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We’re headed back to Rochester, Minn., to the Mayo Clinic

We’re headed back to Rochester, Minn., to the Mayo Clinic

by Ann | Dec 13, 2020 | Feature Healthy Living, Feature Real Life, Healthy Living, Real Life, Uncategorized

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...
Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Coast in Gulf Shores

Celebrating New Year’s Eve at Coast in Gulf Shores

by Ann | Jan 10, 2019 | Feature Holidays, Food and Drink, Holidays, Travel, Uncategorized, USA, Where we've been

We celebrated a lovely New Year’s Eve at Coast Restaurant in Gulf Shores, Alabama this year. It was a great place to stop and spend the holiday while traveling from our home in Oklahoma to Florida for a cruise. The nice folks at The Beach Club Resort & Spa...

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We’re Steve and Ann Teget. We spent more than two decades in corporate America and public education before Ann’s health and Steve’s aversion to middle school girl drama convinced us to try something new. Now we are making the most of midlife and telling authentic stories about extraordinary travel. And yes, we send ourselves postcards.

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Since we are not traveling much this month, we are Since we are not traveling much this month, we are doing our best to utilize our time and get our house in Nebraska more organized. Yesterday, we tackled the laundry room. Swipe through to see the "before" pic. In about an hour, we (mostly Ann) were able to put things away, organize the cupboards, and give the whole room a good cleaning. And it feels so good to have it clean and organized! When we bought our house 10 years ago, it didn't have a laundry room. Instead, the laundry hookups were in a small space between the door that attaches to our garage and our kitchen. We got tired of having to step over piles of dirty laundry to get into the house and eventually had this room constructed with space we took from our garage. It was one of the best home improvement projects we've done and gives us a nicer entrance into our home and provides lots of extra storage space. Have you taken on any home improvement projects this month? What's on your to-do list?
Remembering today and every day that we are one na Remembering today and every day that we are one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty, and justice for all.⁣ ⁣ .
We are admittedly novice hikers. When we hiked thi We are admittedly novice hikers. When we hiked this trail at @theodorerooseveltnps near @medora_nd in 2019, we loved the invigorating climb, the gorgeous views, and the connection we made with nature. ⁣ ⁣ And since embarking on a new, healthier lifestyle over the past few years, we've found ourselves enjoying an occasional outdoor hike more and more. ⁣ ⁣ This morning we chatted online with friend and fellow travel blogger, Kay Johnson, of @happytrailshiking. We met Kay at a @midwesttravelnetwork in @northdakotalegendary. As a much more experienced hiker, Kay was able to share knowledge of hiking with us and answered some of our questions about finding trails and the best equipment for beginning hiking.⁣ ⁣ She'll be sharing our chat on her Happy Trails Hiking YouTube channel soon. In the meantime, we're eager to get all of the hiking advice we can get. Check out our stories to share your hiking tips and advice or just let us know in the comments below.
Celebrating the life and legacy of a true leader. Celebrating the life and legacy of a true leader. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words continue to resonate today. 🙏🏻 Thankful more than ever for his life, his many sacrifices and most importantly, his example.
One year ago this weekend we were on a cruise and One year ago this weekend we were on a cruise and indulged in a 6-course gourmet meal where each course was paired with Veuve Clicquot. 🍾⁣ ⁣ Tonight, we had jarred pasta sauce with two different types of pasta (we didn't have enough of one for both of us) and a big salad. What a difference a year makes! 😂 ⁣ ⁣ Nonetheless, it was fun to see some of our photos from that magical night and remember the incredible food and wine, the impeccable service and the friendships that flourished that night on the @CelebrityEdge. ⁣ ⁣ Do you have a favorite memory from cruising?
Are you challenged to get enough movement in your Are you challenged to get enough movement in your day during the cold winter months? We sure are. ⁣ ⁣ Last winter, if the temps were below 50 degrees, we used that as an excuse to not go outside. That's not the case anymore. We have found that if we dress for the cold weather and just push ourselves a little bit to get outside, it's really not so bad. ⁣ ⁣ This week we traveled to Platte River State Park near Louisville, Neb. and hit the trails. We are admittedly ameteur hikers and didn't bring the right footgear, but we still enjoyed a nice walk in the snow and got more movement into our day. And, we're already making plans to return, as the park was just beautiful and lots to see and do while socially distancing. ⁣ ⁣ Honestly, we're actually starting to enjoy our winter walks. How about you? Do you exercise outdoors in the winter where you are?
You may not think there are healthy ways to eat po You may not think there are healthy ways to eat potatoes, and we understand why. Most of us are used to eating them as high-fat and high-calorie french fries or chips. When they're not fried, potatoes are often loaded up with butter, cheese, sour cream, and bacon. It turns out, there are lots alternative delicious and healthy ways to eat potatoes and they are a great source of vitamins, nutrients, and carbs. Tators are also filling, satisfying and typically inexpensive so they're easy on your grocery bill. Even better, on our @noom weight loss app, they can sometimes be a “green” food! Today we published a NEW BLOG POST with eight delicious and healthy ways we like to eat potatoes. Just click on this photo at the link in our bio to read the post and let us know your favorite ways to enjoy potatoes.
No, seriously. Take a hike. It's good for you! ⁣ No, seriously. Take a hike. It's good for you! ⁣ ⁣ ☀ Yesterday was another one of those rare winter days in Nebraska where the sun was shining, the sky was blue, and temperatures reached the mid 50s. We saw the forecast a few days prior and arranged our week so that we could spend some time outdoors and take a hike.⁣ ⁣ 🚙 We drove about an hour to Platte River State Park. See what we did there and what cut our hike short in our stories. ⁣ ⁣ ❄ We didn't get to take as long as a hike as we'd wanted. We are admittedly new at all this outdoor stuff and have a lot to learn. But we're experimenting and trying! Nonetheless, we did enjoy just getting out of the house, exploring nature, and taking time to breathe in fresh air and quiet our minds. And we'll definitely be going back. ⁣ ⁣ 🌲 As we've learned over the past year, taking a hike has lots of health benefits, as well. Spending time walking in nature can lower your risk for heart disease, improve your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, boost bone density, build muscle strength, and improve balance. ⁣ ⁣ 🌨 It's not always easy to get outdoors in the winter months, but this year, we're trying to embrace the cold and do what we can to get outside. How about you? How do you spend time outdoors in the winter? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣
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