Q: Thanks, Matthew R. Lister, for allowing me to feature you for this week’s “The Weight is Over” column. It’s been a while since I’ve bugged you to appear here, mainly because I know you’ve been busier than usual after… Continue Reading
My last column described how son Joe Domke and I had worked for months in preparation of making a wedding cake for my nephew Aaron Shively and his bride, Erin Draguesku. They married Saturday. I confessed my two primary sources… Continue Reading
The searing flashbacks from 2002 when I catered my niece’s wedding had almost faded, when her brother – my nephew, Aaron – became engaged last year. He and his lovely fiancee Erin approached me with a favor. Thank goodness, he… Continue Reading
Other than being a Super Noni Doni, I have a couple of unique super powers. One is gift-wrapping and gift basket-making, which is why I have an entire armoire in my office packed with wrapping paper, tissue, ribbon and gift… Continue Reading
Q: Andrea, welcome to A News Cafe.com. For those who don’t know you, could you tell a little about yourself? Hi Doni! First, thank you for asking me to be a part of your series on health and wellness! A… Continue Reading
Today we sit in on a conversation between the woman who inspired me to get healthy, and the man who helped me do it. Join me in welcoming back Matthew R. Lister of Align Private Training in Redding, and Diane B. Hill. They… Continue Reading
There’s a photo of me that I especially dislike from my Redding son and daughter-in-law’s wedding seven years ago. The beginning of their marriage saw the ending of mine two weeks later. It was a time period a friend coined… Continue Reading
I do some of my best thinking when I work out. In fact, I’ve lost count of how many column and story ideas come to me at Align Private Training, whether I’m on Satan’s bicycle or on the rowing machine or… Continue Reading
Happy 2017! I like that it’s 2017, because I like sevens (my birthday’s in July). And this is the year that I turn 61, and six plus one equals seven. Come on! This year was made for me! (OK, and… Continue Reading
This time last year I was just a few shaky, baby-step weeks into my new health-and-fitness journey with Matthew R. Lister at Align Private Training. I wasn’t convinced it would work. I just knew I needed some serious help. Today,… Continue Reading
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