Those of you that know me personally or have read my “about” page on this site know that my husband and I share a Martini every Friday afternoon wherever in the world we find ourselves. If we are in the company of others, we will invite them to join us in this weekly tradition. Some […]
Tag Archives: Fitness
I had lots of things I wanted to do when I retired 12 years ago. Principal among them was travel. My husband and I had camped, hiked, and even backpacked quite a bit when our kids were growing up. Most of our trips were in within a couple of days travel of our home in […]
This morning at the fitness center as I was making my regular transition from the core strength/free weights area to the circuit machines, I passed by the two racquetball courts on the top floor of the facility. Nothing unusual about that as I have a pretty regular routine that I follow during my Monday, Wednesday […]
Today is the last day of my 59th year. Tomorrow I will celebrate my 60th birthday. I’ll get up early and go to the Student Fitness Center with my husband for our regular 3x a week 90 minute workout followed by a semi annual visit to the dentist for our teeth cleaning and check-up. We’ll […]
In my last post I talked about how entering retirement debt free was probably the best pre-retirement decision I made. Or more accurately, the best decision my husband and I made together. But after we both retired and settled in Maine near the state’s flagship university, we made what just might be our best post-retirement […]
Several years ago I was visiting my daughter at her off-campus apartment in Orono near the University of Maine. She left for an afternoon class and I was passing the time reading a book on the coach in her living room when all of a sudden I heard a loud noise. Two well-built young […]
My husband and I have made it part of our weekly routine to work-out three times a week at the new Student Recreation and Fitness Center at the university since it opened 5 years ago. We do both cardio and weights each time we go, though we use different machines and areas in the sprawling gym. For […]