Health

The arrival of a new year often makes people feel uncomfortable. This is when the rapid passing of time becomes the most apparent and the uncertainty of the future somewhat unsettling. At least that’s the way it feels for me. It’s the way I’ve been since I was thirteen, and we were entering a new…

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If so, how often do you achieve those resolutions or even remember at year’s end what they were? Here are seven tips to help you set your New Year’s resolutions and also set yourself up for success in achieving them. 1. Take stock of the previous year. What goals had you…

Hello! Thanks for visiting my 100 Happy Days 76-100. For an overview of this project, click here. <–Days 1-25    <–Days 26-50     <–Days 51-75 Well, I’ve completed the 100 Happy Days Challenge. What has this experiment done for me? Has it made me a happier person? I know that posting at least one happy thing every day has forced…

Hello! Thanks for visiting my 100 Happy Days 51-75. For an overview of this project, click here. <–Days 1-25       <–Days 26-50       Days 76-100–>  Days 76-100–>

I first met Chris Dubbs in 2005, when I left my job as grant writer at Gannon University for another position. Chris was my replacement, and over lunch one day, I shared as much as I could with him about the grant-writing landscape at Gannon. So when I recently saw a notice about his latest book, America’s U-Boats:…

Hello! Thanks for visiting my 100 Happy Days 26-50 gallery. For an overview of this project, click here. <–Days 1-25        Days 51-75–>       Days 76-100–>

What’s this happiness thing all about? Well, one recent, late-summer evening, I was searching for positive or useful content to Tweet (@annsilverthorn), and as you know, finding positive news can be quite a challenge. So, I Googled the word, “happy,” and found numerous results related to Pharrell’s catchy tune, which I love, but found on page…

Here are days 1-25 from my 100 Happy Days project! Days 26-50 Days 51-75 Days 76-100 Comments on “100 Happy Days (1-25)”

Well, well, well. Walmart is entering the organic market and aims to drive down prices to make healthier food available to low-income folks (like its employees). I say, “Bravo!” This move is giving me warm fuzzies. Anyone who knows me is aware of my one-person boycott against Walmart and Sam’s Club, due to their inappropriate…

Success! We completed our Erie County Recreational Passport from the Let’s Move Outside! project by walking the Perry 200 Commemoration Trail on a sunny, Sunday afternoon.in late September. As we started out at the trailhead on Dobbins Landing, families with small children, a few casual fishermen, and even a wedding party were enjoying the Presque Isle bayfront. After our two Cairn…