Why did I quit drinking coffee and what happened when I did?

Beginning a fitness routine and the secrets and hacks I discovered for running, eating, and working out

Well it's been quite a while since I last posted. I've been struggling a lot recently with feeling overwhelmed with things. I am currently hunting for a new job and the search has been pretty draining.

My wife and I have lived in a townhome community for the past several years. There are multiple buildings on the property, each with a dozen or so units. Our unit is directly across from another building,

Over the course of a few different posts on here, I’ve gone through various self-discovery and self-examination journeys. A lot of them have yielded some pretty profound insights. I think one of the more

Some of you who have been following my account for awhile know that I am a volunteer EMT. Well, those days are about to come to an end. This post is me laying out how I arrived at the decision that it

My little brother just started his first real job a few weeks ago. I am about 9 years ahead of him in my own career at this point, so for Christmas this year I thought I would pass along my stash of career

Hello everyone, Week 13 is over and with that, I am taking a break from this contest. I may pick it up again in January, we'll have to see. Anyway, here's the winners from last week: Week 13 Prompt There

This is the perfect week for a goofy pick-me-up. So I decided to indulge @quillfire and enter his only slightly absurd contest. He wrote a poem that on the surface appears to be about farts. He was gracious

I can't recall the first memory I have of my grandmother. She was always just there. Last week, for the first time in my life, she wasn't. She was well past 80 and in failing health. Her passing was neither

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 12 without getting pulled into the Great Flag War of 2018, and now we're back for Week 13! For those of you familiar with the party game of a similar name,

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 11 despite the blood bath in the crypto market, and now we're back for Week 12! For those of you familiar with the party game of a similar name, it's a

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 10 while watching our wallets shrink in size by about a third. But now we're back for Week 11! For those of you familiar with the party game of a similar

This is the story of the one and only time I ever went to Cancun. Not even close to my experience Pexels I was 15 years old. This was in the days before the internet was really a "thing" the

Pexels I don't share much when it comes to religion. I have always been of the mindset that if it comes up organically in the course of a conversation, I'm more than happy to talk about it, but I generally

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 9 in spite of freezing temperatures here in New England, and now we're back for Week 10. For those of you familiar with the party game of a similar name,

This is a new mini-series I'm trying out. I think Steemit is the perfect place to publish this, since there are so many people on here from all over the world. I started off with tipping explained, which

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 8 in spite of the incessant campaign ads and calls (if you're in the USA anyway) and now we're back for Week 9 and a little peace and quiet after Tuesday.

This is a mish-mash of comedy. Mostly it's my entry into both @corpsvalues very fun cartoon-off contest, of which I am his resident stick-figure artist and also COM, because who doesn't love efficient

Hello again, contestants! We made it through Week 7 without cracking the $1.00 payout, so I'm a little bummed, but that's OK because today I kick off Week 8! I was also super slacking off on my own