Easy Change

Recently, the unexpected happened. One of the cars broke and started to feel like it was going to completely break down somewhere on the side of the road when there was no one around to help. Personally, I am not a huge fan of living with stress. In fact, I'm nearly 100% convinced that this is the cause of many health problems. So, when I can avoid the stress, I do. In this case, having a car that was unreliable and just waiting for a final breakdown was not appealing to me. So, after deciding on a car and what we thought would be a reduction in sticker price and trade-in, we went and found the car dealership closest to where we live, walked in, test drove, and finally bought a car. In short, we did it in a single trip, single transaction. Fortunately, we were able to afford it and had good credit. Other people are not so lucky. The big lesson learned is to not wait until the last minute. The car had already started showing signs of getting worn down and needing repairs. A repair b...

One of the most basic things that I've realized this past month is related to health. For the past few weeks, I've been busy but have been unable to do something that has become so much a part of my life that I really miss it. And it has become second nature to me. The thing I'm missing is exercise. Since I usually arrive home late from work, I find that there can be some pent up stress associated with work and also with my commute. After starting an exercise regimen, I found that my stress was under control. I started slow, and I followed up with my doctor to make sure that I was really doing the right thing. After about two years of exercising, I've never had a bad experience in terms of a serious injury. Then, about two weeks ago, I was afraid that had changed. After what seemed like a normal exercise routine, I must have pushed too hard. The next day I was showing signs of pain. I can't say that it was not completely unexpected. I didn't spend enough time wa...