I’ve had asthma ever since I was little and grew out of the worst of it, but the only thing that really triggers it is cats and some breeds of dogs. Cats tend to bring it on more quickly and if I’m hanging out with someone who has a cat in the house, I have a thirty to forty-five minute window to get the hell out of…

The biggest challenge for me was getting into a regular routine. If I tried working out after work or the middle of the day on a weekend, I could always come up with an excuse not to do it. Too close to dinner time... gotta pick up stuff from the store... meeting friends or going straight home first and losing all…

Why make your kids eat food when you can sit back, avoid confrontation and give them milk and sugar?

My sister teaches 3rd grade and told me a few weeks ago that a bunch of her kids were giggling, “I’m going to put my bone in you.” to each other. They had no idea what it was and thought it was hilarious and kept sharing it with everyone. My sister had to step in and when they asked what it was, she told them to ask…

My grandmother would always tell me and other grandkids to keep active and don’t waste away in front of the TV or computer when we get old. She was so proud that she would find lots of things to do and work on and keep her mind sharp. Hell, she could bend down and touch her toes when she was 90 with no problems. My…

This hits home for me. Me and my other sibs have asthma, but my older brother was the only one that smoked. He got a collapsed lung while he was at work. At first he thought he was having an asthma attack, but the sharp pain was something he’d never experienced before and he managed to drive himself to the ER in all…

I really feel for the second guy, but the Doctor hit the nail on the head. Sex isn’t everything, but it’s so important in an relationship. Everyone’s libidos are different. Some people can go at it like rabbits all day long and some people are happy having it once in awhile. If you can’t meet each other at least half…

One thing I’ve noticed is that completely eliminating certain foods from your diet can trip you up really badly. I lost 25 pounds and got into the best shape of my life 5 years ago by making better food choices and running 4-5 times a week in the morning. I know going low carb is a god send for weight loss, but when I…

I’ve been together with my guy for 6 years and we didn’t really think about having kids until I started getting closer to 35 and he was pushing 40. While we both like kids, we love my nieces and nephews and our friend’s kids, but that’s where it stopped. It kind of boiled down to “Do we spend what’s left of our youth…

I sometimes pick up a few “Lenny & Larry’s Complete Cookies” once in awhile at Publix. Each package includes one HUGE cookie. It’s over 400 calories for the whole cookie and divided into 2 servings if you can stop yourself from eating the entire thing since they’re pretty damn tasty. A half of one is pretty filling.…

When I worked for a nature travel company we worked with tour guides from all the world. A few from Brazil came to visit the sister company in Alabama for a week and we got them hooked on peanut butter. One guy loved it so much we stopped by a local Costco and bought him an economy size jar of it to take back home. He…

Oh man, I’ve always wondered how often artificial heart valves fail. My fiancé has one after his aortic valve had a embolism due to a weakened tissue disorder he had no idea he had in his heart. It’s been almost a year and half since the surgery and those valves can last over 15 years before they need replacing, but…

I had a greyhound attack my dog while we were out on a walk. He was a leash with his owner when it happened. My dog is a smallish 10lb dog, was pretty old at the time and practically deaf and when we crossed paths the greyhound jumped and bit into my dog. When I tried to get into between them, the Greyhound turned on…

The best Skype meeting we ever did was when our boss was out of state boss for a few months and her 2 and 3 year-old kept bugging her for snacks. When she ignored them they accidentally locked themselves inside the room next door. We watched our boss scream and run around in a panic trying to explain to a 3 year-old…

Just because you’ve committed yourself to one person doesn’t mean your brain and fun bits no longer respond to someone other than them. You could be in greatest relationship in the world and you’ll still turn your head at someone who catches your eye.

I’ve been obsessed with Overdrive and I’ve downloaded a ton audiobooks over a course of a year. Granted the really popular ones can take up to 2 weeks to download, but there’s lots to choose from. Really beats checking out CDs and having to painstakingly transfer 20 discs into my music files. Great for travel and…

We had fleas in our apartment when I was in college and it took 6 - 10 weeks for those god damn things to finally die off, even after multiple flea bombings. Years later when a friend was rescuing a litter of stray kittens she found, her car got infested with fleas. I refused to ride with her until the problem was…

When my brother cheated on his girlfriend with another woman who was also cheating on her boyfriend, he was completely surprised when she cheated on him when they got married. Imagine that.

Exercise in the morning before work at 6:30am. It sucks getting up, even after 3 years of consistently doing it, but once I’m out the door and at the gym, its worth it. Luckily the gym is 10 minutes from work, so a 45 minute training session followed by a hot shower does wonders for the pre-work stress.

Trust is like a vase. Once it breaks you can put it back together, but it will never be the same again, as the old saying goes.