Melissa Bartlet

I don't really remember a time in my life that I couldn't swim. Oh, wait yes I can. It was that moment when I was about four years old and I was on a house boat with my family. I was jumping from side to side over the stairwell. My next memory was falling in. I didn't know how to swim. I remember gasping for air as my brother's rushed to get family to help.

Nobody really likes the idea of getting a shot. That was then and well this is now. We are still not crazy about needles but more and more people are posting about getting their vaccine.

I spend a lot of time scrolling through Facebook. I also spend a lot of time scrolling through news sites too. It comes with the job and I want to be in-the-know of what is happening around Amarillo.

Do you workout? Do you head to the gym? Or does that treadmill in your house call your name? Do you think there is a good time to work out?

As we get older things start to hurt. First it may be your knees. Oh and then you pulled a muscle in your back. Things just hurt. They just do. Whether it is our muscles, our joints, our necks or even our whole bodies. It is a thing.

My poor not so little dog. She was put on a diet a little over eight months ago. Her vet said that she was a bit chunky and that was leading to some health problems.

We know what the term hangry means, right? We know that we get so hungry that our anger comes out. That is when we know that we need to get some food and pronto. It really is a thing.

I love this time of year. Following all the high school sports. This year may have sidelined a lot of things but luckily a lot of teams got to play this year. I love seeing how late into this 2020 football season there are still four high schools playing their hearts out.

So when Covid hit back in March a lot of businesses shut down. They became online only. Even a lot of doctor appointments became a Televisit. Which was kind of cool. We also were all told that if our tags on our car expired not to worry about it.

The Northside Toy Drive has been a great way to help the kids of Amarillo have a great Christmas. There are some times that the kiddos really need us to step up and not forget about them. Christmas is a big time of year.

There are so many different ways to lose weight. How do you choose between low calorie, Keto, no carbs, lots of exercise? Which is right for you if you don't like any of those?

We all know the dangers of drinking. The dangers get even worse if you decide to drink underage. For whatever reason you think it is a rite of passage. Well if that includes jail time than great.