – one good, one bad. To get the bad one out of the way first, we had a tornado last … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #53: Happiness Jar

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Thistle

Back in 2012 or 2013, I first heard of the “happiness jar.” You get a glass jar or other container and use it to hold slips of paper on which you write down things that make you happy throughout the … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #52: Every Body Yoga

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Thistle

Every Body Yoga by Jessamyn Stanley is a book that tackles body image, the fundamentals of yoga, the history of yoga, and much more. I’m not writing a full review of this book because I didn’t read the entire thing. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #51: Well THAT didn’t work…

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Thistle

Back in March, I happened upon an app in the app store that purported to be a food photo journal. This app was Weight Tracker Pro, and as I said in my review two weeks ago, the actual app ended … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #50: Tracker Apps

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Thistle

My April nutrition challenge involves a photo food journal. I’ve been using several for the last few weeks, and I promised to do a bit of an app review once I’d used them long enough for a decision. 1. Weight … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #49: Exercise I Miss

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Thistle

Once upon a time, I was the sort of person who loved and participated in all different sorts of exercise. Even in the stupidly hot south Texas summers, I managed to exercise. Even when I had a stress fracture in … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #48: First Quarter Fitness Test

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Thistle

Alright. It’s time. My goal was to test my strength quarterly, using a specific test that I’ve done a half-dozen times since 2013. So on Sunday, I got down to business, and here are the results. (Spoiler – I improved … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #47: April Challenge

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Thistle

As far as food and fitness challenges go for me, February and March were a bust. I didn’t even bother to make challenges for March. There was just too much going on between vacation, two medicine changes, a major health … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #46: Square One(ish)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Thistle

Coming home has been interesting. The two weeks away helped to bring forward a number of new revelations. First, I noticed just how much more active I was in Texas than I am at home. I’m much more sedentary here. … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday #45: Nimi

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Thistle

February hasn’t gone well in Mandaland. I had the one, brief spurt of energy on the second, and tried to keep up the momentum, but some health issues got the better of me. I’m in the process of working with … Continue reading →

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