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 | 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...
by Steve | Jan 3, 2018 | Blogging
Some people make resolutions on New Year’s Day. Not us. We make reservations. It has become a bit of a tradition for us to sit in bed on New Year’s morning, sip mimosas and finalize vacation plans for the year. The best part of the day is when I get to...
by Ann | Mar 28, 2017 | Blogging, Feature Blogging, Real Life, The Midwest
How cool is this? My college alma mater, the University of Nebraska – Kearney, just featured one of my photographs and our travel blog on the cover of its alumni magazine, UNK Today! It was so nice to see the story posted online today and we are looking forward...