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Where I’ve Started

Okay, it might be cheating, but I started my healthy lifestyle early—on November 28th to be exact. It may have been a bit early, but I felt like I wanted to start and I wasn’t about to postpone that feeling and try to put it on hold for a better date.

Still, I recorded daily how it was going so that you didn’t have to miss out on a thing in this thrilling detail of my exercise and eating regime. It’s probably important to know where I started from—my weight, measurements, etc. Perhaps I’ll be brave enough to post them tomorrow.

Where I’ve StartedMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:02:55-04:00

How Time Flies

Time certainly goes by quickly. Last week Matt and I were just talking about how this time last year we were hiking the Inca Trail in Peru. The altitude made us feel sick as dogs, but we had a wonderful trip anyway.

It’s funny the little tricks time can play on you. A couple of years ago Matt and I went to Tennessee. That feels like it could have been yesterday, but our trip to Peru feels like it was an eternity ago–not just last year.

No matter what perspective we have on how time passes, everyone seems to agree it moves faster and faster every year. So take a little advantage of your time. This weekend make sure you have time for a little fun, or adventure, or something that really makes you feel like you are thoroughly enjoying your time.

How Time FliesMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:04-04:00

Monday Monday

Mondays can be hard. Getting up (especially in the dark) and heading back to work after a great or busy weekend isn’t easy. I really like my job and it’s not easy. Sometimes you just want the freedom to have flexibility and fun without any restrictions. So no matter how much you love your job, having a longer weekend never hurts.

That being said, I woke up this morning excited because there were classes and parts of my job that I was looking forward to. It made Monday a lot better. And so I began thinking, Monday would be a lot easier to handle if I made sure there was at least one thing a little different about my week to ensure that I’m kept on my toes and am looking forward to something new. Maybe it’s showing a client a new exercise. Maybe it’s a whole new class. Maybe it’s training with another elder (or trying pole dancing with some of our other instructors).

It doesn’t just work for Pilates […]

Monday MondayMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:05-04:00

Halloween Fun Comes Cheap

This weekend was a perfect fall weekend and Matt and I took full advantage. We bought some pumpkins and carved them. I’ve done pumpkins since I was a kid, but I certainly don’t do them every year, which is too bad because it was so much fun.

Plus, now that our jack o’ lanterns are hanging out on our front step, the house looks a little more alive, and I feel a little more in the spirit of a Halloween. Whatever we do that brings us joy is good for the mind and body. So if you’d enjoy carving pumpkins this year, I really recommend trying to make time for it. Not to mention, it’s such cheap fun. We got three perfect pumpkins at Bob’s on the Berlin Turnpike in Wethersfield for $18.

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Now, if only I can figure […]

Halloween Fun Comes CheapMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:06-04:00

Officially Retired

My mom is officially retired. I say officially because she spent the past 30+ years teaching English (mostly to eighth graders in Griswold, Connecticut). It’s being a teacher that makes it hard to determine her “official” retirement date.

First she was officially retired at the end of last school year, but since she typically has the summer off from school that didn’t really count or feel any different. Then there was the official retirement when her former colleagues had to start meeting informally again for the school year. Then her former colleagues went back to work and then the students returned from summer vacation. That is the day my mom sat outside in the driveway in a lawn chair with a sign that said: “Just Retired.” I cannot think of another official date that may come up that will finalize her retirement more that the kids going back to school.

So now it is just time to enjoy. To my mom (and anyone else who has happened to retire recently). Do enjoy it. Life is short; you’ve […]

Officially RetiredMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:09-04:00