Here we are with the second installment of Not Your Typical Spring Cleaning Tips. Remember, I’m not talking about “spring cleaning” per se; it just happens to be spring when I am talking about cleaning… :-) Last week was about using spare minutes throughout the day to get a handle on big projects. Next week […]
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Here’s the thing: I don’t do spring cleaning. At least two of my friends work hard for several weeks in March and April, deep cleaning all cupboards and closets and light fixtures and window blinds – all those tasks that are difficult to fit in regularly. And I’m impressed by those gals… but I’m just
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We love homemade hummus around here, although not too long ago we didn’t even know what the stuff was. Who woulda thunk that a dip made out of chick peas (or garbanzo beans, if you prefer that name) could be so yummy? But in my constant quest for healthier food, chick peas kept coming up
Piles of papers can become overwhelming quickly, can’t they?? You think it’s all under control until you have to find one in particular for the thing with the guy at the place; and then you are shuffling through a mondo stack (or stacks), and you want to pull your hair out. It is hard to
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Breakfast has always been very important to me. I cannot live without breakfast. If I have not eaten within a certain amount of time after waking up, I become a different, not extremely nice, person. In fact, the very first argument my husband and I had, about 2 days into our marriage, lol, was over
High Protein Breakfast Smoothie — Gluten & Dairy Free, Low Sugar Read More »
This recipe was handed down to me from a wonderful older lady (I hesitate to use the word “old,” because to me it is a very relative term these days. :-) Let’s just say her hair is all white and she walks with a cane…). I have adapted it to make it slightly more healthy. It’s
There have been days when I am dealing with hormones that I have felt like I just can’t do human. My legs, especially around the knees, are composed of wet sand; and the backs of my thighs ache from varicose veins accumulated over five pregnancies. My heartbeat feels erratic and racing, my chest tight. My
I think every recipe on this blog will start with the word “easy.” I really do not like to cook, so I don’t want to spend any more time at it than I have to. So you can bet that if I put a recipe on here, it’s gonna be mucho easy, easy, and did
Are you sick and tired of making a new meal plan every time you turn around? I HATE MEAL PLANNING. So I developed a two-week meal plan that I never have to redo! Yes, I might be the only person daring enough to use the same meal plan over and over again. Wait, what? You
Chili is part of my two-week rotating menu planner. We love it! And now that #2, the bean-hater, is at college, we can enjoy it meatless, with LOTSA LEGUMES!! (See what I did there? :-) ) If you prefer chili con carne, read on anyway; at the end of the post are my suggestions for
