Okay, today really isn’t my birthday…that was last month. But my step-sister took me out to lunch today as a birthday treat! And it really was a treat~ We went to Olive Garden where we both ordered our usuals..soup, salad and bread sticks along with iced tea….yum! Then we sat there eating and talking for [...]
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Funny start to my day today. I got to work a few minutes before 5 this morning. Waiting in the parking lot for my boss to show up (we can’t go in the building by ourselves), about 5:08 my phone rings. He said he just woke up and would be there as soon as he [...]
Filed under: fitness, food, health, Kroger, weight loss, work | Tagged: cook, Cottage cheese, Food, Home, Kroger, Physical exercise | 2 Comments »
Wow!! What a wild day. Nasty weather, temps dropping, rain and mist all day, windy…brr…definitely not a good hair day…ha!! And believe me, I sprayed on extra hair spray this morning before I left the house…all to no avail…when you’re outside in this stuff unloading a truck (really, there has to be a better way [...]
Filed under: fitness, food, health, weight loss, work | Tagged: chili, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, cook, Cooking, Food, holiday, Home, Lunch, Range of motion | 4 Comments »
Wow, I went from accomplishing a lot of necessary things yesterday (and having some fun) to getting next to nothing done today. I woke up with a bad headache. Usually, when that happens, it goes away once I get up, get moving, and have breakfast and tea or coffee. Not today. Not a migraine, but [...]
Filed under: fitness, food, health, weight loss | Tagged: cook, Food, Home, housework, Pumpkin, Pumpkin pie, rain, walking | 2 Comments »
If you work outside the home and share a break room with your co-workers, there are a few simple rules of etiquette that you (and they) should follow to make your breaks more enjoyable. 1. Clean up after yourself. Now wouldn’t you think that everyone would understand this one? Apparently there are a lot of [...]
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Blueberry muffins…yum! Who doesn’t like a good moist blueberry muffin? But don’t most of us also want something that’s at least somewhat healthy? I try to make my muffins from scratch using whole grains and fresh fruit, but when time is short (or I’m feeling kind of lazy) I’ll resort to the boxed muffin mixes. [...]
Filed under: cooking, food, health, weight loss, work | Tagged: Baking and Confections, Blueberry, Bread, Cooking, Food, Fruit, Home, Muffin, Recipe | 6 Comments »
Okay, everyone knows you should always shop with a list…and stick to it…no impulse purchases. Plan your meals and snacks for the week, then make sure you buy everything you need for them so you’re not tempted when you have to stop at the store to pick up that jar of cumin that you need. [...]
Filed under: couponing, food, health, life, shopping, weight loss | Tagged: bulk shopping, Food, Fruit, Grocery store, health food store, Ice cream, Impulse purchase, Junk food, Shopping, veggies | 12 Comments »
Wow…58 days. And today was a good one. I ate a lot of fruit and veggies today, took my lunch and snacks to work, had fish and corn on the cob for dinner..yum! And work was fine…I was a little tired…had my alarm set for 3:50 am (had to be at work at 5 am), [...]
Filed under: fitness, food, health, life, weight loss | Tagged: cook, Corn on the cob, Food, Home, Housekeeping, Physical exercise, Strength training, Weight loss | 6 Comments »
This has not been one of my best days…not even close. I found out yesterday that I’m going to have to end my vacation a day early…and I’ve been feeling down since I got the news…silly, I know…but I really value my days off and losing one that I was counting on is kind of [...]
Filed under: fitness, food, health, life, weight loss, work | Tagged: Food, Health, Physical exercise, Stationary bicycle, Strength training, Weight loss | 4 Comments »
That’s how my grandmother referred to canning, freezing, drying, pickling, and storing root crops in the fruit (root) cellar. Putting food by. I like that. It brings to mind that you’re putting food aside to get you through the long, cold, dreary winter. That was much more important 50 years ago when the food you [...]
Filed under: cooking, family, food, gardening, life | Tagged: cook, Food, Home, Pickling, Putting Food By (Plume), Salad | 4 Comments »
