Category Archive: Family
400 Block: We Need a Closer Look
This week Citizen Wausau explores the considered updates to Wausau’s City Square on the 400 Block. For your reference, have a look at these plans. They are not final, but they give a good idea of what is to come.
The city has announced plans for implementing “improvements” to the downtown 400 Block. They say they work will start in fall of 2009 and finish up in spring 2010. Right now, cost is estimated at about $500K (with the city ponying up $274K and planning to fundraise for the rest). The WDH came out in an editorial saying this was a bad time (i.e. recession) for such things. But, to me, it doesn’t seem like a huge expense, even in these troubled times.
Rethinking the Food We Eat
The transformation is slow and multifaceted, but we’re leaning more towards vegetarianism.
In January, we realized how much calorie-dense crap we were eating. We stopped eating take-out so many times a week, doubling our grocery budget, but evening out in the end.
Around the time of my surgery in April, we loosened the reins on our wellness plan. I couldn’t work out, I was feeling sorry for myself a lot, and we ate a lot of comfort food and avoided the gym. We’ve maintained our weight loss, but we haven’t dipped down again since then. I suppose if I would eliminate the …