The Pause Wellness Blog

     As most of you know I was a public-school teacher for eight years.  During this time, I was constantly looking forward to the next break and so were my colleagues.  I would often hear (sometimes out of my own mouth) from my colleagues, “I can’t wait ‘til...

  Think of all the awful four-letter words you know.  There are quite a few.  Did the word corn come to mind?  Probably not.  But for me, it is the worst four-letter word there is.  This is because I have an allergy to corn, and corn is in everything.   Corn is...

         I love the days I get to “aunt”.  Wednesdays is one because I get to pick up my niece from one school and drop her off at another.  Our time together is always fun as she makes me laugh.  Today, on our drive, I asked her what she is most looking...

  Yesterday, I had the sweetest conversation with my five-year-old nephew.  I got to pick him up from school which it is still so weird being on the parent side of the afternoon car rider line.  I was a teacher for eight years and never once did I have afternoon...

How often do you eat out?  According to an article I found on Business Insider from 2019, “Americans eat out 5.9 times a week on average.”  6 in 10, Adults in the US have a chronic disease and 4 in 10 adults in the US have two or more chronic diseases (CDC website). ...

Happy New Year!    Instead of talking habits, which seems to be a very popular topic right now (rightly, so as habits are very important in establishing a healthy lifestyle), I want to focus on routines.  If you are a person who picks a word to focus on each year,...

     Toys, TV remotes, flashlights, smoke alarms, cars and boats are all items that need the exact, certain battery to work properly.  Some take triple A’s while others require double A’s or 9 volts.  Cars would never run on a triple A likewise TV remotes wouldn’t...

Is it motivation or action that leads to results?  If you believe it is motivation, you are wrong.  I wanted to spend time today explaining why this is.  I hear it all the time “I am just not motivated” and I get that.  Motivation comes and goes and can’t be relied...

     Even though six years have passed, I still think of my time in the classroom especially this time of year (end of July beginning of August).  I remember not looking forward to the end of July because it was a reminder that school was quickly approaching. ...

With Father's Day right around the corner, I wanted to take the time to share with you a list of 32 gift ideas.On Amazon, at Walmart, Target or even your local running store:1. Foam Roller2. Massage Gun3. Running socks like Bombas or Swiftwicks4. Running shoes5....