Category: Goals

Quotidian Delights

Q-Weeks remind me of one of my favorite Q-words: Quotidian. I learned of the word, “Quotidian” when reading “The Book of Awesome.” The book described “quotidian” or “every-day” delights in such a way that the reader is ‘Q’d into the fact that we are surrounded by awesome, ordinary experiences and things every day!

In my Quest to celebrate Q’s during Q-Weeks, I Quiver in delight at Quotidian Q-encounters.

I made Quiche and Quinoa to share with my ‘Q’t visitor, Bill. I wish I’d thought to make a charQterie board.

Bill encountered a random Q-siting while Quietly doing Quiz Questions in Spanish with Babel. With his Quick wit and intelligence, he’s Quickly gaining high-Quality results!

Quintessential Colorado

Since Bill is visiting from Florida, I wanted to show him some of my favorite sites in Colorado – He was never Querulous even when I was Queer or Quirky.

Some of the highlights in’Q’ded a concert at Red Rocks. (Admittedly, that might have been a better R-Weeks Quest.) We also went to ChautauQua, Pearl Street, and Garden of the Gods. These all Qualify as Q-Weeks Quests because they are Quintessential Colorado.

Our Quads got a good workout and we didn’t have any pe’Q’niary issues, so without Question, it was a Quality Quest.

Quotes

The Queen of Quotes on the Carpe Diem Connections Facebook group is Heidi McLain.

Heidi posts Quips and Quotidian Quotes even when it’s not Q-Weeks!

During Q-Weeks, I Questioned the others about their own Quips and Quotes.

As always, I appreciate the Quantity and Quality of the participation of the members. They have such creative mental a’Q’ity!

I’m not sure if I’ve reached my Quota of Q’s on this post, but I’d say it’s time to Quit! I’m Ready for R-Weeks!

Parties

My P-Weeks Post is Past due! I’ve been Preoccupied, Partying with my Minnesota-based Playful Pals. Picnics are only Part of the Pleasantries. I’ve been Partaking in this annual Palooza since 2016. The best Part, of course, are the People. Patient or Playfully Persnickety, each Personality blends to create the Perfect Party.

P-Weeks were also the Perfect time to take a swim in the Public Pool. I’ve been Pounding the Pavement and Persevering through the Painful strength-training workouts, so a Pool Party for one Provided Precious relief.

Positive Politics

Any People-Pleaser will tell you Politics is not a Particularly Popular Prompt Pick. This is the first time I’m volunteering for a camPaign. Personally, I don’t like to Preach about Politics, but this year, I’m Promoting Positive Politics, which is much more Prevalent in the Harris/Walz campaign.

I see Potential that wasn’t Possible before and I’m Proud to be Putting Productive efforts in Place for this Positive Pick. From a Practical Perspective, I’ve been Putting volunteer efforts into Positive Posts and it’s been Paying off. Harris/Walz are Pulling ahead, Primarily due to my Persistence, according to Political Pundits.

By the way, I’ve always considered the word, “Weird” more Positive than Pejorative, but it does seem to be Plaguing Trump. His Pity Parties are no longer Popular as his support Plummets to new lows.

Positivity

Positivity is not just a Psychological benefit in Politics, but in all communication. I’m Proud of the Positive Participation that is shared in my Carpe Diem Connections Facebook group.

From the sharing of Pretty Pictures to the Playful Participation in Promoting the letter P, Ronald Richard Garcia’s Performance Procures the Prize!

As we Part ways with P-Weeks, Please continue to Practice Patience, Pray for Peace, and Persevere through Painful Pontification from Pompous Politicians.

For the past two weeks, I have been on a high, thanks to Kamala Harris joining the Presidential Race.

Trump’s Lack of Leadership

Ever since Donald Trump has been on the scene, I’ve been horrified. As a leader myself and someone who has taught leadership classes, Donald Trump continually exemplifies what NOT to do!

His followers appear to be more interested in his money and power than his integrity.

His lies, racism, disrespect, arrogance, cruelty, and abuse of power are so blatant and appear to be what attracts his base. For the four years that Trump was President, I was embarrassed to be an American.

Now we’ve seen him incite an insurrection and call for the hanging of his own Vice President. We’ve seen him become even more enamored with his own power. We see him ready to support Project 2025 which would send our country back 50 years.

Kamala Harris: A Strong Leader

Kamala Harris is the exact opposite of Donald Trump. She’s charismatic, intelligent, classy, determined, positive and knows how to get things done! What a welcome, joyful politician!

