by Susan Matley | Dec 23, 2022 | Official Blog
Here we go again. I feel like a five-year-old, trapped in her room and having a never-ending tea party with her stuffed animals. It’s not a COVID shutdown; it’s an unusually cold winter. Not that I’m complaining! Hey, it’s 5 F outside right now, a 150%...
by Susan Matley | Dec 16, 2022 | Official Blog
Hey Lily, hey 9, this week is a special week! Really? I didn’t notice. What, you didn’t notice that I wore your black knit miniskirt when I sent downtown for my hair appointment and the last gasps of Christmas shopping? Don’t stretch it out....
by Susan Matley | Dec 9, 2022 | Official Blog
Garden Gnome Phinnaeus (and friend) comes indoors to guard the Advent Bowl. It’s that time of year again. Time to drop kick myself into the holiday spirit with Advent Bowl 2022! Advent Bowl is my own invention, launched in December 2019 to help me survive my...
by Susan Matley | Dec 2, 2022 | Official Blog
Yes, it’s true! This is my 399th weekly blog. I’ve missed only two weeks out of the stretch from March 2015 to today. Crazy, right? But if I’m one thing, I’m routine oriented. 399. A heck of a big number. Why did you start, anyway? Good question, 9. It...
by Susan Matley | Nov 25, 2022 | Official Blog
Is it just me, or does anyone else out there find it strange that a holiday honoring thankfulness is observed by a frenzied amount of travel and outright gluttony? Call me contrary, but I’ve never been a Thanksgiving fan. Like Columbus Day (or, as many now call...
by Susan Matley | Nov 18, 2022 | Official Blog
Yesterday we had a freezing fog advisory in Walla Walla. Poor visibility and slick road surfaces were the main items of concern. When I ventured out for my usual Thursday morning strength training and swimming workout at the YMCA the visibility was fine, but the road...
