Kim Sims

Yesterday was a typical January Chicago snow storm, so I took full advantage of being snowed in by doing some house cleaning and a little decluttering. I also had been wanting to check out this show on Netflix called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. I started up the show as I was doing my house cleaning and ended up binge watching the entire season. One of my goals for 2019 is to become more organized. I really want to get rid of all clothes I no longer wear, items that don't serve me any purpose and give a home to all items in my house. I was just going to start by scheduling to declutter a part of the house each weekend for the next month or two; however, Marie Kondo's Tidying Up using the KonMari Method, gave me a much more organized and systematic method to organizing my home. The steps are as follows: 1) Clothes 2) Books 3) Paper 4) Komono (Kitchen, Bathroom, Garage, Miscellaneous 5) Sentimental.  The homeowner starts by bringing all of their clothes to a central area...

This past week I searched Pinterest looking for new recipes and healthier food options. There are so many diets to choose. Vegan, vegetarian, low carb. I guess it all depends on your goals. I need to lower my bad carb intake. My doctor recommended that I cut out anything white i.e. bread, sugar, pasta, etc.  During the month of December I fasted from breads, chips, cakes, and candy. Basically all  junk food. I did give myself three pass days, which included Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and one additional day for a party I attended.  I think this is something I will incorporate again because it's so easy to gain extra pounds during the Christmas holiday with the office parties and co-workers bring in treats throughout the month. Fasting  gave me a time to reset spiritually and focus on preparing goals for 2019. It also made me realize how much junk food I was consuming. If I stopped by the superstore I would grab a bag of chips. If I walked by the candy dish at ...

It's the beginning of a new year and I started off with great intentions, but life happens.  I caught a cold on the third day of the year and have I have been resting for a few days trying to get better. I began with my goal preparations for 2019  in the middle of December.  I mean they are written down with action steps and timelines; however, I already feel like I'm trying to catch up.  This blog is an action step to one of my goals and although I am little behind schedule, and I am excited to begin the journey.  The reason I wanted to start a blog really was just to document some health and wellness goals I am working on.  You see, this year is a milestone birthday for me.  I turn the big 4 - 0.  When they said after 30 things start to go downhill,  I guess 40 is the beginning of being kicked off the cliff. Just joking, but forgive me because I went to the doctor more than a few times in 2018 and each time I was in shock.  Excuse me ...