Vietnam, Heroin, and Habits

Until recently I had never heard the story of heroin addiction with service members in Vietnam. I learned about it from James Clear's book "Atomic Habits". Two politicians visited Vietnam to see the troops and learned that there was rampant heroin use going on. An...
I’ll be your huckleberry

I’ll be your huckleberry

For the past several weeks I've been walking around looking like Doc Holliday in Tombstone. Red, tuberculosis looking eyes that were really itchy. I just figured it was my allergies messing with me again. But I started thinking it must be something I was doing every...
Self Care Checklist

Self Care Checklist

I shared a Self Care Checklist on Facebook last week and it seemed to hit a nerve with a lot of people. So I thought this might be able to help you. We are all so busy that we neglect the most important person in our lives, ourselves. Here it is:-Get 7-8 hours...
5 Steps To Better Sleep

5 Steps To Better Sleep

We all know that sleep is important, but how many of us are taking steps to get more and better quality sleep? Since my schedule doesn't always allow for more quantity of sleep, I am always looking for ways to increase the quality of my sleep.  Here they are in a...
Getting rid of sore muscles

Getting rid of sore muscles

A Common Go-To Solution One of the worst parts of exercising can be when you are so sore it makes you miserable. There are a few ways to help speed up the healing of these sore muscles, as well as prevent a lot of it as well.  I put together a short video discussing a...
The time I got the Man Mange in Ireland

The time I got the Man Mange in Ireland

I moved to Ireland when I was 21 to work in a pub for the summer. The last two weeks I was over there, my older brother Tony came over and we traveled along the coast of Ireland. Our only guide was one of those Fodor's travel books. Kids don't know the struggle! We...