Posted by: brookeyool on: June 5, 2011
After yesterday’s drive-by post, I’m slowing things down a bit today. Especially since… TOMORROW is the first birthday of the blog! (No, I don’t like that “blogiversary” word. Birthdays are more fun!) I love giving gifts to others… so as my treat to you, the readers, here’s a collection of some of my favorite YCGF [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: June 2, 2011
Hey, folks! First, an update on me: I’ve had two physical therapy sessions post-hip surgery (surgery date: 28 Feb) and I’ve made incredible improvement! I’m doing one leg balancing, a bit of one-legged squatting, walking lunges–all sorts of stuff that I couldn’t dream of doing two weeks ago! I’m thrilled! (This will definitely help my [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: May 25, 2011
So, I’m setting a Big, Audacious Goal for myself. A year ago, I woulda thunk this was nothing. But things happen (and I’m not just talkin’ ’bout “hey, I felt like coming home from work and watching Jersey Shore and eating pork rinds for months on end” things…) that we can’t control, and we have [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: April 26, 2011
At the risk of sounding like a weight-loss infomercial… This was me in 1989: Now, there were a bunch of ups and downs that got me here, but this was me, working with a client in early 2010: This was a story I documented in a guest post on Susan’s blog last year, but why [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: January 12, 2011
I loved this quote from the January 2011 SELF magazine. I aim to live my life this way, and I hope that you all will, too. It’s overstated, but life is not a dress rehearsal… Be Fearless If you make only one resolution this year, let it be to live boldly. You control the moment: [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: January 4, 2011
This time, I mean it literally! Many of us live in locations which will be lightly or heavily blanketed in snow and ice in the coming months. How many times have you stepped outside, only to find yourself slipping and sliding, trying to regain control? It’s these times that we’re grateful for our sense of [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: December 5, 2010
Hey, all! The sun’s been shining here north of Seattle, giving us some glorious cool winter crispness. Hope you’ve been enjoying the weather where you are! I spent Saturday afternoon with a group of fellow singers from the Acappella Joy Chorus caroling at a local mall. We were well-received (and even had our picture taken [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: October 26, 2010
Of course you can! A 5K is only 3.1 miles, and that’s a great goal for anyone who’s just getting their feet wet in exercising, or someone who’s been running/walking for a while and wants to test their abilities. Thanksgiving weekend is just over 5 weeks away, which gives you plenty of time to build [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 28, 2010
I am in love with Joe. Perhaps you are, too. It’s all right; I’m willing to share him. He is dark and liquid, and perhaps you take him with cream and sugar. All I know is that he really gets my mornings (and afternoons… and evenings…) jump-started. And the best thing about Joe – or [...]
Posted by: brookeyool on: September 19, 2010
Do you do the same exercise day-in, day-out? Don’t get cross, cross-train! Doing different forms of exercise is good for the brain and the body. We get in ruts, right? Get out of bed, put on running clothes, go for morning run. What if you joined a gym at one point and did something different, [...]
