This is going to be an adventure, so buckle up. 2018 will go down in Amburn family lore as the Year of the Deductible. I know that doesn’t sound very exciting, and it was not meant to be. The fact is that we satisfied three different yearly deductibles as a result of the mind-bogglingly stupid …
I don’t need an excuse to get on my bike, but sometimes a little motivation helps to keep a regular routine going. This was my thought when I decided to kick off June with a challenge. Sure, I could just plan to randomly ride more often, but that makes the excuses way too easy. So …
On a beautiful late summer day last August, I took my seven-year-old son on a bike ride across town. A very exciting day for both of us. We were going to Olbrich Gardens to see the butterfly exhibit. Anticipating the delicious scent of tropical forest and the vibrant colors of the blooms and butterflies, we …
The hydration backpack was adult-sized, nearly stretching to his hamstrings. He was excited to go hiking from the moment he woke up that day, but carrying the drinking water on his back was the thing he most anticipated. Driving out to Blue Mound State Park through the rolling hills of western Dane County, I thought …
Hey y’all, I made it through the four week challenge. And when I say “I made it”, I mean that the Earth rotated on its axis 28 full times, while I continued to be aware that I was on some sort of plan. If any of that had failed to happen, I would have …
I was prepared for the bad news this morning. Nevertheless, after I tapped the scale with my foot and watched the readout calibrate back to 0.0, I bravely stepped forward and watched the number appear between my feet. I’ll take you back to how I arrived at this point. At the beginning of May, …
Hey all, I’m going to be away for a few days working on a new project of mine. It’s an exciting time for me and Lauren as we travel to Utah to meet with her Great Aunt Geri, who she has never met. We’re researching a cold case in her family and Aunt Geri …
As I approached the halfway point in the May Healthy Living challenge, I encountered my most daunting obstacle yet – the beautiful spring weekend full of activities. From the moment that my next-door neighbor fired up his homemade outdoor grill on Friday evening, I knew the formidable challenge that lay before me. The charcoal …
My first week on the 30 Days to Healthy Living plan is over! I do consider it a success so far, but I am looking forward to tweaking some things in this next week to try to make it more effective. The positives: I lost 4.2 lbs! I’m sure it will be tough to …
It wasn’t easy watching my son and his little friend eat their pasta last night. I served them ahead of me and Lauren, so not only did I get to see the ravenous varmints inhale the angel hair as if it contained life sustaining oxygen inside each slender strand, but I also was forced …