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Hi.

Welcome to This Awful/Awesome Life! My name is Frances Joyce. I am the publisher and editor of this magazine. We'll be exploring different topics each month to inform, entertain and inspire you. Meet new authors, sharpen your brain and pick up a few tips on life, love, entertaining and business. Enjoy and please share!

Every Step Counts by Corey Flynn

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Colder weather and less daylight can get you down and make it harder to get in a workout. Remember, every step counts. It only takes around 2,000 steps to get a mile, and most people can walk a mile in about 15 minutes.

Here are a few tips to meet your step goals:

1. Set exercise reminders on your calendar, create a phone alert, or send yourself an email reminding yourself that it’s time to get up from your desk and move.

2. Make a simple goal to walk at least a mile a day. It can be a quick morning break or a part of your lunch time routine.

3. Hold walking meetings – research shows that walking increases creativity and memory.

4. And there’s always the usual: Park further away from the store and take the stairs instead of the elevator.

How many days in a row can you walk a mile or more? Why not find out?

The Holiday Blues by Fran Joyce

The Quiz: Six Degrees of Separation with a Holiday Twist