Exercise: Motivation to Begin

Getting back to daily exercise after a 6 month rest following an abdominal myomectomy. This is a clip of me – fresh from my workout – explaining what is motivating me. Please let me know your fitness goals and tell me what is motivating you to achieve them!

Transition

As we drove home to Goshogawara from Misawa last night, a two hours trip in pouring rain on dark mountain roads, I looked over at Tom, who was at the wheel of our rented silver Honda minivan, and felt overwhelmed by happiness and love for him. It is so wonderful to finally be together as …

Today’s the Day

In my safe where I keep the documents for this sort of thing, I found something to be read at my funeral someday – which I had written after the unexpected death of Tom’s Aunt. I was comforted to see that five years later, I wouldn’t change a thing.

RE: A different kind of writer’s block

9/24 Update: Surgery date is set for October 21 9/12 Update: Myomectomy (and uterine reconstructive surgery) instead of hysterectomy!! While the short-term recovery for the abdominal incision will be the same, there will potentially be less long-term health issues, as it is not as harsh on one’s body. Met with Dr. Glassner at Mainline Fertility. …