This blog will help you towards healthier lifestyle choices!

I owned a State Approved K-6 for over 20 years and when it closed, I was devastated. However, I decided to make lemonade out of lemons and so I thought: I went to school for 40 years (one class at a time) and I have a PhD, I'll just look for a better job.



And, I did.....look that is, the "finding" part eluded me. I was 60 years old, never got sick and could outwork almost anyone half my age but, as I was looking for a job, it was NOT looking for me!



In the first two years after my school's closure, I applied for over 450 jobs (everything from Starbucks, to Admin Assistant to jewelry sales) and had no luck.



Finally a friend asked why I was counting the jobs and I realized I was focusing on what was NOT happening instead of what might happen so I quit counting, but not applying.



In order to survive, I sold my house and lived off the proceeds while I continued applying. I lived extremely frugally because I knew that the money would not last forever.



Over the years, I have continued to live frugally and apply for jobs. However, there truly is ageism in America today and I have been unsuccessful in getting a "real" job.



What I have been successful at is cobbling together a life by working at my many part time jobs! Currently, I have 2 jobs each day (subbing in the Auburn School District and tutoring at Sylvan Learning Centers). And I do other jobs occasionally such as Real Estate Broker, Author, and Editor.



Because I am a Health Coach, my passion is helping people be healthier.
Over the years, I've learned much about how to be healthy even if I wasn't wealthy so I decided to share my expertise with you! I will bring you tips, recipes, and many ideas on how to choose a healthy lifestyle, even if you are eating out of the local Food Bank and/or don't have much money to pay for gym memberships!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Chili Project!

Originally posted 10-24 after I made the chili.

The Chili Project!

The chili was wonderful!  It took a while to cook and drain the beans 3 times.  While they were cooking, I put together the other ingredients and put them into my crockpot. When the beans were finished, I added them and then put them into the crockpot.  Since they were now ready except for blending the flavors, I went for a walk.  Probably not the wisest thing I've ever done because, since the car accident in July, my hips don't work correctly and I was really sore after the walk.  But, it felt good to be outside and I appreciated the walk.  And, there was no rain so that was special too.  When I got home, I ate some chili.  YUM! Actually, it was so good that I didn't add bread or even a salad, I just ate the chili.  Lots of protein from the beans, and the tomatoes provided the licopene.
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