REAL Jul 24-29

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walks 10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Tue: Walk 35 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Wed: Walk 15/1030/15/20/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Thu: Walk 30/25 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10/10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Sat: Walk 20/25/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5   

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Staci Stallings' books and new YouTube channel

~ Blessed rain!

~ Pleasant efficient A/C techs

~ Delicious food

~ God's grace  

Brain Dump

 We dealt with heat advisories for a few weeks. I long ago learned to check up on heat exhaustion and heat stroke, what they are, how they happen, and what to do to treat them. Stay hydrated. Did you know that fans increase dehydration? Me neither. So do alcohol and caffeine. Stay indoors. Keep the thermostat no higher than 78. Then comes along the news stations advising that to lower your electric bill to turn the thermostat up to 80 or higher. And people wonder why so many of us disdain the news media. They practice no common sense, the only logical conclusion, unless they're really out to do harm.

All or Nothing Day

Celebrate with a story: 

All or Nothing

The tenth novella in the series.

Welcome back to Holiday, USA, small town America, where nothing happens, except holidays... and a little romance, if the hero and heroine trust God.

Secrets? Angela Goodrich owns a few. Moving to Holiday is her dream come true. As Holiday Sweets' new manager, she wants a fresh start even as she wants to share the truth of who she is. Will she still be welcomed?

Anger issues? Caleb Bronson denies it despite the fact he'd like to throttle his EMT partner's new fiancé for wronging his sister. What does it matter if his anger is dominating his life and spills over on the attractive and newest resident of Holiday?

The truth will set you free, if you're willing to endure the discomfort of letting go of the lies. God knows the pain hidden in the soul anyway...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N7MZC9M/ref=sr_1_1

If you prefer paperback, Holiday, USA Anthology 2016-17

All four novellas, 9-12, are available in their entirety in paperback, including the covers on the back, for those who enjoy collecting a series.

http://a.co/5ETTtmt

REAL Jul 17-22

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walks 10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Tue: Walk 30/25 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Wed: Walk 10/15/20/15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Thu: Walk 35 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Sat: Walk 45/20/10 min PT 0-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5   

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Reliable air conditioning keeping the house livable during the summer

~ Fan helps me sleep at night

~ Visiting with a dear friend

~ Favorite books by favorite authors

~ God's grace  

All or Nothing Day is coming.

 

TBR 2023

81. To Love a Hero (A Wild Oak Romance series Book 2) by Justine Davis romance. 

82. The Hero Next Door (A Wild Oak Romance series Book 3) by Justine Davis romance. 

83. The Billionaire of Dragon Hill (A Wild Oak Romance series Book 4) by Justine Davis romance. 

84. To Love a Child (A Wild Oak Romance series Book 5) by Justine Davis romance. I love the Wild Oak Bunch; what an honor it would be to be counted among their number. There are some fictional places you find yourself wishing you could visit and even live; Wild Oak is such a place for me. 

85. Teagan: Cowboy Strong (The Kavanagh Brothers series Book 1) by Kathleen Ball Christian Historical Western romance.

REAL Jul 10-15

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walks 10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Tue: Walk 40 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Wed: Walk 10/15/30/15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Thu: Walk 55 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Sat: Walk 50 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5   

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Air conditioning 

~ Eating healthier

~ Running water

~ Good books

~ God's grace 

Brain Dump

A food charity commercial blamed the shortage of food on disease, climate, and catastrophes. I couldn't help but notice they failed to blame the real culprit: wicked men/women, who think they're smarter than God and entitled to decide who lives and who dies, who use governments around the world to exercise their unrighteous power over those they believe lower than them. Elites who think animals and the earth are worth more than people. Elites who think too many people inhabit this earth but are unwilling to take themselves out of the picture; no, they believe those less worthy should be eliminated. They're wrong. The good news? God created enough and to spare. However, we are given a choice: Do we follow flawed men? Or do we follow a perfect God? The choice is ours.

TBR 2023

76. Chances Are (Book 1) by Traci Hunter Abramson romance.

77. Chance for Home (Book 2) by Traci Hunter Abramson romance. 

78. A Change of Fortune by Traci Hunter Abramson romance. Stand Alone, the only book by Traci that truly is a stand alone. All the others have overlapping characters, even if only briefly. Some of us call those book Easter Eggs. This book changed my perspective on how I need to handle my money, little though it is. God blessed me with enough to meet my needs, and I need to use it wisely.

79. Dark Roads by Justine Davis fiction. A story of two brothers and their journey. Justine Davis writes character driven stories, and though she usually writes romance/suspense romance, this one is focused more on the relationship between the brothers and those related to them and associated with them. For those who don't like any profanity, this book is not for you; I'd rate it at a PG-13, not quite R, because of the language and themes, mostly implied. Justine Davis stories give me an opportunity for some introspection and thinking about how I want to be a better person, more like some of her characters. It was a satisfying read for me. I have several lines I starred; yes, I bought the book in paperback. Worth it to me.

80. Stacy's Horses (A Wild Oak Romance series Book 1) by Justine Davis romance. It was the tease at the end of Dark Roads. I couldn't resist reading it again. Still makes me laugh and cry. Still love it.

REAL Jul 3-8

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walks 15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Tue: Walk 35/10/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Wed: Walk 10/30/10/10/15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Thu: Walk 30/10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Sat: Walk 25 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5  

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Air conditioning and fans

~ Liberty and freedom

~ Favorite books

~ Good food and friends

~ God's grace 

Brain Dump

I listened to an ad for a migraine medication and was gobsmacked when it bragged about how a 3-month study showed improvement in symptoms. THREE months? What happened to the one-year, 3-year, 5-year, 10-year studies? I can change a lot of things for three months and see an improvement. I've been on a number of medications that worked for several months and even a few years, but then stopped working. Of those medications, one of them left my teeth permanently yellow. Yeah, I don't remember being told about that possible side effect. If I could go back, I would never recommend that medication, which also built an intolerance to an entire family of antibiotics. Needless-to-say, I'm careful about what I take now, not to mention limited, and read the labels of possible side effects. It's vital to be one's own advocate.

TBR 2023

71. In Harm's Way (Guardian series Book 5) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance.

72. Redemption (Saint Squad series Book 11) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. This is a follow up to Lockdown. You don't have to read Lockdown first, but it gives more background.

73. Not Dead Yet (Guardian series Book 6) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance.

74. Secrets of St. Augustine (Novella in Sinister Secrets) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. Character from Undercurrents, Spotlight, Obsession, etc.

75. Covert Ops (Saint Squad series Book 12) by Traci Hunter Abramson suspense romance. The newest in the Saint Squad series. What a wild ride. Beloved characters, gripping story, answered questions, and though it could end the series, rumor has it another book may be in the making. 

Happy Independence Day!

 

REAL Jun 26 - Jul 1

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Mon: Walks 15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Tue: Walk 35 min PT 1-lb x2 UB x2 FL x5

Wed: Walk 10/10/30/15 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Thu: Walk 20/15/20/15/20/10/10 min PT 1-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Fri: Walk 10 min PT 0-lb x1 UB x1 FL x5

Sat: Walk 25/15/20 min PT 1-lb x3 UB x3 FL x5 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Air conditioning and fans

~ Seeing a pair of quail with two little ones

~ Rise Up and Kneaders yummy food

~ Time with friends

~ God's grace