Entries by Kim

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Do you want to eat healthy but are put off by the higher prices of healthy food? It is true that calorie for calorie, unhealthy food is cheaper, but only in the short run.  That food will eventually take its toll on your health, resulting in medical bills. The smart decision is to figure out […]

Pineapple Salsa

  Ingredients: 2 cups diced fresh pineapple 1 cup diced red pepper 1/2 cup chopped cilantro 1/4 cup finely chopped red onion 3 tablespoons finely chopped jalapeno pepper, stemmed and seeded 1 clove garlic, minced Juice of 1 large lime Salt, to taste Directions: In a medium bowl, combine pineapple, red pepper, cilantro, red onion, […]

Fill the Air in Your Bike Tires Regularly

So I bought a bike yesterday, and the gentleman who owned the bike shop was very helpful. Before he even showed me any bikes, he asked me a lot of questions, which prompted me to ask him this, “How long can I expect my bike to last? I mean, the more I maintain it, just […]

“Will changing your body make you happy?”

When you look in the mirror at your naked body, what do you see? Do you first see the things you love about your body or do you first see what you don’t like? Most of the women I talk to tell me that they first look at what they don’t like. Many then tell […]

“Where there is no struggle, there is no progress”

If you want your body to stay the same, keep doing what you’re doing. On the other hand, if you want your body to change for the better, it must be overloaded, stressed, and pushed to its limit. In this way alone, the body becomes fit and strong. It’s the same way with our lives. […]

“What is ‘beauty’?”

Do you know that magazines ads will show you a 60 year old woman and make her look like she’s 40 by putting a gob of make-up on her and photo-shopping any other “imperfections?” How does this make a naturally aging 60-year old woman feel? Not great. In fact, it often makes her feel old, […]

Love, Death, Power, Time

January is a special month. It’s the time of year when we are in a transition from the past into the future, so to speak. We just finished the end of the year in which we reflect on any celebrations and victories we may have had, as well as any challenges and setbacks we endured. […]

Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” – Chinese proverb When a toddler is learning how to walk, falling is inevitable. When a toddler falls, do we stand there and watch them lie on the ground? Usually not. Instead, we pick them up. When we pick them up, do we then sit them down or do […]