I make lists, mostly for short-term daily goals, but also for long term goals. For most of us, lifetime goals are organized into a “bucket list,” while annual goals mapped out on January 1st and updated quarterly are sometimes labeled “resolutions.” My daily to-do list includes key tasks, phone calls, emails, exercise and one or […]
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Here’s What You Should Know About Alcohol and the COVID Vaccine
If you’re planning to get vaccinated for COVID-19, it might be a good idea to lay off the booze for a few days before or after each shot. That’s the advice coming from experts worldwide who, like the World Health Organization, have noted that alcohol, especially in large amounts can negatively impact the immune system. […]
What’s “Normal” vs “Problem” Drinking?
After my blog post espousing the virtues of “Dry January,” a few of you asked why you should give up alcohol at all if it isn’t really a problem for you. In other words, why is this even a thing? Others asked what constitutes “problem drinking.” According to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, moderate alcohol […]
Dry January 2021 – Can You Stop Drinking Alcohol for a Month?
A fair amount of my friends and colleagues are in recovery and don’t drink alcohol at all. Some of my friends are triathletes and drink only occasionally in order to maximize their training time. Other folks I know probably drink fairly regularly and upped their game around the holidays and certainly during COVID. Several studies […]
#GivingTuesday: What To Ask Charities
It’s counterintuitive to ask folks who have just maxed out their credit cards on Black Friday and Cyber Monday to spend even more, but if Giving Tuesday 2020 is anything like last year’s 24-hour grassroots campaign, Americans will come through: Last year, they donated more than $500 million to local and national charities. Giving Tuesday […]
Runners Run, Bloggers Blog
In his latest book, The Practice: Shipping Creative Work, bestselling author Seth Godin includes a quote from sculptor Elizabeth King that reads, “process saves us from the poverty of our intentions.” Godin – a thinker, writer and teacher explained the quote this way on Tim Ferriss’ podcast, “Tomorrow morning when you wake up. You probably […]
Moms Don’t Need Self Care, They Need More Child Care
Warm bubble baths, dreamy meditation apps and heart-pounding exercise routines are among the self-care techniques mental-health experts recommend to folks feeling anxious, stressed and depressed as they navigate a global pandemic that’s killed 225,000 Americans. For overwhelmed parents forced to choose between their kids, their jobs and their own wellbeing, we’ve lowered the bar even […]
Back-To-School(ish) in 2020
Returning to school is always stressful for kids, parents and school personnel, but the first month of the 180-day journey this Fall, was a novel experience to say the least. Reporting to re-configured plexiglass classrooms left kids disoriented and left everyone else wondering whether kindergarteners and high school students alike would be able to adhere […]