A couple things…. Kristina and I seem to get to the point in the day (right before our sign language class) when we’re feeling a bit overloaded—-not with coaching, but with paperwork and crud that comes with coaching. So, when our ASL instructor (Jennie) comes, we are most likely feeling like we should have practiced …
I had nothing to say today. I had a hard time listening too. Lunchtime was good—not for the food, but for the little break/walk (Thanks Wendy!). I know what I really need to do right now is go to the gym—-but it’s COLD outside. I have a headache, and I ate too much of my …
A new friend at RIT shared this very interesting story with me the other day. I highly recommend listening to the recording describing this study that looked into why we make certain food choices. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122781981&sc=emaf “The brain is anatomically organized into different systems….. You have a rational deliberative system which is sort of more to …
Did you ever see the movie Ten Things I Hate About You? There’s a line from it, said by Bianca Stratford’s ditzy friend, that I always think of when I’m overwhelmed. As the two girls are walking along, the ditzy friend says, “I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed. But can …
One day in class, my yoga instructor described how important it is for us to keep our spines “inside” our bodies (think good posture). She said she learned from a first grader that a pill bug has an exoskeleton, meaning its skeleton is on the outside of its body instead of on the inside like …
Kristina and I are learning American Sign Language (ASL) in order to be able to do wellness coaching for the hearing impaired at RIT and the National Technical Institute of the Deaf (NTID). We are both at the same level of skill and comprehension (quite low, but working hard on it!). On Tuesday, our ASL …
I have an irrational fear of toilets. Public toilets and restrooms make me feel very uncomfortable and squeamish (even thinking about it right now makes me want to barf). One time several years ago, I saw a news clip on TV that talked about and showed what happens in a bathroom when you flush the …
I have a short story to tell you…. I love raw plant-based food…..and I also love cheese and wine and bread (and pizza and ice cream and chocolate…). One time, a woman told me that she’d love to be the type of person who craves an apple for dessert. Me too! I have visions of …
Kristina and I are both really thrilled with how the website is going along so far—we have some plans for how to help it evolve over time, and we’re open to suggestions too! One thing that we want to do is share a variety of things in a variety of ways. Some posts are more …
I speak with someone regularly who is a behavioral psychologist, and we often talk about what makes people do what they do… a deep subject, for sure. This is what she says about behavior change– “If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.” I’m not sure why, but this feels like …
