by Ann | Dec 13, 2020 | Feature Healthy Living, Feature Real Life, Feature Wellness Travel, Healthy Living, Real Life, Uncategorized, Wellness Travel
We are headed back to Rochester, Minn., today. I will be having a few scans and follow up visits at the Mayo Clinic. As you may recall, I had surgery in September to remove and replace one of my pacemaker/ICD leads. The surgery went really well and this week...
by Steve and Ann | Nov 17, 2020 | Destinations, Feature Food & Drink, Feature The Midwest, Feature USA, Food and Drink, The Midwest, Travel, Wellness Travel
We recently found several great places to eat in Wichita though we didn’t dine in at even one restaurant. Yes, it is possible, and we found a way to do it during the pandemic of 2020. In part because of my suppressed immune system and health issues, it had been nearly...
by Steve | Oct 25, 2020 | Feature Physical Activity, Feature The Midwest, Feature Travel, Feature USA, Healthy Living, Physical Activity, The Midwest, USA, Wellness Travel
Outdoor (and socially-distanced) activities in Wichita, Kan., were just what we were hoping to find when we ventured out to a new place for the first time in months. We’ve been working on losing weight and developing more healthy habits over the past few years....
by Ann | Oct 11, 2020 | Experiences, Feature Destinations, Feature The Midwest, Wellness Travel
Yesterday was one of those awesome fall days in Nebraska that is just right for a little hike on the prairie. The sun was shining, it was 80 degrees, and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. It would have been a perfect day for college football here. Sadly, our...
by Steve and Ann | Dec 15, 2019 | Feature Healthy Living, Feature Real Life, Feature Weight Loss, Healthy Living, Noom, Real Life, USA, Weight Loss, Wellness Travel
We are back in Rochester, Minnesota, this week and for the first time, it’s not because of Ann’s chronic illness. No, this time we’re here to experience the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program. Our healthy lifestyle journey If you’re new to...
by Ann | Nov 20, 2019 | Destinations, Feature Destinations, Feature Places to Stay, Feature The Midwest, Places to stay, The Midwest, Travel, USA, Wellness Travel
We’ve been to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, more than a dozen times in the past five years. In fact, we started our blog, Postcard Jar, from there in 2014, just before Ann was diagnosed with a chronic disease called cardiac sarcoidosis. Typically, our...