Food/Health
Lent: Making Room for God
The day has finally arrived. The day I anticipated and dreaded. Ash Wednesday. This year I’m doing something different. Instead of giving up a particular thing for lent like bread and sugar, like I usually do, I’m giving up my unhealthy habits. The first one being my eating habits. Dare I say it, I’m going…
Biggest Loser Reality Check
Ever dream of going on the biggest loser and learning how to eat better, prepare healthy meals and literally exercise your butt off? Well, according to this article it ain’t all it’s baked up to be! Good old fashioned healthy eating, portion control and exercise is still the key to permanent weight loss!
Freedom of Choice Act
I’m all for supporting our President through prayer and not bad mouthing him when I don’t agree with his policies. But I can’t support his stand on the Freedom of Choice Act. If you’re against partial birth abortions, abortions in general and any of the following: FOCA will do away with state laws on parental…
I “Heart” Heart Library!
Heart disease runs in my family. My paternal grandmother died from a heart attack at 65 when I was 12. Years earlier my grandfather died, most likely of a heart attack. I was six when he died, but I still remember the pain of learning of my grandparents’ death. I have a memory of the…
Truvia is the True WINNER!
I started using Stevia, a non-caloric herb sweetner when my mom moved in a year ago. I had always heard of it, but never tired it. Now I’m hooked. No more real sugar (well, occasionally) and definitely no Sweet and Low, Nutrasweet or Splenda. The only drawback to Stevia is that some people say it…
Themed Dinners
I’d like to be able to take credit for this, but I can’t. Years ago, I subscribed to several magazines and always tore out pages of ideas, put them in a three ring binder and then never looked at them again. Well, with the internet so convenient and our recent move, I thought I didn’t…
A New Me!
Just wrote a whole post on this and lost it, so it’ll be the condensed version. I’ve had enough of the holiday sugar and fat and I’m joining the hundreds of others for the Sparkpeople New You Boot camp. So far the ten minute videos have been easy. I’m sure they’ll get more grueling as…
Strawberries…Umm, Umm, Good!
“Chawcherries!” That’s what Grace called strawberries when she was two. She loved strawberries soooo much I decided her birthday theme would be “Strawberry Shortcake.” Aside from the fun Strawberry Shortcake decorations and cake, we made giant papermache strawberries (which I still have up in the attic) and went on a hunt for strawberries! And of…
Summer Safety Tips
I just discovered a GREAT new website. Mommy Docs was started by two mom doctors who have more in common than their medical degree. I can tell from their website they’re all about informing and helping moms raise healthy kids. They have a great Q & A page, and a page where you can ask…
AccuClean
Several members of my family suffer from seasonal allergies. And it seems like my husband and two older boys suffer the most. Sneezing, stuffy nose and head. If you have allergies you know how miserable and draining it can be on your system. I try and stay away from the over the counter poison medicine…