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This Is No Time To Hibernate Or Vegetate

How about starting quality time activities?

Bill Kalmar
Thu, 01/21/2010 - 05:00
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Most of us, I suspect are familiar with the phrase, “Dog Days of Summer,” meaning the hottest, most sultry days of summer, typically early July through early September.  Sometimes the time frame is defined as a dull lack of progress.

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To the best of my knowledge, there is not a similar event in winter but maybe there should be. In that regard, let’s call it the “Woeful Weeks of Winter.” In my mind it is the time after the holidays when we struggle to recover from all the party and dinner activities as we await the arrival of our bills. At the workplace we attempt to acclimate ourselves to the daily grind after days or perhaps weeks of downtime. The weather is blustery and many of us opt for just staying indoors watching TV or occupying ourselves on the Internet. A certain amount of “indoor grazing” also takes place with the resultant weight gain. It has become a time to hibernate or vegetate. But unless your name is Yogi Bear, hibernation should not be a part of your lifestyle—there are many activities you can do either at work or at home. Here are just a couple:

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Submitted by Sandra Gauvin on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 08:40

Where's the Pictures?

Bill, I expected to see at least one picture of you modeling your mismatched socks and Speedo....it's still not too late!

Sandra Gauvin
http://CurrentQuality.com.

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Submitted by Tami Freed on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 08:20

Enjoy your wit

I enjoy your column and look forward to reading it each month! Good luck on the 10 lbs - a good challenge for all of us to do. Hope the sock drawer is organized and go ahead an enjoy the guacamole! Avocado is a good fat for us and you can dip lowfat/baked chips - but only 10 - ha ha!!

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