This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Is working out more work or play for you? Come on in and make yourself at home at the newly renovated National Fitness Center in Morristown! This part of East Tennessee has some of the most beautiful outdoor venues around. Now it […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. No homework, late bedtimes, lots of swimming…just a few of the things kids look forward to each summer. But summer break for kids is anything but a break for busy parents. It can mean major adjustments for childcare. It can also be […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. A chandelier in the dressing room, and other ways the ladies’ VIP area makes you feel special: An hour or so of sweating to instructions by someone who tells me “just one more time,” will be good for me can sometimes make […]
Your direct gateway to Beautycounter luxury is here! What could be more romantic and thoughtful as a Valentine’s Day gift than the Perfect Match lip set or Sugar Body Scrub? How about the Ultimate Nudes Eyeshadow Palette? Maybe send her the link and tell her you want to buy her favorite selection there! I’m sharing […]
Life is hard enough for kids born into this world who are completely healthy and have an instant loving home. Not always the way it works for little ones. I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to cover stories at WVLT about kids with special needs, in need of caring parents who can provide the attention […]
Meet my newest superhero friends! They are living the fitness ideal – and they each have their own way of encouraging the rest of us to be our best superhero selves. If that sounds incredibly cheesy, it’s because it is. Yet, I’ll take a cheesy, superhero-idealized bit of motivation over he drudgery of a checklist […]
Christmas traditions and the holiday season come wrapped in brightly colored paper, glowing lights and the smell of peppermint. At least that’s the way we try to remember them, don’t we? I thought I’d share a few of my favorite holiday season stories from WVLT. You’ve heard of long-established charities that help families in need […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Growing up on reservations was not an easy childhood for Native American Shamir Peshewa. She says obtaining her GED was not easy at age 27, after early years without much formal schooling. Yet, she went on to obtain a college degree. She […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. I haven’t owned a proper bike in years. Yet I’ve cycled for miles and miles, climbing mountains, exploring European villages, and even biking along the ocean! It’s because of the big screen experience at National Fitness Center’s West Signature Club. For an […]
This post is in cooperation with the #teamNFC program at National Fitness Center. Male power lifters bench pressing over 1,100 pounds paint a picture about weight lifting that can intimidate the rest of us. Yet, the real power of lifting that does the most good for the most of us is the sort of thing […]
Anne is a mother, wife and independent journalist blogging about carrying on the best of Grandma’s traditions while improving on what we know better.