Author Archives: annamfarley

“A quarrelsome wife is like the dripping of a leaky roof in a rainstorm,” Proverbs 27:15 (NIV). Women have so much to offer this world.  In the great history of humankind, women have stood up to achieve so much.  Some women give birth, some women go to battle.  Women have the soft and sensitive heartsContinue reading “Life Without Strife”

The first day of summer always reminds me of the carefree summers I had between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, those days when I was truly off.  After that, even in high school, I always worked during summers (and all year) so it was never truly the same again.  I cannot think of themContinue reading “These Summer Days”

It has been my unfortunate experience to know a lot of judgmental fitness buffs.  You get excited because you think you are making a connection with someone over a common interest, but then you are sorely disappointed that you ever brought it up.  You know the types; I don’t have to tell you what theyContinue reading “Fitness Snobs”

“A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are built for.” John A. Shedd It is sad that so many people go through life putting in their time at work to make a living, but never truly make a life.  They speak about the “someday” when they are going toContinue reading “Ships in the Harbor”

There is probably no one anywhere on this earth as enamored as I am with L. M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.  I have read the entire Anne series no less than two dozen times, following young Anne Shirley from her neglected and wistful childhood through years of scrapes and adventures.  Anne goes from orphanContinue reading “Anne with an E”

Today is my 3 year Fitbit anniversary! It’s funny to think now how I hesitated over buying one in the first place.  Did I really need a Fitbit?  Wasn’t I already pretty sure how active I was?  Will I even wear it all the time?  But then I finally coughed up the $100 to getContinue reading “My Fitbit-versary!”

Tombstone has always been one of my favorite movies.  It helps that the movie starred Kurt Russell (a childhood favorite of mine, and I can still get down with some Captain Ron!), and Val Kilmer, who was such a wonderful and charming Doc Holliday. I went to the O.K. Corral and nearby area (where theContinue reading “Doc Holliday”

I have always been a goal driven person.  I have also, even from a young age, been curious to learn and eager to seek self-improvement.  I remember as early as the second grade wanting to be not just the top of my class, but the first to achieve academic milestones.  I am motivated by theContinue reading “Goals and 1001 Days”

30-something.  What does that make someone?  Not old, certainly.  But old enough to have stories to tell, experiences to share and mistakes that have taught lessons.  I am not where I thought 20-year-old me would be, but in some ways, I’ve completely exceeded my expectations. Today’s 30-something woman is in a unique position to shareContinue reading “30-something.”