Avid – diva’s Blog (used to be fitafter40)

I just saw a commercial for something called online bullying, something about talking trash on the internet because it is anonymous and people not having the balls to say it to your face.
I have been bullied all my life. When I was in middle school, the coolest kid in [...]

Today I decided to start a new routine. Although I am exercising a minimum of one hour a day, three days a week, I decided that was not enough. I have been paying for a membership to a health and exercise site for months, seems logical that I should actually try to work [...]

For the last couple of weeks, I have been pondering what the really important things are in life. I have been so obsessed with my weight that I have not counted all the blessings that I do have. I am the mother of the most beautiful, talented and intelligent person I know. [...]

I need to take this seriously if I want to succeed. And in order to succeed I need to remember why I started this to begin with. The motivation: a six week trip to Italy in the summer of 2009. My goals for the next 12 months are simple: [...]

This week I did not play tennis. I walked one day this week, so far. I did my arm exercise routine once this week. I live in a town that is going through some Water Company restructuring, which means that the water supply has been limited. It [...]

Last week I hurt my left wrist. Not a good thing when you are left handed. I had to stop playing tennis and I have a hard time driving, writing or anything else. But I needed to keep doing what I love, so here I am.
Challenges are there [...]