I’m not a Democrat, but a Centrist. I’m even right of center on the question of abortion. Although I don’t believe in abortion for myself, I agree with Harris that such a decision is not one the government should make for me or any woman.

Extremism on either side turns me off. Donald Trump and JD Vance are so extreme they’re not even on the map! Giving Trump power would be reckless and dangerous.

Trump’s argument against Harris includes ridiculous insults about her intelligence and qualifications. Well, we’ve all seen her in action. We’ve seen her raise more money and gain more volunteers in her first week than any other Presidential candidate in history.

Get Involved!

I’ve been involved in a variety of volunteer efforts for the Harris campaign since she announced her candidacy. Everything is so organized! I just finished a two-part training on helping with social media content. This is my first blog post on the subject, but I hope to have a weekly post (probably on LinkedIn) where I welcome discussion.

There are also plenty of events sprouting up organically and otherwise. I found out about an Elders for Kamala Zoom Call by Third Act that’s tomorrow evening.

I also signed up with Voter Protection to help people by answering questions about early voting or registering to vote in their state. I’m hoping to go to one of the battleground states (North Carolina or Arizona) to actually help at the polls.

It’s so empowering to jump on this band-wagon! This is the first time I’ve ever been so excited about a Presidential candidate. I hope you’ll join me in discussions and volunteer efforts. Let’s Win This!

Discussion Question

Do you agree with me that Donald Trump epitomizes poor leadership? If so, why does he have so many followers?

If you’ve heard overcoming osteoporosis is impossible, read on.

The Fears of Osteoporosis

“Prepare yourself for a life of pain.”

Even though that’s not exactly what the doctor said, she implied it, telling me her grandmother, who had osteoporosis, had suffered terrible pain.

Osteoporosis, or low bone density, is known to be a degenerative disease that progresses with time. Osteoporosis often leads to fractures, which are painful. In particular, my lumbar spine was at high risk because I also have severe scoliosis – a curved lower spine, also degenerative.

That doctor advised me to take controversial medications for my osteoporosis, and when I told her I wanted to try natural remedies, she was very dismissive.

I got a second opinion from a much more positive (and professional) doctor. This doctor agreed that my bone density was a serious problem that needed to be monitored, but was open to trying natural remedies.

Using Algaecal to Overcome Osteoporosis

I researched my options and discovered AlgaeCal.

Though I once thought it would be impossible, my lumbar spine bone density T-score numbers went from -2.7 (Osteoporosis) to -0.9 (Normal) over 5 years. This result was without the use of any controversial pharmaceuticals.

Instead I used Algaecal’s Bone Booster Supplements, which includes plant-based calcium.

Lumbar Spine T-Score:

• 8/5/2020: -2.7
• 7/26/2021: -2.2
• 8/24/2022: -1.8
• 6/20/2023: -1.4
• 6/11/2024: -0.9

Everyone’s body is unique, so, of course, this solution may not be right for you. However, I certainly was amazed and excited by the results!

I’ll also note that on the initial year of using AlgaeCal, my lumber spine T-score actually went down. However, the T-scores of my hips improved, so I decided to stick with the supplements.

I was thrilled, that my lumbar spine (the area that I was most concerned about) improved to the point of no longer even being in the osteopenia (yellow flag) category. However, my left hip, while improved, is still in the osteopenia range.

OsteoStrong for Overcoming Osteoporosis

Another option that I tried for a few months was OsteoStrong, in Boulder, a specialized gym designed to build bone density. The coaches there were really helpful and I was really grateful that this modern-day option was available.

An OsteoStrong workout uses machines that are kind of like weight machines that you supply a load which your bones resist against. Once you pass a threshold, your body is actively building bone.

The OsteoStrong workout only takes about 10 minutes once a week. It was absolutely easier than a typical strength-building workout. Vibration plates are also available which help with building bone density.

Diet and Exercise for Bone Health

Of course, bone-friendly diet and bone-building exercise is one of the easiest, most natural things we can do to keep our bones healthy.

Since learning my spine was at high-risk for a fracture, I stopped running, but became obsessive about daily walking. I also became more educated about the foods that were best for building bones.

There are a great variety of resources out there to help. I’m so grateful that bone loss progression is no longer inevitable.

If you have osteopenia or osteoporosis, don’t despair! You, too, can reverse this prognosis! Check out AlgaeCal and OsteoStrong.

Note: For those who want to try AlgaeCal, if you order by phone and mention my name, we will both get discounts on our orders.