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  • How I ended up committing to spend $$$ on THRIVE

    This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, you won’t pay extra, but I’ll receive a bit of commission if you shop through my link(s). I decided to do an 8-week Thrive challenge.  I’m so not into MLMs and network marketing companies.  I’m so so so…

  • Pain and Panic: Dog Biscuits

    There really isn’t a lot about my childhood that I can write chronologically.  Snippets and details flood back randomly, and out of order.  I’m hoping that after I’ve written a lot of this out, I can sort it into some semblance of order.  Today’s story is an early one though. I know that I was three…

  • Pain and Panic: Abuse and survival.

    Part 1 Phobos and Deimos…terror/dread and fear/panic.  Mars’ two moons.  Cool names for things…like my pair of Instant Pots or a couple of pet rats.  I was at the Arizona Science Center with the family, enjoying a planetarium show of our galaxy when the narrator mentioned Mars’ two moons and their names.  It wasn’t the…

  • Remember, we’re only human.

    I recently had a string of bad experiences on Ebay. I’ve been a member for over 15 years so what happened kind of shocked me.  But what shocked me even more was the way people reacted and treated me. I had a ton of Proactiv products I wasn’t using (too much auto-ship) so I decided…

  • Resolutions for 2014

    I’m not a huge fan of New Years’ Resolutions.  They are really easy to break. It’s too simple to mess up on say, January 2, and then the whole list is shot to hell.  Am I right? That’s usually what happens to me.  The past several years, I’ve switched to goals that I start working…

  • Wheat Belly Challenge: The Plan

    I’m a planner.  I haven’t always been but I’ve realized over the past few years that to function well in spite of my ADHD, I need to plan.  When I decided to start the “Wheat Belly Challenge” with Katie, I knew we really should be going totally grain-free, but all my recent cold-turkey attempts have…

  • Finally, progress.

    I’ve been trying to lose weight by going grain-free or paleo…I’ve even been considering giving up animal products. I haven’t been able to stick to any plan I’ve tried lately…the cravings were just constant and would nag at me.  Also, being very busy and a lack of planning made it difficult to not swing through…

  • Seasons of Change

    It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this big of a shift in seasons.  I think the last time was about ten years ago when Tom and I made the decision to start trying for our third child!  That feels like a lifetime ago. I think this shift has come later than it should…

  • Low-GI + Wheat-Free Meal Plan

    I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I need to go wheat-free! Easier said than done for me.  I don’t have Celiac or a wheat allergy.  I feel better when I avoid wheat but I don’t necessarily believe all gluten is bad for me.  I can only lose weight if I don’t eat…

  • Valley Fever: Permission to feel sorry for myself…

    …at least for as long as it takes to write this post! 😉 **whine alert** I try to keep a positive attitude and I try to remember that a LOT of people with VF are a LOT sicker than I.  And that there are other ailments/diseases that are deadlier and that I’m damned lucky that…